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Transport v. 15: Anastasis • lalafroufrou • Language Models • Gordon’s Wire Works (live visuals)

Thu 01/29/26
7:00PM
18+
music
$10
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Extra! Extra! Ravey freakfest at Cactus Club featuring live visuals, live synth performance, and raucous vinyl and digital DJs. It’s all synced to one sacred goal: a sweaty Thursday night. Let’s go somewhere; you can trust these Language Models.

7-9: lalafroufrou opens the night and our hearts with vinyl hits for the hips from then and now. Whatever your style, lalafroufrou is for you.

9-930: Language Models attunes the room with live synthesis: kicks and rimshots, pads and stabs and arps, basslines, and at least three pedals.

930-11: Anastasis rolls in to rip 90s techno sensibilities, but this ain’t no nostalgic futurism. When you step through the door, dancing darkness gathers you up in a warm embrace and you join the floor as it yearns for more.

11-12: Language Models cradles the night to a close with left field, dub, and just gosh dang pretty techno. Come on in for a warm bass hug, and stay for the beats and rhythms.

All Night: Gordon’s Wire Works provides lighting and visual textures for your hypnotic pleasures.

Show Lineup

Anastasis

(Milwaukee)
Genre: DJ

DJ of darkness, driving percussion, and 90s classics. Rave your face off.

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lalafroufrou

Genre: DJ

lalafroufrou is a project by Penelope Bowles driven by her love of vinyl and dance music from the 70s to today. Her music taste ranges from electronic to disco to indie to global. lalafroufrou is all about energy, movement, and discovery. lalafroufrou is for you!

Language Models

(Concord, NH)
Genre: DJ

Language Models is a dancer, DJ, and and multi-instrumentalist born in the signature black boxes of Midwest raves. lost track of how many sweaty years on hypnotic underground dance floors have culminated in a thriving relationship with vinyl turntables: these percussive elements buttered with those bass grooves to keep dance floors locked late into the night. Fluent in house & techno and progressive & disco, and open to anything: all music is dance music.

Language Models hosts Open Decks, a Cactus+ Program that makes professional DJ equipment available with guidance to both aspiring and practicing DJs. Open Decks occurs twice each month: the 1st Saturday with digital formats, and the 3rd Saturday with vinyl.

Language Models also hosts Transport, Cactus Club’s own late-night dance party series that focuses on the psychedelic sounds of Midwest house and techno, classic and cutting edge. Transport brings DJs from throughout the region to share the the variety of this rich tradition on the Cactus dance floor.

Language Models is optimistically curious about the political potential of dance music events. If you’re curious about just how curious, feel free to check out the dissertation.

For booking, contact languagemodelsmusic@gmail.com.

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Gordon’s Wire Works

(Milwaukee)
Genre: Visual Artist

Gordon Karlsson is a Milwaukee-based new media artist specializing in real-time visual performance. His work involves creating and manipulating dynamic visuals in sync with music, bringing together technology and art to create immersive experiences. Gordon uses a range of cutting-edge software, including Resolume for pre-rendered clip playback, Synesthesia for audio-reactive generative visuals, and TouchDesigner for real-time generative 2D and 3D visuals.