Boiler Room w/ Berrakka, DJ Tao b2b Alan Gomez, Isabella Lovestory, Kaleb Di Masi, La Favi, MJ Nebreda, Ms Nina, Nota Culichi, Perreo Club, Sines, Su$$ie Pu$$y, Sueuga, Trueno, Villano Antillano
You’d be hard-pressed to find a more sought-after (and sweat-inducing) function than Boiler Room’s return to Austin at new rave sanctuary the Concourse Project. Co-hosted by local Latinx collective and Coconut Club frequenters Perreo Club, the night marks the end of a five-year dry spell for local fans of the London-based music broadcasting platform, which spotlights underground artists across genres (and livestreams each set at boilerroom.tv).
Saturday provides a much-needed showcase of multicontinental reggaeton talent in a city that all too commonly prioritizes techno and EDM. Local tastemakers and global sensations alike grace the turntables for a whopping fourteen total acts, 7pm-4am. Argentinian artistry runs deep, with high-profile acts Trueno, DJ Tao, Alán Gómez, Ms Nina, and Kaleb Di Masi bringing their hard-hitting mixes to the stage, while Honduras-born Isabella Lovestory and the Bay Area’s La Favi craft their own infectious brands of pop- and R&B-inspired reggaeton. Austin’s Cuatro Gato co-founder Su$$ie pu$$y and Houston native Sines ensure Texas holds its own alongside international heavyweights.
– Genevieve Wood