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Date & Time Event @ Venue Price | Age Links
@ Paragon
Zack Fox, Honey Dip, DJ Delish, Dj Nico, Qemist
High-velocity club heat at this dweller takeover of Paragon featuring the infectious energy of Honey Dip, DJ Delish, Dj Nico and Qemist.
Price TBA
@ Nowadays
Introspekt, Joe Nice
Price TBA
@ Bossa Nova Civic Club
Love Higher, Simisola, wahala.wav
SLICK DOWN takes the helm at Bossa for a night of rugged, syncopated grit as Love Higher, Simisola and wahala.wav navigate deep, propulsive textures for dweller.
Price TBA
@ Signal
Ms Carrie Stacks, sydfalls, LITA DA DOLL, Clit.hub
Signal marks its first dweller with a night of ass-shaking club energy from sydfalls and Ms.Carrie Stacks b2b DJ COWRIIIE.
Price TBA
@ public records
A Guy Called Gerald, Nkisi, CARISTA, Spurge, Shawn Dub
Price TBA
@ public records
Arewà Basit, Kesswa, chuki
Price TBA
@ Nowadays
BLAIZE, bastiengoat, MORENXXX, DJ Travella, Total Freedom, Juliana Huxtable, DJ Slugo, Mia Koden, Mala, Dangerous Rose
Every Nonstop is special but nothing quite beats the dweller edition. This lineup is, hands down, one of the best yet. With Bobby Beethoven b2b Juliana Huxtable, DJ Slugo, DJ Travella, Mia Koden and Mala, you just can't go wrong.
Price TBA
@ Bossa Nova Civic Club
Amarji King, HYPERFEMME
Price TBA
@ Basement
DJ BONE, MUTAGENIX (HUEY MNEMONIC & D. STRANGE), BAPARI
After a year-long hiatus, Dweller returns in 2026. The NY-based festival books exclusively Black artists, showcasing some of the most groundbreaking and exciting artists in electronic music today. Since its launch in 2019, each edition has been a major highlight of the year, a source of inspiration that resonates throughout the community and dance music underground. BASEMENT is proud to present back-to-back full-club takeovers on February 20th and 21st. Dweller’s second night at the venue represents multiple generations of visionary Black techno and house. DJ Bone headlines BASEMENT. One of the greatest master technicians to ever grace the decks, the Detroit artist is an avowed ambassador to his hometown’s inimitable soul and innovative spirit. As a producer, Bone put his own stamp on the template set by key artists like Underground Resistance and Los Hermanos; a classic DJ Bone track can bring in soaring, interstellar pads, grainy vocal samples, glittery arpeggiations or a simple, hypnotic loop. But what never changes is his thundering percussion. Focused, direct and impossible to ignore, Bone embodies the essence of techno. Or, as Livity Sound’s Kowton once said, his music is “How I imagine the future will sound.” Mutagenix - the duo of Huey Mnemonic and D. Strange - join. Both artists are important figures in the midwest electronic underground. Mnemonic is based in Detroit, where he has studied under UR’s “Mad” Mike Banks, and Strange is rooted in Chicago. Their collaboration builds on years of explorations of techno’s deepest waters. Bapari returns from LA. An artist whose output is marked by fearless growth, Bapari moves from strength to strength, through wrought club monsters to elegant vocal-led downbeat. For this night, she delivers a special techno set. Kevin Aviance headlines STUDIO. An icon of NY’s ‘90s club culture, Aviance made his mark on ballroom with tracks like “Cunty” and “Rhythm Is My Bitch” - some of the most ferocious slices of vocal-led house ever put to tape. Remerging in recent years, Aviance’s core magnetism is in full form. A run of studio collaborations, including releases with Honey Dijon and EPs on Nervous Records, pick up where Aviance left off, with tough house rhythms and huge moments of anthemic power. Chicago’s Mister Wallace joins. The FUTUREHOOD founder trades in unalloyed grit, bringing a confrontational swagger to everything he does. Rapping over his own perfectly-raw club tracks, Wallace fuses stark horror-hop with ballroom’s thundering urgency. Sterling Juan Diaz has become a regular face at STUDIO and across New York. Diaz fuses dense, percussive power with fluid, grooving club tracks, and it’s this indelible mix of raw energy and sleek power that has made him an essential voice in the city’s underground.
Price TBA
@ Basement
KEVIN AVIANCE, MISTER WALLACE, STERLING JUAN DIAZ
After a year-long hiatus, Dweller returns in 2026. The NY-based festival books exclusively Black artists, showcasing some of the most groundbreaking and exciting artists in electronic music today. Since its launch in 2019, each edition has been a major highlight of the year, a source of inspiration that resonates throughout the community and dance music underground. BASEMENT is proud to present back-to-back full-club takeovers on February 20th and 21st. Dweller’s second night at the venue represents multiple generations of visionary Black techno and house. DJ Bone headlines BASEMENT. One of the greatest master technicians to ever grace the decks, the Detroit artist is an avowed ambassador to his hometown’s inimitable soul and innovative spirit. As a producer, Bone put his own stamp on the template set by key artists like Underground Resistance and Los Hermanos; a classic DJ Bone track can bring in soaring, interstellar pads, grainy vocal samples, glittery arpeggiations or a simple, hypnotic loop. But what never changes is his thundering percussion. Focused, direct and impossible to ignore, Bone embodies the essence of techno. Or, as Livity Sound’s Kowton once said, his music is “How I imagine the future will sound.” Mutagenix - the duo of Huey Mnemonic and D. Strange - join. Both artists are important figures in the midwest electronic underground. Mnemonic is based in Detroit, where he has studied under UR’s “Mad” Mike Banks, and Strange is rooted in Chicago. Their collaboration builds on years of explorations of techno’s deepest waters. Bapari returns from LA. An artist whose output is marked by fearless growth, Bapari moves from strength to strength, through wrought club monsters to elegant vocal-led downbeat. For this night, she delivers a special techno set. Kevin Aviance headlines STUDIO. An icon of NY’s ‘90s club culture, Aviance made his mark on ballroom with tracks like “Cunty” and “Rhythm Is My Bitch” - some of the most ferocious slices of vocal-led house ever put to tape. Remerging in recent years, Aviance’s core magnetism is in full form. A run of studio collaborations, including releases with Honey Dijon and EPs on Nervous Records, pick up where Aviance left off, with tough house rhythms and huge moments of anthemic power. Chicago’s Mister Wallace joins. The FUTUREHOOD founder trades in unalloyed grit, bringing a confrontational swagger to everything he does. Rapping over his own perfectly-raw club tracks, Wallace fuses stark horror-hop with ballroom’s thundering urgency. Sterling Juan Diaz has become a regular face at STUDIO and across New York. Diaz fuses dense, percussive power with fluid, grooving club tracks, and it’s this indelible mix of raw energy and sleek power that has made him an essential voice in the city’s underground.
Price TBA
@ public records
DJ Firmeza, DJ Marfox, Nídia, Leonce, JAGU4R, Ge-ology
Príncipe Discos hosts a night of polyrhythmic batida, raw baile funk and high-velocity beats as the Portuguese label takes over The Sound Room for dweller.
Price TBA
@ Paragon
SHERELLE, Oli XL, Saintclair, Tromac, flotussin
Price TBA
@ Bossa Nova Civic Club
Carlos Souffront
Price TBA