Shadowplay pres. LIGHT ASYLUM/HEAVY HALO [LIVE]
SHADOWPLAY pres:LIGHT ASYLUM & HEAVY HALOLIVE! at The Dolphin++JULY 16TH 2025++plus DJ set from G I N A playingGOTH // NEW WAVE // DARK DISCO // POST-PUNK // 80’s // EBM // INDUSTRIALdoors at 7:30pm$15 ADV/$20 DOOR LIGHT ASYLUM:Captivating audiences with cathartic performances LIGHT ASYLUM emerged in 2009 at the forefront of a movement turned full blown revival of 80’s and 90’s electronic music inspired by pioneers of Detroit techno, Belgian new beat, EBM, deathrock, Chicago houseHeavy Halo: Heavy Halo is a Goth-Grunge blood pact forged in the NYC underground.The band takes the existential angst of Alternative and Industrial and beams it through the shattered prism of the internet age, refracted and made new. All events at Dolphin are 21+
Trash Knife
Trash Knife: Trash Knife is dirt-baggy punk from South Philly Academy Order: Academy Order masterfully blends goth, death rock, post rock, new wave and hints of hardcore to create a special sound that is simultaneously a revival and a revolution. Though these songs sound like the work of a band at the peak of their career, one can tell the band is just getting started. Brandish: Brandish is a Thrash/Punk band from Philadelphia M.SYS: M.SYS is post punk from Philadelphia All events at Dolphin Tavern are 21+
Solar Sounds w/ Lady Lavender, Firestone, & Waycool Junior
Precision selectors with deep devotion – Lady Lavender, Firestone, & Waycool Junior will keep the room energized Friday August 22nd. LADY LAVENDER, Baltimore-based, hails from Southern California, with her formative DJing years spent in New Orleans where she established herself as a formidable selector. A DJ and party-starter with a formal dance background, her selections & musical style go back to the source: the dance floor & the dancers. With an expert and measured touch, her sets are precisely crafted for the setting & the hour. FIRESTONE is a Philadelphia-based engineer, DJ, and the founder of the event series Polari: A Queer Agenda, which celebrated it’s 3-year anniversary last August. heard lending a major influence on their work. WAYCOOL JUNIOR is a DJ, event promoter and producer from Philly that blends their classical training with a broader knowledge of electronic music history. With roots farther back in the city’s DIY scene, they recently passed 2 years and 10 editions of hosting their party series “Hotel Canal”, a function with an underground leaning sound that showcases the city’s rising talent alongside more established artists.
Taleen Kali
Taleen Kali Taleen Kali composes romantic punk songs wrapped in layers of shoegaze, psychedelia, and grunge, creating a cosmic sound that’s dreamy and defiant alike. Caring Less Philly Indie Rock The Bank Philly Post Punk (Ex-SOLD) Catatonic Suns Adjacent to new psych-rock Philadelphia, three-piece Catatonic Suns uniquely merge the tones of the late 1980s Pacific Northwest underground and the huge shimmery wall of sound elements heard in the British scene from the same era. All events at Dolphin are 21+
HEADS KNOW pres. DJ CLENT/DJ TECHNICS/ARIELLE LANA
New York City party and platform HEADS KNOW is making its Philly debut with two pioneers: Footwork founder DJ Clent and Baltimore Club creator DJ Technics.
The Dolphin 13 Year Anniversary!
south philly’s home to dance, The Dolphin Tavern celebrates 13 years this March! a birthplace to some of philadelphia’s most iconic parties, proudly hosting 100’s of DJs, bands & dancers from around the world, all while entertaining ABSOLUTELY NO REQUESTS every weekend since 2013! our lovely resident G I N A who’s been DJing with us for over a decade, and spearheading the booking for the last 5 years, invites Berlin’s MODERNA [brave new rave] for a very special b2b all night long together, weaving in and out of Dark Disco, Acid, Techno, Trance and everything in between. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT THROUGH THE YEARS, WE LOVE YOU PHILLY friday, march 27th 2026 9pm-2am more about MODERNA! Moderna’s style is described as a dark heady blend of Techno, Dark Disco, Electro, and Acid with wrought darkened vocals that has become her signature distinction. Beginning at a young age in a noise band, ‘The Static Cult’, she quickly fell in love with her passion for an underground unique sound. After several years working closely with Indie electronic label Ghostly International she naturally moved on to her own works, which has gained worldwide recognition and underground appeal. Now residing in Berlin the Los Angeles transplant gained momentum in Europe while working on her new productions, and focusing her energy on hybrid label and radio show ‘Brave New Rave’ which released her debut album ‘The Future is Among Us’ in May of 2024. She is sought after internationally playing at festivals and clubs throughout Europe and The Americas. Moderna’s impressive discography includes collaborations with Theus Mago (4 EPs) across esteemed labels like La Dame Noir, This Side Up, and DURO. Amongst several remixes and major releases, including “Bullet Time” for The Matrix 4 soundtrack by Tom Tykwer on Warner Brothers Records and for Curses’ renowned compilation ‘Next Wave Acid Punx’ on Eskimo Records. With new remixes for her new album from artists such as Peaches, Cabizbajo, Joyce Muniz, Franz Scala and Neu-Romancer, Moderna continues to create and collaborate while touring internationally and honing her unique distinct sound.
