Rare DM (Album Release Show), DJ Uhmmwhat, Gatekeeper
About This Event
Brooklyn-based producer, singer and multi-instrumentalist Rare DM — whose work sits in analog synthpop and darkwave — headlines an album-release show at Elsewhere. Support comes from DJ Uhmmwhat, whose sets move through rock and pop reference points with a DJ’s sense of pacing and planned transitions, and Gatekeeper, whose nocturnal synth textures and rigid rhythmic structures draw from witch house, synthwave, cold wave, darkwave and EBM.
About Album Release Show
At Roulette, The Westerlies join guitarist Bill Frisell for an album-release set that places his open-ended song forms beside the quartet’s two-trumpet, two-trombone sound. Frisell’s writing moves easily between jazz, folk, country, and rock, while The Westerlies draw on contemporary classical and improvised traditions, often using extended techniques and restrained textures. In a city where genre borders rarely hold, this collaboration reads as a small history of American vernacular music told through brass and guitar. The result suggests intimacy at chamber scale without losing improvisational risk.
About the Artists
Rare DM
Rare DM is a Brooklyn-based producer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist making analog synthpop and darkwave.
DJ Uhmmwhat
DJ Uhmmwhat is a New York City–based performer whose sets move through rock and pop reference points with a DJ’s sense of pacing. They have appeared at Elsewhere, sharing bills with acts like Rare DM and Gatekeeper, including the Rare DM album release show.
Gatekeeper
Gatekeeper is an individual artist working at the edge of rock and pop, with a Spotify footprint that leans toward witch house, synthwave, cold wave, darkwave, and EBM. Based in the NYC live circuit, they have appeared at Elsewhere, including bills tied to events like **Rare DM (Album Release Show)** alongside Rare DM and DJ Uhmmwhat.