The Forecast Reads:
Mostly Cloudy
You may know the following party series for a multitude of different reasons. From their large Latin-centered warehouse rave events in the SoMa, to their smaller events in venues like Arcana and El Rio in the Mission.
Mostly Cloudy has been the name on everyone's tongue as of late, their party on New Year’s brought in DJs from both Mexico City and New York to close out 2025 at Monarch.
We attended our first Mostly Cloudy show back in September, which marked a change in the party’s history, being one of its biggest shows up to that point. The description of the show was straightforward: “Deculonizacion’s KEBRA brings the sounds of the Brazilian and Latin club continuum to the Bay for a night of invigorating rhythms at an underground location,” via RA.
The lineup was stacked, with performances by Lil Zé, Yuca Frita, QUEENIE, KIMOSABE, RITCHRD, and Felipe d. The event that landed them an RA pick set the precedent for their parties to come in the following months.
This month, Mostly Cloudy is celebrating its second anniversary, of course, by throwing a massive rave at The Foundry, with a headliner straight from São Paulo’s underground music scene, Alírio.
The party, which is being advertised as its biggest to-date, marks a turning point for this collective, and the it-girl behind the scenes of it all. 25-year-old, Julia Ávila, better known to some by her TikTok handle, @Cafeconpostre (or her DJ name QUEENIE), is the mastermind behind the powerful storm that is Mostly Cloudy.
QUEENIE, who prides herself on being a San Francisco native, started throwing parties in the city a little over two years ago — it all started when she picked up DJing as a hobby.
She shared how she was bored of all the music she was listening to at the time, “Even though I was discovering new music, I wasn’t really listening to DJ mixes or anything like that, but after hearing a few, I realized, oh, I actually construct the music that I already like in a way that would be great to dance to.”
It was during her time in Brazil that she learned to DJ, taking in the country's rich history of baile funk, which would eventually influence her sound as an artist.
“I was absorbing all this Brazilian, baile funk and electronic music, and I wanted that to be something that I could experience in San Francisco,” she says.
Some of the first parties thrown by QUEENIE happened in empty apartments, under the premise of recording the sets and eventually posting them on YouTube.
She explains, “I actually went on TikTok and was like, ‘Is there any amateur female DJs who just want to practice, put themselves out there?’ and I did connect with a few DJs.”
Those early parties started through a collaboration with the online video series, Apartment Life — which started a trend of up-and-coming at-home DJs recording themselves performing in their living rooms and playing it online.
“It ended up becoming a party of nothing…I was like oh shoot, let me do another one, and so many people were asking, ‘oh, how do I get in?” Explains QUEENIE. “Like, you can’t get into my house.”
That experience is what ultimately inspired her to start throwing events outside her backyard. After being hired by a few local collectives to play some shows, Mostly Cloudy made its debut on Pride weekend, with a party at Arcana. A special place for QUEENIE, as she's returned to the venue on several occasions and is slated to start a residency there later this year.
Today, Mostly Cloudy is setting itself up for a historic run of parties within the collective's short history. As the party series continues to pick up steam, they don’t plan to slow down anytime soon.
As it currently stands, Mostly Cloudy is a three-person collective, with the current members being QUEENIE, Aka Julia (aka @Cafeconpostre), her photographer, Lupe Pacheco-Gomez, and Masai Wilson, aka KIMOSABE.
Unlike other collectives in the city, which keep a long list of in-house local DJs that usually fill their line-ups, Mostly Cloudy plays it more by ear.
When it comes to booking the talent for her shows, QUEENIE isn’t looking for the biggest name that's going to attract a general audience, she's booking what she wants to hear, “ I don’t sell somebody for their name, I sell the vibe of the party, the people that you’re gonna meet, the music that you’re gonna discover…”
In the world of entertainment, QUEENIE understands that sometimes she's going to get pushback from venues when she's pitching artists who aren't popular with American audiences.
She spoke about the hesitation she anticipated when booking her headlining act for her upcoming second anniversary party, “I’m bringing Alírio from São Paulo, and she is very foundational to São Paulo’s underground funk scene, but in the world of promotion and club booking, she's not known to the American listener.”
Like every collective in the scene, QUEENIE has her own philosophies behind what she believes makes a good party. Mostly Cloudy is actually pretty simple: a few lights, good music, and a room full of people ready to dance the night away.
