Varispeed + Bacano
Fridman Gallery169 Bowery, New York, NY 10002 · Map
This night happened — Thu 21 May
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Who was billed6 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
- Lee Ranaldo
- next: Bossa Nova Civic Club, Tue 20 OctYaz Lancaster
- Leila Bordreuil
- medium
- Angel Burner
- Argo
Set times were not published.
the pairs that have met
14 of the 15 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Yaz Lancaster and medium — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Wed 7 Jan 2026.
Who they are
often with Significant Other, Sam Barker, Wound, none of them here that night
“Yaz performs solo sets with violin/voice/electronics that comprise songs, improvisations, and composed music – aptly displayed on their sophomore album AFTER (PTP, 2025), created in residency at Pioneer Works.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Yaz performs solo sets with violin/voice/electronics that comprise songs, improvisations, and composed music – aptly displayed on their sophomore album AFTER (PTP, 2025), created in residency at Pioneer Works. As a DJ, they frequently combine percussive and traditional musics of the global south, Black American dance genres, and hardcore kicks in high-energy club sets – and “literally anything” for the radio in fluid narrative-driven mixes. Yaz has recently performed at Dweller Forever (Public Records), Paragon, The Lot Radio, Nowadays, Trans-Pecos, Mood Ring, The Music Gallery (Toronto), and Gaudeamus Festival (Utrecht), among other spaces in NYC and internationally. Yaz additionally performs as “death ambient” and hardcore DJ b2b project “medium.” in deep collaboration with creative partner gg200bpm. They are a member of communally-active PTP artist collective; and the creator/curator of HEAVY HEARTS performance series celebrating the community and vulnerability in harsh/experimental sonics.Recently at Mood Ring, Night Club 101, Paragon · often with Bongowattz, Soo Intoit, Kilbourne, none of them here that night
Recently at Sleepwalk · often with Tom Borax, Bob Bellerue, Word of Command, none of them here that night
Recently at Sleepwalk, Mood Ring, Nowadays · often with L4RV4, 94PLE@$URE$, Soo Intoit, none of them here that night
often with KYRUH, Von, SKIN CONTACT, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Soo Intoit3 with Yaz Lancaster and 2 with medium
- L4RV42 with medium and 2 with Yaz Lancaster
- Bongowattz3 with Yaz Lancaster
- 94PLE@$URE$2 with medium
- ARCHANGEL2 with Yaz Lancaster
- Baba Sy2 with Lee Ranaldo
- Bill Kouligas2 with Lee Ranaldo
- DJ Julia2 with medium
The room
Fridman Gallery — 5 events and 15 distinct artists since Oct 2023.
Holds about 100.
Who put it on
Bacano — 2 events and 12 artists since May 2026.