HEAVY HEARTS: SUMMER FESTIVAL
Trans-Pecos9-15 Wyckoff Ave, Queens, NY 11385 · Map
This night happened — Sun 9 Aug · 7pm → 1am Mon
$15 · 18+ · Yaz Lancaster ·
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Who was billed7 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
- next: Bossa Nova Civic Club, Tue 20 OctKilbourne
- next: Wonderville, Fri 4 DecXXHARDBIT3S
- next: Bossa Nova Civic Club, Tue 20 OctYaz Lancaster
- MSHR
- KALIA VANDEVER
- Bongowattz
- Isa Reyes
Set times were not published.
the pairs that have met
18 of the 21 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Yaz Lancaster and Bongowattz — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Tue 17 Feb 2026.
- Kilbourne and Yaz Lancaster — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sun 9 Aug 2026.
- Kilbourne and XXHARDBIT3S — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Fri 29 May 2026.
HEAVY HEARTS is a live performance series created & curated by yaz lancaster to celebrate the community & vulnerability necessary to present harsh, experimental sonics. Every show features a range of artists working across genres, instrumentations & scenes. It is a platform for artists to support and challenge one another – and to take risks in performance.
Live performances by:
Kalia Vandever
DJ sets by:
medium. (hybrid + b2b all night)
Tabling by:
DEATHBYSHEEP
PTP Vision
Czechwun
SWAGGOTFEST
+ Community resource share + bystander training
from the promoter’s listing on Resident Advisor
Who they are
“Destined to devastate, Kilbourne has established herself as a leading visionary of American hardcore techno. Her DJ sets showcase an unrelenting drive and spontaneous selection, and she has toured widely across the Americas, Europe, and Australia at venues such as Tresor, Defqon.1, and Boiler Room.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Destined to devastate, Kilbourne has established herself as a leading visionary of American hardcore techno. Her DJ sets showcase an unrelenting drive and spontaneous selection, and she has toured widely across the Americas, Europe, and Australia at venues such as Tresor, Defqon.1, and Boiler Room. Kilbourne has released critically acclaimed music on PRSPCT, Industrial Strength, and Evar Records and is the founder of Hammerhead, a New York label and party showcasing the most psychedelic and brutal sounds of the genre. In 2025, she debuted Cry, a new collaboration with Relaxer that combines their backgrounds in punk and electronic music.Hardcore on 41, Techno on 18, Industrial on 14 and Hard Techno on 10. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on PRSPCT Recordings (1) and Symp.tom: Kapotcast (1); their RA profile also lists Industrial Strength Records, Casual Gabberz, Meta4, Evar Records and 1 more. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profileRecently at Nowadays, Bossa Nova Civic Club, Mansions · often with Relaxer, Cry, aka-Sol, none of them here that night
“Embracing the pure chaos of the explosion in itself - XXHARDBIT3S demonstrates the feeling destruction through a constant blending of Jungle, Drum n'bass, Jersey Club, and Hardcore/Uptempo sounds.”
their own biography
the whole biography
FACE THE CHAOS OF NJ BORN NYC BASED CYBER-ROBO-WIRED-EXPLOSIVE HARDCORE JUNGLIST XXHARDBIT3S! Cofounder of NY Based Jumpstyle Militia and Label UNITED JUMP FRONT, and new independent label #UPSZN! - Xe has been a consistent and lethal force in the East Coast hardcore rave underground over the last few years. Embracing the pure chaos of the explosion in itself - XXHARDBIT3S demonstrates the feeling destruction through a constant blending of Jungle, Drum n'bass, Jersey Club, and Hardcore/Uptempo sounds. AND BEST BELIEVE HOMIE SMOKES THAT LOUD PACK!Breakcore on 29, Jungle on 21, Drum n Bass on 20 and Hardcore on 16. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on UNITED JUMP FRONT (3), Joog Music (1) and Ravefurrest (1). labels on their catalogued releasesRecently at Boyfriend co-op, Trans-Pecos, Signal · often with 3mouth, Yesterdayneverhappened, Akafae, 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 Trans-Pecos, Honey's, Fridman Gallery · often with medium, Soo Intoit, L4RV4, none of them here that night
Recently at Ki Smith Gallery · often with ANGELIQ AJE, FALSE FLUX, MOWRI, none of them here that night
Last at public records in Feb · often with Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Tromac, S'aint Panic, none of them here that night
Recently at SOBs · often with Dennis Valentin, Igwe, Ja’king the Divine, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe2 with Bongowattz and 2 with Yaz Lancaster
- Relaxer8 with Kilbourne
- Cry6 with Kilbourne
- JESSXO6 with XXHARDBIT3S
- aka-Sol5 with Kilbourne
- Akafae4 with XXHARDBIT3S
- Fortified Structures4 with XXHARDBIT3S
- Xana 1014 with XXHARDBIT3S
The room
Trans-Pecos — 208 events and 777 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Who put it on
Yaz Lancaster — 3 events and 25 artists since Jun 2025.
Also that night
- LLVX Album Release Show with Scott Congyu Li, GuuumaquAlso tagged experimental, with noise too.
- Dominican Day AfterpartyMood Ring — that room books a lot of the same DJs as this one.
- KineticsBossa Nova Civic Club — that room books a lot of the same DJs as this one.
how these 3 are connected
- LLVX Album Release Show with Scott Congyu Li, Guuumaqu — RA tags both listings experimental — and that one also noise.
- Dominican Day Afterparty — shares 209 artists with this room, Soo Intoit among them.
- Kinetics — shares 231 artists with this room, DJ DEADNAME among them.