PRIDE PARTY @ 10 Forward! No Northampton pride? No after parties?! Have no fear. We have an incredible lineup of queer musicians who can't wait to make you dance. A harsh rebuttal to corporate pride and cops at marches, we're here to be ourselves in a safe and caring community. Take a photo at the photo booth, bring a date or cruise, have a drink, and dance the night away!
Scotia is a DJ from the Albany/Troy area, where she runs the queer monthly dance party PLAY-MATES. Her sound is rooted in classic house & disco but loves to break down the genre boundaries "I'm so excited I get to come back to 10F! It's such a privilege to be in a space where queerness is the default - I can't wait to dance with everyone again " angelfish is bringing hard-hitting happy hardcore and hyperpop tracks dripping with nostalgia for your rave days. She aims to build the supportive queer community she always wanted in the world.
Ivy sabal aka Hedone draws inspiration from the darker side of things. While traveling abroad they fell into the techno and psytrance scene of New Zealand and quickly fell in love with the deep dark hedonistic atmosphere of their parties. Hedone typically mixes dark techno, psy tech and dark prog with the occasional sprinkle house to create a highly danceable experience that taps into the darker side of pleasure dj necrowizard is stepping out of her comfort crypt to play some hyperpop, techno (for gay people), and some happy hardcore. this party ghoul is real excited to rave at 10 forward, and can't think of a better gay bar that isn't a gay bar. experience some pride month magic with her!
casper aka DJ Pinky Promise is sooo excited to be playing at rainbow rave ~ queer community fills their life with joy and belonging. mainstream pride has never been a place they felt seen so it feels special to be celebrating this month by playing with a lot of other (amazing) trans djs. they’ll be spinning a mix of stuff.. house,disco, some throwback pop gems&more. here to make u dance!
floop is a local activist and rapper extraordinaire. When she's not distributing resources to her community, she's delivering hard truths over complex rhythms.
