The Nursery
Mare Nara w/ gabby cocco & Rachel Opert with special guest James Axon
public records233 Butler St, Brooklyn, NY 11217 · Map
This night happened — Sat 8 Aug · 2pm → 6pm
21+ · public records ·
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Who was billed3 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
Set times were not published.
the pairs that have met
2 of the 3 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- gabby cocco and Rachel Opert — 3 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 2 Aug 2025.
Good to know
- “Tickets may be available at the door based on capacity.”
- “Doors close one hour before end time.”
the fine print — 1 more line
- “Public Records reserves the right to deny entry to guests that appear intoxicated or do not meet the dress code.”
Mare Nara [Rachel Opert and Gabby Cocco] welcomes James Axon for an afternoon of Balearic, new wave, and Italo. Expect deep grooves, left turns, and a taste of 1980s Ibiza.
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from the promoter’s listing on Resident Advisor
Who they are
“James Axon is a DJ, musician, and creator of the LA-based queer underground party Planet Love, as well as a resident on Dublab with his radio show Hearing Color.”
their own biography
the whole biography
James Axon is a DJ, musician, and creator of the LA-based queer underground party Planet Love, as well as a resident on Dublab with his radio show Hearing Color. A lifelong pianist turned obsessive record collector, James Axon approaches DJing as an extension of musicianship. Before falling into house and techno, he spent years in bands and orchestral ensembles, a background that still shapes the way he thinks about rhythm, harmony, and structuring his sets compositionally. As a keyboardist and musician, he has collaborated with Seven Davis Jr. and Massimiliano Pagliara, and as a DJ has shared lineups with the likes of Octo Octa, Eris Drew, Avalon Emerson,The Blessed Madonna, Derrick Carter, Paramida, Peach, Moxie, Alex Kassian, Zombies in Miami, Jennifer Loveless, Sally C, Tornado Wallace, Perel, Eli Escobar, Paurro, and more. His sets drift seamlessly between house, techno, italo, electro, disco, and breaks, guided by an expansive taste shaped by pioneering artists like Aphex Twin, Kraftwerk, Giorgio Moroder, Jeff Mills, Laurent Garnier, Andrew Weatherall, and Francois Kevorkian. His sets are always colorful, eclectic, and intuitively reflective of the setting -- whether playing cosmic disco in an intimate loft or hypnotic techno in a dark foggy warehouse, he still finds a sound that is distinctly James Axon: melodic and synth-heavy, driving and dreamy.Recently at Unveiled, BASEMENT, Good Room · often with Jason Kendig, Telesforo, Annie Lew, none of them here that night
“Drawing from global disco, acid, and electro influences, Gabby creates sets that flow through moody new wave, nostalgic vocals, and atmospheric textures.”
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Drawing from global disco, acid, and electro influences, Gabby creates sets that flow through moody new wave, nostalgic vocals, and atmospheric textures. Her focus is on sharing music that ignites curiosity and fosters an inclusive space to let go and escape on the dance floor. She has performed at notable venues across NYC and CDMX, including Good Room, Gabriela, Elsewhere, Departamento, and Bar Oriente.Recently at Elsewhere, Roberta's, Honey's · often with Chloe Battelle, shanty mane, Luke Alessi, none of them here that night
“Rachel has played in some of New York City's hottest clubs, bars, art galleries and around the globe - from Hong Kong, Bali, Phnom Penh, Hanoi, Da Nang, and Bangkok.”
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Rachel has played in some of New York City's hottest clubs, bars, art galleries and around the globe - from Hong Kong, Bali, Phnom Penh, Hanoi, Da Nang, and Bangkok. With a background in vinyl and a focus on the forgotten, her selections are seductive, hypnotic, and filled with rarities. Cosmic disco, Italo, electro, house, street soul, dub, new wave, and everything in between.Recently at Le Bain, Good Room, Chatroom at Elsewhere · often with Harim, Kyle Whiting, Listen Listen DJ's, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Chloe Battelle11 with gabby cocco
- Serrian4 with gabby cocco
- shanty mane4 with gabby cocco
- Bakke3 with gabby cocco
- Callie Reiff3 with gabby cocco
- EREZ.JPG3 with gabby cocco
- Harim3 with Rachel Opert
- Jason Kendig3 with James Axon
how this compares
- Median final count, Saturdays at public records197
- Middle half finished between109 and 312
- Past Saturdays at this venue counted191
- Counted63 on Fri 31 Jul, 138 on Wed 12 Aug
The room
public records — 766 events and 1,571 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Holds about 300.
Also that night
- CELEBRATING RENLe Bain — Occupy The Disco and James Axon keep turning up on the same bills.
- Nonstop: Cora, DJ Bone, DJ Miss Parker, Kasra V, Love Letters, YazzusNowadays — that room books a lot of the same DJs as this one.
- SanDia: Ali Coleman, Bendito, Jeremy Giros, VeecioNowadays — that room books a lot of the same DJs as this one.
how these 3 are connected
- CELEBRATING REN — Occupy The Disco and James Axon have shared 3 bills; Occupy The Disco is on that bill and James Axon is on this one.
- Nonstop: Cora, DJ Bone, DJ Miss Parker, Kasra V, Love Letters, Yazzus — shares 400 artists with this room, Lovie among them.
- SanDia: Ali Coleman, Bendito, Jeremy Giros, Veecio — shares 400 artists with this room, Lovie among them.