As a performer, QUEENIE shares that while she's still trying to get over some stage fright, she eventually sees herself becoming more of a dynamic performer on stage.
“I have slight stage fright, and it kind of feels like I have a lot of work to do as a performer and a DJ. I think I can see myself changing, the way that we operate right now, but honestly, it's really cool how you can just pull up, and it's just music for six hours straight, and that's so sick to me… but if I were to hop up on the mic and start doing tricks and shit, then that cover fee gonna [go] up, because I just upped the stage production value,” she playfully states.
As for the pricing of her shows, the minimal stage production also helps keep the cost low, which in turn helps keep ticket prices accessible to partygoers. It’s how Mostly Cloudy can throw a party at El Rio, which costs five bucks all night, with tickets being sold both online and at the door.
She also makes it a point to have a shared number of Guest List spots open for Queer, Trans, and Nonbinary folks who may be struggling with finding safe queer-friendly nightlife spaces in the city.
“Honestly, I just want to make it as accessible as possible, and I feel like, living right now in 2026, and under the type of political and economic conditions that we live under, I’m like, girl, you’re going through enough like, this is the one place — don’t even worry about it just come in,” she explains.
If you have dreams of making it onto Mostly Cloudy's guest list in the near future, you'd better come prepared with a good story to back up your request. QUEENIE doesn’t respond well to people just asking for the guest list out of pure entitlement and ego.
“I love a story, I love entertainment,” she says. She goes on to state some examples that have worked in the past, like showing a true appreciation for a headlining act, repeated attendance to shows, and sometimes just having a positive vibe is all you need.
“I just like grandiose actions. I feel like if you are so dululu and crazy and you’re talking about something that just makes me crack up, I'm letting you in,” says QUEENIE.
If you follow QUEENIE on TikTok, you'll quickly realize that she's cultivated her local audience on the premise of throwing fem-centered parties. It’s a reason why, in her eyes, so many women feel comfortable attending her parties, even going as far as to start group chats with each other to coordinate future attendance to nightlife events around the city.
“I feel like I cultivated that, my content doesn't surround me being like, ‘I’m so hot, cool, and sexy, come to my parties’, it’s like you can find friends, lovers, community, vibes, and long-lasting relationships. This is the type of party where you know you’re gonna want to go back, not even knowing who the DJ’s are gonna be, just because it's that good of a time,” she says.
When we first spoke with QUEENIE back in August, she was at a very pivotal moment in her career, a week away from quitting her 9-5 corporate job to pursue nightlife promotion full-time. A lot has changed since, for her, the transition has come with its ups and downs.
“It’s hard, I have no disposable income. But I also got to go to Brazil and Japan, and now I'm going to Mexico City this month too. So I’m just grateful that DJing and throwing shows has been able to afford me that, but outside of that, I have had no disposable income,” she explains.
QUEENIE understands where the major trends in the electronic music scene, not just internationally, but locally, are heading. With Baile Funk being right at the center of that storm, she knows that people in the local scene are hungry for that kind of party.
“I think Baile Funk has become really popular, but I think every genre is gonna have its time with that popularity. It was Jersey Club, it was New Orleans Bounce, and now it's Baile Funk,” she says.
As for looking into the future, QUEENIE shares a mutual sentiment with other collectives in the nightlife scene, one of seeing the city continue to rise in recognition for its underground electronic scene.
“I’m from here. I definitely want to see it go up, but it can’t go off one or two collectives working separately, people need to work together. So I’m looking, and I'm waiting for, you know, some more action, and I would love to be a part of that.” says QUEENIE.
Some advice for individuals who are interested in getting involved in the scene who might be scared or unsure of the energy? Be aware of lingering judgmental stares and say goodbye to the days of having extra pocket change lying at the bottom of your thrifted vintage designer handbag.
“You will be judged, and there is mean girl energy, you gotta be strong-willed. It takes a certain type of person because you will be broke. Like even if you do well in a show, the money’s going into the next show, and then you’re paying rent and you’re paying for your groceries. It’s not easy, but it's hella fun.”
For QUEENIE, Mostly Cloudy, is a mission statement to keep pushing the boundaries of what the local nightlife scene could be. She’s carving out space for an audience who is hungry for more genre-bending music outside the stereotypical umbrella of popular electronic music events. As the party continues to grow, so does its identity, and with that what it can become is yet to be determined.
