Resolved: DSA Halloween
Paragon990 Broadway Brooklyn, NY · Map
Thu 29 Oct 2026 · 8pm → 2am Fri · 6 hours
$15 – $30 · 21+ · New York City Democratic Socialists of America (NYC-DSA) ·
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Who’s playing7 artists
In the order they play.
- 20:00Kellya
- 23:00PG-13
- 00:30Nick Boyd
- Ted From Accounting
- 22:00Moment Machine
- Micah U
- DSA HELL
Good to know
- “Upstairs is HEAVEN, to be free and dance enraptured.”
- “Paragon is 21+.”
the fine print — 1 more line
- “Dance floor is for dancing. No phones, photos, or videos. Press must reach out to press@socialists.nyc to attend.”
We make our own history, but we do not make it as we please. The tradition of all dead generations weighs like a nightmare on the brains of the living...
A fundraiser for the New York City Democratic Socialists of America (NYC-DSA) ahead of our biennial City Convention. At the last City Convention in 2024, the chapter voted to endorse Zohran Mamdani for Mayor and the next day, he launched a campaign that changed the world. This November, more than 500 delegates representing our 15,000 members will deliberate, debate, and decide on the structure and activity of our chapter for the next two years.
Upstairs is HEAVEN, to be free and dance enraptured. Music from some of NYC's finest underground artists. Downstairs is HELL, to be forced to organize against the ghouls destroying our world. Hauntings and tabling by NYC-DSA.
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Kellya is a born-n-raised New Yorker, a fun and proper selekta with a love for heavy bass, percussive grooves, and the odd surprise. Expect left-field bits, breaks, new wave, and an occasional familiar curveball.
Moment Machine is the live electronic post-jungle, future “drum & space” duo of Currency Audio (Exit Records) and Jason Lindner (Now Vs Now, David Bowie). Together they conjoin two unique worlds into an expansive sonic and rhythmic ecosystem, using improvisation, action, and reaction in an engaged and spontaneous flow of live electronic beats with evolving soundscapes, harmonic rhythm, and core-shaking bass. It’s a shape-shifting experience of the duo effectively deejaying their own craft in real-time.
PG-13 aka Alex Urquia is a New York-based artist interested in the liminal space between DJ and performer and the transcendent power of the dance floor. She incorporates narrative into her sets, building emotionally charged environments that lead the audience from the familiar to the unknown.
Between his own DJing and his work behind Sorry Records, Nick Boyd has become something of a staple of the New York’s club circuit. Behind the boards, he pairs old-school house and techno sounds with a more new-school kitchen-sink mentality. He plays with reverence but without idolatry, paying homage to his favorite scenes without tying himself to them.
Descend downstairs into DSA HELL. Hauntings, tabling, and music crafted by NYC-DSA’s party committee. Micah U is a socialist who likes to dance and likes it when other socialists dance, too. Ted From Accounting is a Queens-based DJ spinning high-octane house, disco, and synth to keep the fire burning and build solidarity on the dance floor.
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Paragon is 21+. Arrive early to avoid lines. Ground floor is ADA-compliant. Be nice to each other. No Racism No Sexism No Homophobia No Violence. Please notify security if you witness any harassment. Dress 2 Impress. Find the feeling, don’t let go.
the rest of the promoter’s listing — 1 more paragraph
Dance floor is for dancing. No phones, photos, or videos. Press must reach out to press@socialists.nyc to attend.
from the promoter’s listing on Resident Advisor
Who they are
Recently at Talon Bar, Rash, Earthly Delights · often with @cries/npublic, colors/nstereo, Joe Hart, none of them here on Thursday
“On a mission to bridge the void between child and adult through an alternate cinematic soundscape where the familiar leads to the unknown.”
