DOWNSTAIRS: Karaoke (Free!)
About This Event
DOWNSTAIRS: Karaoke (Free) at Purgatory presents a downstairs lineup featuring free-form ensembles (TT)b, 300 USD, and Alma June and the Persian Cats alongside songwriters and producers Adelyn Strei and Brook Pridemore. The night mixes improvisatory practices that treat the room as an instrument—quick shifts in texture, noise, and abrupt silences—with more structured songcraft that emphasizes pacing and textural detail.
About fif (album release)
At Purgatory, *fif (album release)* unfolds as a live electronic set shaped by five distinct hands: Cooper-Moore, Kyra Baskin, IVK, Ladybyrd, and Paris Archives. The event marks a local stop in New York City’s long-running practice of treating albums as public occasions, tested in real time before a room. The sound leans toward process over polish, with individual voices kept audible rather than blended into a single brand. It reads as a document of a scene deciding, in public, what counts as finished.
About the Artists
DJ TK
DJ TK is a New York City–based individual artist working across electronic, rock/pop, and hip-hop/R&B forms. At Purgatory, their sets move between DJ technique and band-minded pacing, shaped by shared bills with Porcelain Vivisection, Clown Syndrome, Uncle Blender, Consumer Culture, Grace Givertz, Adelyn Strei, Hannah Thompson, and The Diamond Spur Rodeo.
Porcelain Vivisection
Porcelain Vivisection is a group working across electronic production, rock/pop structures, and hip-hop/R&B rhythm. In New York City they have been a recurring presence at Purgatory, appearing on bills tied to event titles such as “Jack Flowers & The Petal Tones,” “Super Jack,” and “Shepup.
Clown Syndrome
Clown Syndrome is a group working at the overlap of electronic production, rock/pop structure, and hip-hop/R&B phrasing. In New York City, they have been a recurring presence at Purgatory, often appearing on bills that move between song sets and club-forward performance.
Uncle Blender
Uncle Blender is a New York City-based individual artist working at the intersections of electronic production, rock/pop structure, and hip-hop/R&B cadence. At Purgatory and related rooms, the project has appeared on bills with DJ TK, Porcelain Vivisection, Clown Syndrome, Consumer Culture, Grace Givertz, Adelyn Strei, Hannah Thompson, and The Diamond Spur Rodeo.
Consumer Culture
Consumer Culture is a group working across electronic production, rock/pop structures, and hip-hop/R&B cadence. In New York City they have appeared at Purgatory, often in bills that move between club sets and song-forward performance.
Grace Givertz
Grace Givertz is a New York City–based artist working across electronic, rock/pop, and hip-hop/R&B idioms. Her sets at Purgatory place programmed textures alongside direct song structures, with an emphasis on rhythm and voice.