DARK DIY FEST 2k18

DARK DIY is an event founded to increase representation of musicians and sound artists of African, Latinx, Indigenous, and Asian heritage in the broader DIY music community.   The event was founded out of a 2017 discussion in a Facebook group entitled PoCDIY, in which many community members expressed the need for independent music and art events that center alternative works by people of color. To create a space that meets this need, the first Dark DIY will be held August 25th, 2018 in Brooklyn, NY at Color Scenes. 

The event coincides with the timing of the annual Brooklyn Afropunk festival.  Building on the energy and appreciation for black art catalyzed by Afropunk Brooklyn, Dark DIY features a lineup of independent, underground, experimental, and extreme performances that represent the core ethos of the Black DIY Punk movement. 

Dark DIY 2018 will host more than 10 performers including feminist queer punk bands, experimental noise artists, modular synth performances, extreme hip hop, and much much more.  It is our hope that this event can display a broad range of alternative performances, celebrating the complex spectrum of sound creation utilized by an up and coming generation of black and brown artists.

Funds are needed to support the expenses of artists participating in the festival, so that we can keep the cost of the event accessible while paying the artists a liveable wage.

2018 LINEUP:

BLACKER FACE
BLVCKPUNX
TAVISHI
ELUCID
MONSTERS OF BROOKLYN
ESCUELA
YAYA BEY
MANIKINETER
WRISTS
OLOR A MUERTE
KEEMA PATRA
COLIEON
ERIK GARLINGTON
BARTEES
CACOPHONY
CHRIS KNIGHT

TICKETS FOR SALE HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dark-diy-festival-2018-tickets-48841826217
RSVP to DARK DIY 2018 HERE! - https://www.facebook.com/events/468898246855783/