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    The New Colossus Festival Presents: DIARY, BRUISER AND BICYCLE, LIPS OF STRANGERS

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    Thursday, June 4, 2026

    7:00 PM

    Sleepwalk

    251 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206

    Scheduled

    About This Event

    The New Colossus Festival presents DIARY, BRUISER AND BICYCLE, and LIPS OF STRANGERS at Sleepwalk. DIARY has a footprint in downtown rooms such as Cassette and has collaborated with Carlos Truly, Dhemo, Key Hutch, Miles Hewitt, Andy Nicholl, Drawl, Slow Down Sunny and Untitled Freak. They work at the edges of free performance, treating familiar song structures as flexible prompts and shifting between electronic detail and open texture, favoring pacing over spectacle and drawing on darkwave, EBM and industrial lineages.

    About the Artists

    DIARY

    DIARY

    darkwaveebmindustrialgothic rock

    DIARY is a group working at the edges of free performance, with a footprint in New York City’s downtown rooms, including Cassette. Their collaborations span Carlos Truly, Dhemo, Key Hutch, Miles Hewitt, Andy Nicholl, Drawl, Slow Down Sunny, and Untitled Freak.

    BRUISER AND BICYCLE

    BRUISER AND BICYCLE

    BRUISER AND BICYCLE is an emerging group working in a free-form lane, with recent New York City appearances at Sleepwalk. They have shared bills with DIARY and LIPS OF STRANGERS, including a New Colossus Festival showcase that places them in the downtown circuit.

    LIPS OF STRANGERS

    LIPS OF STRANGERS

    LIPS OF STRANGERS is a group working in the free end of the spectrum, appearing on New York City bills where improvisation and volume can share the same room. They have performed at Sleepwalk and have shared lineups with DIARY and BRUISER AND BICYCLE, including a New Colossus Festival-presented showcase.