The energy that QUEENIE has curated inherently keeps out bad actors from entering her space, its centering of all things queer and feminine leaves no room for the heteronormative. While the forecast is yet to be predicted for this collective’s future, one thing is for sure, the current storm is only heating up.
The Forecast Reads:
Mostly Cloudy
You may know the following party series for a multitude of different reasons. From their large Latin-centered warehouse rave events in the SoMa, to their smaller events in venues like Arcana and El Rio in the Mission. Mostly Cloudy has been the name on everyone's tongue as of late, their party on New Year’s brought in DJs from both Mexico City and New York to close out 2025 at Monarch.
We attended our first Mostly Cloudy show back in September, which marked a change in the party’s history, being one of its biggest shows up to that point. The description of the show was straightforward: “Deculonizacion’s KEBRA brings the sounds of the Brazilian and Latin club continuum to the Bay for a night of invigorating rhythms at an underground location,” via RA. The lineup was stacked, with performances by Lil Zé, Yuca Frita, QUEENIE, KIMOSABE, RITCHRD, and Felipe d. The event that landed them an RA pick set the precedent for their parties to come in the following months.
This month, Mostly Cloudy is celebrating its second anniversary, of course, by throwing a massive rave at The Foundry, with a headliner straight from São Paulo’s underground music scene, Alírio. The party, which is being advertised as its biggest to-date, marks a turning point for this collective, and the it-girl behind the scenes of it all. 25-year-old, Julia Ávila, better known to some by her TikTok handle, @Cafeconpostre (or her DJ name QUEENIE), is the mastermind behind the powerful storm that is Mostly Cloudy.
QUEENIE, who prides herself on being a San Francisco native, started throwing parties in the city a little over two years ago — it all started when she picked up DJing as a hobby.
She shared how she was bored of all the music she was listening to at the time, “Even though I was discovering new music, I wasn’t really listening to DJ mixes or anything like that, but after hearing a few, I realized, oh, I actually construct the music that I already like in a way that would be great to dance to.”
It was during her time in Brazil that she learned to DJ, taking in the country's rich history of baile funk, which would eventually influence her sound as an artist.
“I was absorbing all this Brazilian, baile funk and electronic music, and I wanted that to be something that I could experience in San Francisco,” she says.
Some of the first parties thrown by QUEENIE happened in empty apartments, under the premise of recording the sets and eventually posting them on YouTube. She explains, “I actually went on TikTok and was like, ‘Is there any amateur female DJs who just want to practice, put themselves out there?’ and I did connect with a few DJs.”
Those early parties started through a collaboration with the online video series, Apartment Life — which started a trend of up-and-coming at-home DJs recording themselves performing in their living rooms and playing it online.
“It ended up becoming a party of nothing…I was like oh shoot, let me do another one, and so many people were asking, ‘oh, how do I get in?” Explains QUEENIE. “Like, you can’t get into my house.”
That experience is what ultimately inspired her to start throwing events outside her backyard. After being hired by a few local collectives to play some shows, Mostly Cloudy made its debut on Pride weekend, with a party at Arcana. A special place for QUEENIE, as she's returned to the venue on several occasions and is slated to start a residency there later this year.
Today, Mostly Cloudy is setting itself up for a historic run of parties within the collective's short history. As the party series continues to pick up steam, they don’t plan to slow down anytime soon. As it currently stands, Mostly Cloudy is a three-person collective, with the current members being QUEENIE, Aka Julia (aka @Cafeconpostre), her photographer, Lupe Pacheco-Gomez, and Masai Wilson, aka KIMOSABE.
Unlike other collectives in the city, which keep a long list of in-house local DJs that usually fill their line-ups, Mostly Cloudy plays it more by ear. When it comes to booking the talent for her shows, QUEENIE isn’t looking for the biggest name that's going to attract a general audience, she's booking what she wants to hear, “ I don’t sell somebody for their name, I sell the vibe of the party, the people that you’re gonna meet, the music that you’re gonna discover…”
In the world of entertainment, QUEENIE understands that sometimes she's going to get pushback from venues when she's pitching artists who aren't popular with American audiences. She spoke about the hesitation she anticipated when booking her headlining act for her upcoming second anniversary party, “I’m bringing Alírio from São Paulo, and she is very foundational to São Paulo’s underground funk scene, but in the world of promotion and club booking, she's not known to the American listener.”
