Smartbar Closes Daphne 2019 with 5 Straight Days of Music

Daphne is Smartbar‘s annual celebration of (and with performances by) electronic artists that identify outside of dominant gender vectors.

The Chicago club will close the 2019 edition this week with an array of talent appearing at six events over five straight days, starting this Wednesday with a daytime party and culminating this weekend with DJ Heather and then Queen!

Here’s what’s on the agenda:

🔴 Wednesday March 27
[synthetic] and Undercover present Front Left Speaker a new DAYTIME series launching this Wednesday with Lady D, T. Mixwell, Czboogie, B-Side and hosted by Jojo Baby, Trannika Rex, Lucy Stoole, IMP QUEEN and Gidget Von Addams. // $10 Early Bird, $15 Before 12pm Noon, $20 After 21 & Over / 11AM-5PM.

🔴 Thursday March 28
Aathee presents Aathee presents Recess with Loren, Mindy Sherman and Romasoul. // Free / 21 & Over / Doors: 10PM / Show: 10PM.

🔴 Friday March 29
Walking & Falling presents a DJ workshop and mentor program for women-identifying and non-binary music enthusiasts. // Free / Doors: 6:30PM / Show: 7-9:30PM.

🔴 Friday March 29
Walking & Falling welcomes Vicki Powell (Deep South, ATL), Kiddo & Sassmouth (Walking & Falling) and Katharine Hepburn (Walking & Falling). // $10 Advance, $15 before midnight, $18 after / 21 & Over / Doors: 10PM / Show: 10PM.

🔴 Saturday March 30
Freakeasy welcomes DJ Heather, Illexandra and Adrienne Sanchez + visuals by Aubergine. // $12 Advance, $15 before midnight, $20 after / 21 & Over / Doors: 10PM / Show: 10PM.

🔴 Sunday March 31
Queen! is Smartbar’s Sunday night residency featuring rotating residents Derrick Carter, Michael Serafini and Garrett David, hosted by Lucy Stoole, Jojo Baby, Nico and Monica Beverly Hillz. // $10 All Night / 21 & Over / 10PM.