Pride Concerts
Celebrate love and self-expression with live music and DJ sets on June 4 and 25 at Portside, out on the waterfront at Brookfield Place. Lunchtime DJ sets also celebrate Filipino culture in connection with Risa Puno’s art installation, Common Picnic: Halo-Halo Edition.
Live Music Schedule:
- Wednesday, June 4
- Wednesday, June 25
- Lunchtime: 12:30 – 1:30PM | Anito Soul (DJ Set)
- Evening: 5:30 – 8:30 PM | J. Hoard (live performance) followed by A D A I R (DJ set)
Artist Bios:
P41DZ aka TITO_VIDA is a Bronx-based creative & DJ by way of Washington, Hawaii, and the Philippines, serving soundtracks and sharing space with our Queer AAPI pamilya and BIPOC LGBTQIA+ community. @p41dz
STEFA* aka stefa marin alarcon is a genderless, genreless vocalist, composer and multi-media performance artist born and raised in Queens, NY. Using an amalgamation of punk, experimental rage pop, and classical minimalism with queer maximalist aesthetics, stefa builds worlds that offer a somatic decolonial respite for the misfits, the displaced, and future generations of Brown and Indigenous radical artists of the diaspora. Their ritual opera and performance film Born With An Extra Rib won the 2022 Queer|Art Recent Work Prize and a 2023 TRANSlations Seattle Film Festival Jury Award. Their debut EP Sepalina (2018), which NPR called “gorgeous and hypnotic,” was released on Figure & Ground Records followed by their full length album BWAER in 2024. @stefalives
Oscar Nñ is a Brooklyn-based artist, DJ, and producer, and one of the co-founders of the art collective Papi Juice. He has graced the stages of institutions such as MoMa, MoMa PS1, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Brooklyn Museum, and Palm Springs Art Museum. Oscar has spent over a decade crafting experiences that amplify the voices of queer and trans artists of color around the globe, championing both emerging and established figures across the intersecting worlds of music, nightlife, art, and performance. @oscarnn
Anito Soul is a Filipino-American artist based in NYC whose sounds channel ancestral and nature-based spirit. They are a co-organizer of the creative collective planetqueer and have supported acts such as Sherelle and UNiiQU3. Their radio show, tripreport, airs monthly on 8 Ball Community Radio. They have played across NYC venues such as MoMA PS1, Elsewhere, the Lot Radio, Times Square Arts, and Bossa Nova Civic Club. They have also performed across the U.S. and internationally at Apotheka in Manila, Philippines. @anitosoul.wav
J. Hoard is an NYC artist with gospel roots that inspired his love of all genres. His eclecticism yielded songwriting collaborations on Black Coffee’s Grammy-winning Subconsciously album and Chance the Rapper’s multiple Grammy-winning Coloring Book album. J. Hoard’s musical versatility is demonstrated on albums by Brasstracks, Kassa Overall, Meshell Ndegeocello, Cultura Profetica, José James and Endea Owens. From hip hop to Hammerstein, onstage is where J. Hoard shines best. In one performance he demonstrates his intention to connect to the audience and ensure whatever story is sung sounds tailor made. @jhoardmusic
A D A I R is a DJ, model, cultural curator and joy amplifier. He is invested in inspiring and amplifying the voices of marginalized communities through the creation of intentional safe spaces for people to experience joy through music and fellowship. Inspired to uplift and energize, his sets take listeners on an intergenerational sonic journey seamlessly blending house, club, hip hop, r&b, and afro beats to elevate the vibration in every room he steps foot. @itsadair
ABOUT PORTSIDE:
Portside is the ultimate summer “getaway” right in Lower Manhattan inspired by coastal charm and nautical traditions. Throughout the summer, BFPL will host a series of events to celebrate the season. Join us for happy hour, epic sunsets, family fun, date night, and good vibes all summer long.