Solar Sounds pres: KIM ANH
Solar Sounds & The Dolphin pres. KIM ANH w/ support FIRESTONE RIVA + BIANCA FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2026 9pm-2am // 21+ American DJ and producer Kim Anh has been a staple of the queer dance music underground for over a decade. Born in the South as the first generation daughter of an immigrant, she’s gone on to make an indelible impact on the nightlife scenes she’s been a part of in Los Angeles and New York, where she currently splits her time between the West Village and the Hudson Valley. The founder of groundbreaking queer parties like Booby Trap! and Tendencies, Kim Anh helped underline the queer and POC history of dance music, bringing it back to its roots—something she champions with everything she does.Her production and songwriting blends classic house and disco with a contemporary sensibility, with catchy hooks and edgy, sensual lyrics, described by DJ Mag as “lucid and absorbing, and conveying an assertion and power.” She’s been a top 10 Beatport artist with features in Mix Mag (UK & Asia), DJ Mag, Resident Advisor and LA Weekly to name a few. More recently, Kim Anh started her own Can U Not Talk Records label, and has also been featured on labels like Live At Robert Johnson, Afro Acid and International Deejay Gigolo Records. She’s collaborated with artists from across the electronic music spectrum such as Roy Davis. Jr, Massimiliano Pagliara, Peaches and Cerrone.Kim Anh has composed original score for film and runway and serves as consulting Global Music Supervisor at Calvin Klein. She’s also something of an activist and community organizer, working with the Los Angeles LGBT Center, Harvey Milk Foundation and GLAAD, ultimately helping fundraise over one million dollars by highlighting the connection between queer culture and nightlife, something that remains at the centre of her practice as a recording artist, DJ, producer and composer. https://ra.co/dj/kimanhhttps://www.instagram.com/kimanhofficialhttps://soundcloud.com/kim_anh
FRAXIOM//DATACATS
Fraxiom headlines The Dolphin in Philadelphia on Wednesday, October 14with datacats. The Chicago-based artist brings a live set spanningbass-heavy rap, EDM, hyperpop, and experimental pop from her debutsolo album, THE ADVENTURES OF JESTER JACKALOPE.
OUTFEST AFTERS w/ JEFFREY SFIRE
FVTVRE FAV x DIVA WORSHIP pres. OUTFEST AFTERS w/ JEFFREY SFIRE w/ support G I N A DOLL.REDACTED Hosted by: THE MOON BABY SUNDAY OCTOBER 11TH, 2026 9pm-2am // 21+ Jeffrey Sfire is originally from suburban Detroit, where he was introduced to underground dance music and illegal warehouse parties as a teenager in the 90’s. This escape from suburbia led him to the dancefloors of the city’s most talented DJs and musicians, who soon exposed him to a new culture of creative riches. Learning by example, Sfire’s taste and skills as a DJ developed naturally and he soon began playing out at parties, clubs and sleazy gay afterhours, entering covertly through back doors or with a fake ID. At the age of 18, a move to Chicago led Sfire to a whole other side of dance music history, including the Italo Disco and High Energy sounds of the 1980s. He spent afternoons digging through record store crates, meeting retired DJs and developing his musical palette. Jeffrey’s style is absolutely unique and clearly tied to the roots of his midwest upbringing and he can be found working the floor out with italo, high nrg, chicago house, and everything WBMX. Having held numerous club residencies, he regularly plays in LA, Detroit, Chicago, and New York, consistently offering a finely-tuned selection at clubs like Basement and Nowadays in NY, Panoramabar Berlin, and Hot Mass in Pittsburgh. He also has a hand in producing parties such as Detroit’s infamous Movement weekend queer rager, Club Toilet, and collaborating with Justin Cudmore on a new monthly Sunday party at Signal (NY). Jeffrey is also a gifted producer and one half of production projects: Sfire (with Sophie), Looky Looky, and Pushing Movies with releases on labels such as Dark Entries, Cocktail D’Amore Music and Ultramajic, while his mixes have long been prized for their depth and quality and are often featured as RA mix of the day.
Jonathan Toubin’s NY Night Train Soul Clap & Dance Off Party!
JONATHAN TOUBIN’S NY NIGHT TRAIN SOUL CLAP & DANCE OFF PARTY W/ SPECIAL GUEST JUDGE EDDIE B. GIEDA III AND PERFORMANCE BY THE OUT-SECTTurning up hundreds of times on five continents since 2007, New York Night Train’s SOUL CLAP AND DANCE-OFF is 21st Century’s most popular soul party and 45 party – playing to more people in more places than any other. The concept is simple – all night dancing to the exciting and exquisite 1960s soul vinyl of world famous 45rpm rock and soul DJ Jonathan Toubin and, in the middle, a short dance contest determined by a community panel of judges.THE OUT-SECThttps://theoutsect.bandcamp.com The members of The Out-Sect all met while living in a Philadelphia junkyard. On weekends, they would gather to drink beers inside a broken down 1982 GMC Caballero with a copy of Back From The Grave stuck in the car’s cassette player. Instantly being drawn to the trashy sounds of those pimple-faced mid-60s punks, they figured they could write a song half as good as any of them. And that’s just what they did! Using instruments they, quite literally, found in the trash, the band has managed to write a handful of deranged “songs” that will leave you asking yourself “What is that smell?” and “Dear god, can they just stop playing!?”ALL EVENTS AT THE DOLPHIN TAVERN ARE 21+, NO EXCEPTIONS