Like every collective in the scene, QUEENIE has her own philosophies behind what she believes makes a good party. Mostly Cloudy is actually pretty simple: a few lights, good music, and a room full of people ready to dance the night away. As a performer, QUEENIE shares that while she's still trying to get over some stage fright, she eventually sees herself becoming more of a dynamic performer on stage.
“I have slight stage fright, and it kind of feels like I have a lot of work to do as a performer and a DJ. I think I can see myself changing, the way that we operate right now, but honestly, it's really cool how you can just pull up, and it's just music for six hours straight, and that's so sick to me… but if I were to hop up on the mic and start doing tricks and shit, then that cover fee gonna [go] up, because I just upped the stage production value,” she playfully states.
As for the pricing of her shows, the minimal stage production also helps keep the cost low, which in turn helps keep ticket prices accessible to partygoers. It’s how Mostly Cloudy can throw a party at El Rio, which costs five bucks all night, with tickets being sold both online and at the door. She also makes it a point to have a shared number of Guest List spots open for Queer, Trans, and Nonbinary folks who may be struggling with finding safe queer-friendly nightlife spaces in the city.
“Honestly, I just want to make it as accessible as possible, and I feel like, living right now in 2026, and under the type of political and economic conditions that we live under, I’m like, girl, you’re going through enough like, this is the one place — don’t even worry about it just come in,” she explains.
If you have dreams of making it onto Mostly Cloudy's guest list in the near future, you'd better come prepared with a good story to back up your request. QUEENIE doesn’t respond well to people just asking for the guest list out of pure entitlement and ego. “I love a story, I love entertainment,” she says. She goes on to state some examples that have worked in the past, like showing a true appreciation for a headlining act, repeated attendance to shows, and sometimes just having a positive vibe is all you need.
“I just like grandiose actions. I feel like if you are so dululu and crazy and you’re talking about something that just makes me crack up, I'm letting you in,” says QUEENIE.
If you follow QUEENIE on TikTok, you'll quickly realize that she's cultivated her local audience on the premise of throwing fem-centered parties. It’s a reason why, in her eyes, so many women feel comfortable attending her parties, even going as far as to start group chats with each other to coordinate future attendance to nightlife events around the city.
“I feel like I cultivated that, my content doesn't surround me being like, ‘I’m so hot, cool, and sexy, come to my parties’, it’s like you can find friends, lovers, community, vibes, and long-lasting relationships. This is the type of party where you know you’re gonna want to go back, not even knowing who the DJ’s are gonna be, just because it's that good of a time,” she says.
When we first spoke with QUEENIE back in August, she was at a very pivotal moment in her career, a week away from quitting her 9-5 corporate job to pursue nightlife promotion full-time. A lot has changed since, for her, the transition has come with its ups and downs.
“It’s hard, I have no disposable income. But I also got to go to Brazil and Japan, and now I'm going to Mexico City this month too. So I’m just grateful that DJing and throwing shows has been able to afford me that, but outside of that, I have had no disposable income,” she explains.
QUEENIE understands where the major trends in the electronic music scene, not just internationally, but locally, are heading. With Baile Funk being right at the center of that storm, she knows that people in the local scene are hungry for that kind of party. “I think Baile Funk has become really popular, but I think every genre is gonna have its time with that popularity. It was Jersey Club, it was New Orleans Bounce, and now it's Baile Funk,” she says.
As for looking into the future, QUEENIE shares a mutual sentiment with other collectives in the nightlife scene, one of seeing the city continue to rise in recognition for its underground electronic scene.
“I’m from here. I definitely want to see it go up, but it can’t go off one or two collectives working separately, people need to work together. So I’m looking, and I'm waiting for, you know, some more action, and I would love to be a part of that.” says QUEENIE.
Some advice for individuals who are interested in getting involved in the scene who might be scared or unsure of the energy? Be aware of lingering judgmental stares and say goodbye to the days of having extra pocket change lying at the bottom of your thrifted vintage designer handbag.
“You will be judged, and there is mean girl energy, you gotta be strong-willed. It takes a certain type of person because you will be broke. Like even if you do well in a show, the money’s going into the next show, and then you’re paying rent and you’re paying for your groceries. It’s not easy, but it's hella fun.”
