Erica Dawn Lyle is a writer, curator, experimental musician, and cultural instigator who lives in New York and Florida. The former touring guitar player for Bikini Kill, as a solo performer, Lyle has released musical collaborations with Kim Gordon, The Raincoats, Bernadette Mayer, Kathleen Hanna, Kim Deal, Brontez Purnell, and many more. The author of several books and a contributor to Artforum, Art in America, Frieze, and other publications, her most recent book is The Knight of Cups (Beladonna Press, 2023). Her latest music LP, ON FIRE, is out this October from Feeding Tube Records.
FRANK/ie CONSENT is multi-disciplinary trans black/latine artist who fuses dance, music, ritual, and props to create what they call noise gospel somatic unshackling performance experiences. They’ve been playing in the diy/underground for 10 years, with communities in New York and New Orleans as well as Atlanta.
A 22nd-century Joan of Arc in dayglo armor, Stacian heads the sonic warfare division, wielding her synthesizer like a light saber in a life-or-death contest for control of the cosmic dancefloor. Crisp, relentless drumbeats and rocket-engine bass vie with the echoing cries of those weird, metallic birds as Stacian rallies her troops into action—mandatory listening for future cadets (literally)!