Who was billed4 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
- next: BASEMENT, Sat 14 NovThe Lady Machine
- next: public records, Fri 23 OctJuana
- next: Nowadays, Fri 30 Octcotton
- Sploofi
Set times were not published.
the pairs that have met
4 of the 6 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Juana and cotton — 3 shared bills before that night, first on Fri 16 May 2025.
- Juana and Sploofi — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Fri 30 Jan 2026.
Who they are
“Based on a more complex structure of rhythms with dark underground lines of synths and textures, The Lady-Machine incorporates the spirit of the twenty first century Techno.”
their own biography
Their RA profile lists Token, Mote-Evolver, Symbolism Ltd, Unterwegs and 1 more.Last at BASEMENT in Dec 2025 · often with Curses, Rakans, Freddy K, none of them here that night
“Juana has enticed crowds all over the world at venues such as Berghain, LuxFrágil, Fabric, Smartbar, Basement, Nowadays, and countless festivals and underground warehouse gigs.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Juana has enticed crowds all over the world at venues such as Berghain, LuxFrágil, Fabric, Smartbar, Basement, Nowadays, and countless festivals and underground warehouse gigs. She originally hails from the city of Chicago where she cultivated her love for the underground at clubs like Smartbar and The Generator and parties such as Soul in the Hole and Boom Boom Room. She began DJing in roughly 2001 and moved to DC in 2003 where she began hosting weekly live internet radio shows on HandzOnRadio (Baltimore) and Cyberjamz (Tampa) and playing parties in the DC scene, upping her skills alongside her mentor and legendary DJ Sam “the Man” Burns, and at clubs including Red and the DC Sanctuary. Juana started obsessively collecting disco and early house records in the late 90s and eventually developed an undying penchant for straight-ahead techno and deeper, darker shades of first and second-wave Chicago dance music. In the 2010s, Juana made her mark in DC as one of only a handful of techno DJs and a resident of the legendary rave, Sequence, and started regularly touring North and South America and EU. In the 2020s, Juana picked up major momentum, becoming a resident of the renowned rave Unter and making frequent appearances at Basement, Nowadays, and Paragon. She has been a founding member of the DC QT BIPOC collective NOXEEMA JACKSON since 2021, and in 2026, joined the MERGE collective. As a producer, her most recent EP “We Are Everything We Think We're Not” was released in March 2024, and she has also appeared recently on releases from the No Mercy, World Building, and Perimeter Junk labels. She is currently working on more releases, probably until she croaks.Their RA profile lists Bound, Vanity Press Records, ROAMANCE, Trax Only and 1 more.Recently at telos.haus, Paragon, Nowadays · often with Ne/Re/A, Auspex, Concrete Husband, none of them here that night
Recently at Paragon, BASEMENT, Nowadays · often with Juliana Huxtable, Kilopatrah Jones, Massimiliano Pagliara, none of them here that night
“Her sound is focused on a potent blend of darkness, textured layers, and carefully molded atmospheres to create a sound that feels as polished as it is raw.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Her sound is focused on a potent blend of darkness, textured layers, and carefully molded atmospheres to create a sound that feels as polished as it is raw. In 2025, she released her debut EP Unhatched on Newrythmic Records, with three additional EPs scheduled for release in the coming year. Since 2022, she is one half of the project A Delicate Balance that focuses on hypnotic and cinematic sound in techno. The project strives to explore the limitless boundaries of the genre and to deliver a sound that is unique and unexpected. The duo also curates a club night called ADB with a residency at Bossa Nova Civic Club in Brooklyn.Techno on 5. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on Alchemista Records (1), Kusiya Records (1) and NYXII (1); their RA profile also lists Subsist, NEWRHYTHMIC and Rabe. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profileRecently at Bossa Nova Civic Club, Good Room · often with Nicolò Bernardi, A Delicate Balance, Ron Like Hell, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Ne/Re/A14 with Juana and 2 with Sploofi
- Auspex7 with Juana and 5 with cotton
- Juliana Huxtable6 with cotton and 5 with Juana
- LYDO6 with Juana and 4 with cotton
- Freddy K4 with The Lady Machine and 3 with cotton
- Kilopatrah Jones5 with cotton and 2 with Sploofi
- Nicolò Bernardi18 with Sploofi
- Concrete Husband9 with Juana
how this compares
- Median final count, Fridays at Refuge39
- Middle half finished between28 and 71
- Past Fridays at this venue counted23
The room
Refuge — 147 events and 319 distinct artists since Feb 2026.
Holds about 500.