ILLUSIONS
occult cosmic dance ritual

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a periodic night featuring a mix of live acts, djs, video, and audio.

featuring the best of new and classic dark dancefloor sounds
occult techno, cosmic disco, post punk, death rock, witch house,
minimal wave, shimmering bass, haunted pop, dark alternative, etc.

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free-form and floating event.

ILLUSIONS started in 2010 as a collaborative curated event by Vaneck, Tella and myself,
to present a night that touched on the dark music that we were excited about, while
presenting live acts, multimedia and dj sets, to flesh out a full and unique event.

2021
nov 11th Ye Gods, Lilac Web, Plasma Arc, Qancel @ Collision
april 14th Adult w/ Kontravoid, Spike Hellis @ Spirit
march 12th Evolution w/ Cutups @ Cattivo
2019
oct 31 Sorsaro, Mrkryl, FiveStarHotel, Ky Voss, Cutups @ Brillobox
april 12th Adult, Void Vision, Wisteria, Cutups @ Brillobox
march 24th Betamaxx, 6th Circle, Korine, Child of Night, Cutups @ Brillobox
march 16th Ortrotasce, Majeure, Cloning, Holy Kingdom Hammer, Erica Scary @ Brillobox
march 14th Coven w/ Cutups @ Belvederes
feb 2nd Twin Peaks Weekend w/ Laura & Bob @ Spring Hill Brewing
2018
sept 6th Coven w/ Timeghost + Formosa @ Belvederes
may 17th Coven w/ Cutups @ Belvederes
feb 27th Adult, Hide, Death Instinct, Cutups @ Brillobox
jan 25th Coven w/ Cutups @ Belvederes
2017
oct 25th Gost, Dance with the Dead, Cutups @ Spirit
oct 21st Betamaxx, Troxum, Take Me With You, A Grey, Cutups @ Spirit
oct 3rd Perturbator, Arcane High, Cutups @ Spirit
jan 18th Xeno & Oaklander, Choir, Cloning @ Brillobox
2016
oct 21 Antoni Maiovvi, Variar, Morpheus Laughing, Cutups @ Spirit
june 16th Crash Course in Science, Interface, 2037, Ay Fast, Cloning @ Brillobox
2015
aug 11 Xander Harris, Flatliner, KMFD @ Spirit
march 21 MELD w/ Morlox, Church Fire, Obsidian & Second Skin djs @ Cattivo

2014
july 27th Dark Entries Showcase w/ Bezier, RedRedRed, Max + Mara @ brillobox
jan 17th TEXTBEAK & SHAWN RUDIMAN @ brillobox

2013
oct 31st HALLOWEEN @ brillobox
sep 15th w/ YOUTH CODE (LA), NIGHT SINS + @ Brillobox
aug 30th w/ SOFT METALS (LA), TROXUM + @ Brillobox
jul 19th w/ BESTIAL MOUTHS (LA), WMX, MIND TIGER @ Garfield Artworks
apr 18th w/ NIGHT TERROR (NY), MAJEURE (live) + @ Brillobox
mar 16th w/MAJEURE (dj set) & HEXWEAPON (live) @ Brillobox

2012
nov 24th w/ FOGGED OUT (PA) & Edgar Um @ Brillobox
may 6th w/ residents only with Cutups, Tella & Vaneck @ Cattivo
apr 7th w/ METRIA (MI) + Trogpite (pgh) @ Cattivo
mar 3rd w/ FUNERALS (OH) + DJ Arvin Clay @ Cattivo
feb 2nd w/ MASCARA (PA) & RIVKA @ Cattivo
jan 7th w/ TEEEL (NJ) + DJ Hatesyou @ Cattivo

2011
dec 3rd w/ Paul Fleetwood (VIA/Humanaut) @ Cattivo
oct 27th w/ RITUALZ (Mexico City) @ Brillobox
sept 3rd w/ Ed Um (VIA/TheShop/etc.), Cutups, Tella & Vaneck @ Cattivo

Web
http://hauntedshit.com/events/illusions/

https://www.facebook.com/illvsions

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