Stygian

11/03/2025

While West Art veers into the home stretch of renovations, SPiLL is taking a little break this month. If you have ideas for a temporary spot home in April, please peep our priorities first and let us know if you can think of a good fit in the comments!!

In the meantime, if you want to see a little something my partner Emily and an incredible team of volunteer devs, voice actors, and writers (including me) from around the world worked on in the spirit of resistance and community, consider checking out BEAN-SIDHE when it launches on St. Patrick's Day, 3/17.
This game is free to play and any proceeds will be given directly to local folks in need from Palestinian neighbors trying to get their family out of the warzone to trans friends struggling with funds. No middlemen, just direct aid; this is not a thing we made for money, but because stories about resistance are pivotal reminders we - trans folks, q***r folks, black and brown and aapi and indigenous folks, and every other white man's "other" - have always been here and always will be.
I'll post about this separately, too, but I'd be remiss not mentioning it here since Emily is as much the driving force behind SPiLL as I am and has been the arguably cooler half of Sealbee Games and my life since 2013. 🖤

13/02/2025

The Undead of Winter starts tomorrow and today is your last day to snag advance prices!!

Tomorrow I get to keep the energy high-but-spooky between for all the emptiness, Circuit Preacher, THIRD REALM, and Summore and until midnight after!!

Saturday you can catch my bröther Dj Mighty Mike Saga, Mykill Plague, Leaether Strip, Black Magic, Caspaira Acula, and a bunch of other talented performing artists of all flavors!

Come wiggle with me!

Here is the link to get Vampire Dance Party Tickets at $30. Today is the last day at that price online. Tomorrow tickets go to $50 online or in person. Please bring exact cash if you plan to pay cash at the door. The Vampire Dance Party features 4 bands including Summore, THIRD REALM, for all the emptiness, Circuit Preacher and Stygian as our DJ for the evening . 7PM to midnight on Valentine’s Day. Doors at 6:30. Please also consider Dark Arts & Oddities Market on the second floor of the Shoe Factory just $7 admission. 80 vendor spots are all filled and food trucks outside the SOUTH ENTRANCE .

https://app.hauntpay.com/events/vampire-dance-party

05/02/2025

Inspired by gay tea dances of the 1950s, SPiLL is a sober-ish q***r social with one goal: curate a space to do q***r joy (and sometimes pet cats) free from judgment. We provide the space, a few games, and sound; you provide stuff to do, be it solo, with others, or as chill parallel play! Share a mug of your favorite warm beverage and a little time with your LGBTQUIA+ neighbors whydoncha?

Social runs 6 - 9PM (nice). STYGIAN hosts and curates a running playlist featuring dance pop, disco and other upbeat/chill vibes at a level that allows folks to chat, share skills, or vibe!

-Not sure what you can bring? Here are some ideas: zine/collage supplies, relatively not-messy art stuff, kandi materials, games, knitting/felting/quilting, yoga mats, etc.

-Simply want to show up? Please do! Bring your Switch, your current crochet project, or word search/sudoku/crossword that's been giving you trouble.

This is a BYO event, so come with your photo ID in addition to whatever tasty bevvies you have in mind. We'll have hot water and a variety of teas on hand for folks lookin' for a hot-up. Guests are also welcome to bring snacks to share; please label ingredients for allergens.

Tuesday, 2/11 at 6-9PM. 21+, BYO. $7; contact Stygian in advance if discounted admission is needed :)

05/02/2025

I wanna take a second to tell you about The Undead of Winter . I've worked a number of Reign of Terror Entertainment's events over the past 5ish years and there is nothing like them. Greg and the ROT team put a lot of thought and care into every aspect of these events, from the food for the feast to the (absolutely insane for smalltown Milton, PA!) entertainment lineup to the space itself. Every event improves on the last; the team NEVER stops putting thought into what they can do differently and I have so much respect for their effort.

If you want to treat yourself and whatever family, partners, or friends you can to two nights of vampirish delights and catch an (AGAIN, INSANE) lineup of bands, DJs, and performing artists doing everything from circus s**t to chain aerials, this is a fun one and it is NEXT WEEKEND. TWO DAYS. Catch me spinning between and after the bands Friday and come hang out with me Saturday evening while I get my own party on. Dark indulgences await on a ~*holiday weekend*~ made for doing some xeper s**t. Let's go.

DJ Stygian will be with us at The Undead of Winter ‘s Vampire Dance Party on Valentine’s Day from 7pm to midnight with multiple DJ sets between to 4 bands and wrapping up the night!

31/01/2025

normally i charge for thinly-filtered drool content but this is a special occasion: FE**SH VI with mr himself!! i'm bringing heavy, h***y, mouth-watering jams from the dungeon to your door. grab your leather, latex, rubber, neoprene, or whatever gets you off and get ready to get down ⛓️🪩🖤

ty to for having me out!!

TOMORROW, 02/01/2025 9PM-2AM

21+ $15

No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, or body shaming.
No. Fu***ng. N***s.

13/01/2025

It's been a few months and I am very ready for some extra-crisp high fives!!

TICKETS UP NOW! Shadowland is Lancaster's monthly dark alternative dance ritual - a party that dares you to shake off that boring human suit and unleash your inner monster.

DJ STYGIAN and monthly guests from near and far spin darkwave, EBM, electro, goth, industrial, post punk, synth, and much, much more. We're starting 2025 off with the return of DJ BRAD SCOTT from Coven in Easton, PA! AND we're reuniting with NEBULA and ATE as our gogo dancers!