their own biography
Recently at Xanadu, Bossa Nova Civic Club, Nublu · often with Aanandi, Bazaar Disco, Skater_Tee, none of them here on Thursday
“Between his own DJing and his work behind Sorry Records, Nick Boyd has become something of a staple of the New York’s club circuit.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Between his own DJing and his work behind Sorry Records, Nick Boyd has become something of a staple of the New York’s club circuit. Behind the boards, he pairs old-school house and techno sounds with a more new-school kitchen-sink mentality. He plays with reverence but without idolatry, paying homage to his favorite scenes without tying himself to them. A hopeless devotee and passionate fixture of the New York City rave underground, Nick is the founder of beloved Brooklyn based DIY label Sorry Records which has been putting out records from a wide variety of stand out folks from the American dance music underground for over in half a decade now. Nick is a long time resident on both The Lot Radio and 8 Ball Radio and has contributed mixes to Honcho Podcast, Rinse FM, and Spontaneous Affinity. He currently runs a monthly Sorry Records residency at Brooklyn techno institution Bossa Nova Civic Club and has played everywhere from Nowadays to North Carolina’s Slingshot Festival, Good Room to beloved Pittsburgh queer rave Jellyfish, FOURTH WORLD to long running Boston-based house music institution Social Studies, as well as made multiple appearances at The Carry Nation’s legendary residency party in NYC. Nick also occasionally writes about music and interviews artists for Love Injection, Crack Magazine, The Fader, and Bolting Bits. ---------------------------------------- Clubs: Nowadays, Bossa Nova Civic Club, ANIMAL, Good Room, Paragon, Mansions, Jupiter Disco, House of Yes, H0L0, Good Life Bar (Boston), The Listening Club (Chicago), Glen Falls House, The Deep End, Good Bar, ... Parties/Festivals: Jellyfish (Pittsburgh), Social Studies (Boston), Slingshot Festival (Durham, NC), Cause & Effect (NYC) Radio: The Lot Radio, Rinse FM, Rinse France, WKCR 89.9FM NY, WNYU 89.1 FM, WKDU Philadelphia 91.7 FM, WERA 96.7FM Arlington, Foundation.fm, Lower Grand Radio, East Village Radio Mix Series: Honcho Podcast, Spontaneous Affinity, XOXA, Good Room, Sweat Equity, Somersault Records, Rave Scout Cookies, Bossa Nova Civic Club/Bossa Radio, ghungru, Never Say Ruin, Fixed Rhythms ---------------------------------------- “Grounded by an encyclopedic knowledge of dance music history and generous sharing of that knowledge, Nick and Sorry Records are beacons of integrity and openness in today's dance music community.” - Lychee, Spontaneous Affinity "Loveable, Hard Working, Absolutely Rowdy Party Starters, Speaker Freaks... yea I dunno, what more can you say about Sorry Records? One of New York's hardest working crews, and a bottomless well of support for the city's scene." - Sweat Equity “As the boss of Sorry Records – one of New York’s finest contempo dance labels – Nick Boyd has been giving multiple leg-ups to a fresh wave of producers like Tony G, C Powers, DJ Wawa and Olive T.” – Chal Ravens, The Face “Over the past five years Sorry Records has been both a bedrock and beneficiary of New York City’s fertile scene.” — Gabriel Szatan, Beatportal "A currently indispensable NYC label" - Piotyr Orlov, Dada Strain “Since its foundation in 2015, Sorry Records has become a critical outpost in New York’s dance-music scene. The label balances an unwavering commitment to the city’s dance music history with a dead-serious approach to having a good time. Their best material seems like it could have come out in the ‘90s, were it not for the of-the-moment production techniques and references in the liner notes.” - Michael McKinney, Passion of the WeissTheir RA profile lists Sorry Records.Recently at Honey's, Bossa Nova Civic Club, The Deep End · often with Russell E.L. Butler, Doula, MIRA MIRA, none of them here on Thursday
“Ted from Accounting is a local Queens-based DJ spinning high-octane house, disco, and synth to keep the fire burning.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Ted from Accounting is a local Queens-based DJ spinning high-octane house, disco, and synth to keep the fire burning. He digs up heavy bass tracks from Chicago to South Africa to build solidarity on the dance floor.Last at Nowadays in Jun · often with Rage.inald, Open Source Motion, Jacky Sommer, none of them here on Thursday
Recently at Paragon, Any Thing · often with Jack Mac, PlayPlay, Lauren Flax, none of them here on Thursday
names these artists often play with — not on Thursday
- DJ Shannon3 with Nick Boyd and 1 with Micah U
- MIRA MIRA5 with Nick Boyd
- Russell E.L. Butler4 with Nick Boyd
- Ben Zo3 with Nick Boyd
- Doula3 with Nick Boyd
- sola system3 with Nick Boyd
- @cries/npublic2 with Kellya
- Aanandi2 with PG-13
how this compares
- Median final count, Thursdays at Paragon212
- Middle half finished between147 and 501
- Past Thursdays at this venue counted31
- Counted so far35 on Thu 8 Oct, 72 on Mon 19 Oct
Counts keep rising until the night; this is where it stands today.
The room
Paragon — 356 events and 947 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Who’s putting it on
New York City Democratic Socialists of America (NYC-DSA) — 6 events and 28 artists since Mar 2026.
Also that night
- Body HackNowadays — Doula and Nick Boyd keep turning up on the same bills.
- The Cure's Disintegration Listening Session with AndiSilence Please — also tagged post-punk.
- Breaking Capacity presents: Dykes n' Bass (DNB)Boyfriend co-op — also tagged jungle, with breakbeat too.
how these 3 are connected
- Body Hack — Doula and Nick Boyd have shared 3 bills; Doula is on that bill and Nick Boyd is on this one.
- The Cure's Disintegration Listening Session with Andi — RA tags both listings post-punk.
- Breaking Capacity presents: Dykes n' Bass (DNB) — RA tags both listings jungle — and that one also breakbeat.