$500: Rock Band in New York

About $500

$500 is a DJ group heard in late-night lineups at Purgatory in New York City. Their work sits alongside basement-facing improvisers and electronic producers, including shared bills with DJ TK, Porcelain Vivisection, Clown Syndrome, Uncle Blender, Consumer Culture, Grace Givertz, Adelyn Strei, and Hannah Thompson. On events like PriDE MONth III, they treat pacing and room dynamics as part of the set’s structure rather than a backdrop. The approach favors tension and control over spectacle.