Focus: Acid with Curses, Dreams, Sweater On Polo (live) & S4M23
About This Event
At Nowadays the bill pairs S4M23 — a New York electronic artist whose sets shift between live hardware performance and club-focused mixing and who has played Green Room NYC, Bossa Nova Civic Club and Nowadays — with acid-leaning DJ work from Sweater On Polo, plus Acid with Curses and Dreams. Both S4M23 and Sweater On Polo favor steady pacing and clarity over spectacle, the former emphasizing dance-floor sequencing and sound design, the latter leaning on drum programming and low-slung textures.
About the Artists
Curses
Curses is an electronic artist and DJ whose work draws on cold wave, darkwave, EBM, and italo-disco lineage, with a club-minded sense of pacing. In New York City, he has appeared at Nowadays, including nights like “Focus: Acid with Curses” alongside Sweater On Polo and S4M23.
Sweater On Polo
Sweater On Polo is a New York City–based DJ working in the orbit of acid house, lo‑fi house, and Chicago house. They have played at Public Records, appearing on bills with Tommy Four Seven, Sploofi, Mariiin, and Stay Out West.
S4M23
S4M23 is a New York City–based electronic artist and DJ whose sets move between live hardware performance and club-focused mixing. They have appeared at Green Room NYC, Bossa Nova Civic Club, and Nowadays, often in lineups alongside artists such as L.