About this Event
LIVE PERFORMANCES BY:
Dakota Jones is a New York based band that blends vintage blues with modern soul to create a genre-bending sound, both familiar and refreshing. Spearheaded by Tristan Carter-Jones’s commanding vocals and visceral songwriting, their stage show melds the hell-hath-no-fury power of Chaka Khan, the wild spontaneity of Janis Joplin, and the honey-dripping sensuality of Marvin Gaye. Since its inception in 2016, the band has built a loyal following in the NYC area, and become regulars at some of the city’s most-respected venues.
Darlin! the Band is a synth/electro-pop Brooklyn outfit formed in 2019. For years, lead singer Johnny Darlin was a staple in New York's open mic and queer underground theatre scene. He played his original songs on a bejeweled keytar at Fringe Festivals and in blackbox theatres, working up a theatrical sweat in his wedding dress. Meanwhile, Ben (guitars), Can (drums), and Wes (synth/bass) were cutting their teeth in iconic New York City venues with other bands, including Mind Over Time and The Avalon Hi-Fi. Together now, they create a fusion of the two worlds - introspective songwriting about trying to find love whilst struggling to find yourself - mixed with the intricate musicality of twinkling synths, driven by a pulsing groove and rhythm. Their latest music video for "Breathe," a song about having both an anxiety disorder and a Grindr account, was released (via Grindr Music Weekly) earlier this spring.
Jill Blutt is an artist, songwriter, producer, and overall really nice, cool and chill person. Born and raised in New York City, Jill enjoys the simple pleasures in life such as late nights, loud music, and avoiding things like long walks on beaches. Jill’s music blends melancholy dream pop elements with a sprinkle of muck and mire, modernizing lyric-forward sentimentality against a contemporary instrumental backdrop. What emerges is a timelessly nostalgic love letter to the loneliness of the human existence—the perfect soundtrack to staring contemplatively out the window on your way home from the club at five AM.
THE SPACE (*please read*):
Wet Spot is an outdoor DIY performance venue in Bushwick. The event space is located on a 1,000 sq ft deck attached to a 2nd floor walk up apartment. The bathroom will be located inside the apartment. To get to the deck you will need to enter the apartment and climb out a window--there are steps in and out of the window. Due to recent COVID restrictions, all guests must be vaccinated. We request that you wear a mask when inside the building or using the restroom. You cannot hang out inside the building for any reason. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns (@wetspotnyc).
Our Mission
Wet Spot is a queer-centric performance showcase that elevates and champions local artists in an inclusive and welcoming space. Storytelling is the heart of these events, and it is our mission to curate dependable and wild performances each month. Wet Spot fosters safer spaces for all who wander from the edges, a place where folks can come together to collaborate and find community through education, activism, and celebration.
Safer Spaces Policy
In an effort to create a space where all people feel safe, we don’t tolerate any of these things in the virtual or real world of Wet Spot:
– Violence – Non-Consensual Touching – Racist, Homophobic, Transphobic, Sexist or Other Discriminatory Language – Leering
If someone says or does anything to make you feel uncomfortable while you’re here please let anyone with a rainbow wristband know.
NO dogs will be allowed. This venue is not BYOB.
This event is rain or shine. If the event needs to be cancelled for safety reasons, you will be able to use your ticket for a future event.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Wet Spot, 175 Stockholm Street, Brooklyn, United States
USD 12.00