21+, 8 PM-12AM, $10. Please remember your tippin' bills for our gogo dancers and bartenders! Tickets up on zoetropolis dot com...

08/01/2025

The year is 2025. The Qu**rs ™️ are tired. The world is full of folks being decidedly Not Excellent to each other. Plus, it's cold as f**k and there's white stuff everywhere.

It's a great time to recharge both independently and together as a community so we can look ahead to whatever the actual f**k is about to happen locally, nationally, and abroad in the coming weeks, months, and years.

Come out to SPiLL and share a mug of your favorite warm beverage and a little time with your LGBTQUIA+ neighbors, whydoncha? Event 🔗: https://buff.ly/425LwFI

02/01/2025

My Valentine's Day plans should become your Valentine's Day plans because that means you'll also spend it with Circuit Preacher, for all the emptiness, THIRD REALM, and Summore!

PLUS: this is a two-day jawn from 2/14-15 loaded with a market and live shows both days (psst! Leaether Strip headlines Saturday night while Dj Mighty Mike Saga and co. spin!), a vampires' feast and ritual, and performances by an array of artists featuring magic, chain aerials, variety, and, yes, lots of the red stuff FB won't let me talk about anymore!

Tix tiers and more info here: https://app.hauntpay.com/events/vampire-dance-party?fbclid=IwY2xjawHj0txleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHeQRMzSkNdnQ6w62yDH8HqzeSzkT4D_r0H56NTBfr749wSa1bfYhKlTG-g_aem_z_3jX2IFrmqPy5swiUoTSQ

The Undead of Winter, The Dead of Night, Dark Arts & Oddities Market, The World of Fae.

24/12/2024

I
SAID
BRR!!

IT'S COLD IN HERE

THERE MUST BE SOME HO(e)-HO(e)-HOMOS IN THE... well, we're not quite in the atmosphere, but we're close enough.

DJ Brad Scott and I return to Bar XIII Delaware THURSDAY, 12/26, for Asylum 13 - Dark Beats Dance Party! We have the heavy sonic heaters to get your blood pumping, our house demo tops provide the pleasure/pain to get your heart racing, and you've got the body(odyodyodyodyody) and moves to fill the floor! Who needs holidays when you've got holigays?

Plus: amazing folks on the pole! crisp high fives! my eternal appreciation for your smiles!

12/26. 21+. $7. 9 PM - 1:15 AM. Be kind!

17/12/2024

Are you gonna sip, serve, or SPiLL?

Inspired by gay tea dances of the 1950s, SPiLL is a 21+ social with one goal: the creation of a space to do q***r joy free from judgment.

West Art provides the space (2nd floor Sanctuary!) while we provide the sound and a few games for folks looking to form connections over dice, cards, and anything in-between! You provide the joy, be it parallel to or with others!
Not sure what you can bring? Here are some ideas: zine/craft/art supplies + works-in-progress, kandi materials, handheld game systems, board/card/roleplaying games, puzzles, coloring books, sudoku or other logic puzzles, etc.

We’ll play canned tunes 6-8 and I'll DJ 8ish - 9PM playing an eclectic mix of pride hits, dance pop, disco and other upbeat/chill vibes at a level that allows folks to chat, share skills, or vibe!

This is a BYO event, so come with your photo ID and whatever tasty beverages you have in mind. Feel free to share or simply get your personal sip on. We'll have hot water and basic teas on hand for folks lookin' for a hot-up.
Guests are welcome to bring snacks to share; please label ingredients for our friends with allergies.

(mostly) Every third Tuesday at West Art 6-9PM. 21+. $7; contact Stygian if discounted admission is needed :)

17/12/2024

DID YOU MISS US?

Shadowland is Lancaster’s monthly dark alternative dance ritual - a place for all the night’s creatures to gather and experience the euphoria only foggy dance floors provide. We are central PA’s longest-running dark alternative dance party playing a diverse mix of dark genres to delight your biggest erogenous organ: that weird pink thing between your ears.

WE MISSED YOU.

In Jan, Feb, and March 2025, Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse invites us to turn their theatre into our new home! Join me, a rotation of guest DJs new and familiar, and dancers NEBULA and ATE for the first quarter of 2025.

SAT 1/25: GUEST DJ Brad Scott (Coven DarkWave Dance Party / Easton, PA)
FRI 2/21: GUEST DJ Nicholai (Metroshock / Baltimore, MD)
SAT 3/29: GUEST DJ (Lancaster, PA)

PLEASE NOTE WE ARE CHANGING OUR HOURS TO 8 PM - 12 AM. Zoetropolis provides amenities we feel outweigh any drawbacks of this change: two bars, outdoor space for warmer months, food tailored to a variety of diets, NA beverage options, $5 parking ~one block away, greater than two toilets, spots to escape to that are Less Loud for our chatty cats, and generally Solid Vibes ™.

ALL DATES 21+, 8 PM-12AM, $10. Venue is accessible. Event uses smoke machines.
This is a test run; if our new partnership feels good for everyone - particularly YOU - we’ll be (tentatively) eyeing the rest of the year’s LAST SATURDAYS. Grab your boots, grab a drink, and let your inner monster out.

No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, or body shaming. Ask before touching, photographing, or filming; clothing/dancing/existing is not consent. Q***r- and trans-owned since 2023.
As always: Be Excellent To Each Other.

***rgoth ***rdj