For QUEENIE, Mostly Cloudy, is a mission statement to keep pushing the boundaries of what the local nightlife scene could be. She’s carving out space for an audience who is hungry for more genre-bending music outside the stereotypical umbrella of popular electronic music events. As the party continues to grow, so does its identity, and with that what it can become is yet to be determined.
The energy that QUEENIE has curated inherently keeps out bad actors from entering her space, its centering of all things queer and feminine leaves no room for the heteronormative. While the forecast is yet to be predicted for this collective’s future, one thing is for sure, the current storm is only heating up.
The Forecast Reads:
Mostly Cloudy
You may know the following party series for a multitude of different reasons. From their large Latin-centered warehouse rave events in the SoMa, to their smaller events in venues like Arcana and El Rio in the Mission. Mostly Cloudy has been the name on everyone's tongue as of late, their party on New Year’s brought in DJs from both Mexico City and New York to close out 2025 at Monarch.
We attended our first Mostly Cloudy show back in September, which marked a change in the party’s history, being one of its biggest shows up to that point. The description of the show was straightforward: “Deculonizacion’s KEBRA brings the sounds of the Brazilian and Latin club continuum to the Bay for a night of invigorating rhythms at an underground location,” via RA. The lineup was stacked, with performances by Lil Zé, Yuca Frita, QUEENIE, KIMOSABE, RITCHRD, and Felipe d. The event that landed them an RA pick set the precedent for their parties to come in the following months.
This month, Mostly Cloudy is celebrating its second anniversary, of course, by throwing a massive rave at The Foundry, with a headliner straight from São Paulo’s underground music scene, Alírio. The party, which is being advertised as its biggest to-date, marks a turning point for this collective, and the it-girl behind the scenes of it all. 25-year-old, Julia Ávila, better known to some by her TikTok handle, @Cafeconpostre (or her DJ name QUEENIE), is the mastermind behind the powerful storm that is Mostly Cloudy.
QUEENIE, who prides herself on being a San Francisco native, started throwing parties in the city a little over two years ago — it all started when she picked up DJing as a hobby.
She shared how she was bored of all the music she was listening to at the time, “Even though I was discovering new music, I wasn’t really listening to DJ mixes or anything like that, but after hearing a few, I realized, oh, I actually construct the music that I already like in a way that would be great to dance to.”
It was during her time in Brazil that she learned to DJ, taking in the country's rich history of baile funk, which would eventually influence her sound as an artist.
“I was absorbing all this Brazilian, baile funk and electronic music, and I wanted that to be something that I could experience in San Francisco,” she says.
Some of the first parties thrown by QUEENIE happened in empty apartments, under the premise of recording the sets and eventually posting them on YouTube. She explains, “I actually went on TikTok and was like, ‘Is there any amateur female DJs who just want to practice, put themselves out there?’ and I did connect with a few DJs.”
Those early parties started through a collaboration with the online video series, Apartment Life — which started a trend of up-and-coming at-home DJs recording themselves performing in their living rooms and playing it online.
“It ended up becoming a party of nothing…I was like oh shoot, let me do another one, and so many people were asking, ‘oh, how do I get in?” Explains QUEENIE. “Like, you can’t get into my house.”
That experience is what ultimately inspired her to start throwing events outside her backyard. After being hired by a few local collectives to play some shows, Mostly Cloudy made its debut on Pride weekend, with a party at Arcana. A special place for QUEENIE, as she's returned to the venue on several occasions and is slated to start a residency there later this year.
Today, Mostly Cloudy is setting itself up for a historic run of parties within the collective's short history. As the party series continues to pick up steam, they don’t plan to slow down anytime soon. As it currently stands, Mostly Cloudy is a three-person collective, with the current members being QUEENIE, Aka Julia (aka @Cafeconpostre), her photographer, Lupe Pacheco-Gomez, and Masai Wilson, aka KIMOSABE.
Unlike other collectives in the city, which keep a long list of in-house local DJs that usually fill their line-ups, Mostly Cloudy plays it more by ear. When it comes to booking the talent for her shows, QUEENIE isn’t looking for the biggest name that's going to attract a general audience, she's booking what she wants to hear, “ I don’t sell somebody for their name, I sell the vibe of the party, the people that you’re gonna meet, the music that you’re gonna discover…”
In the world of entertainment, QUEENIE understands that sometimes she's going to get pushback from venues when she's pitching artists who aren't popular with American audiences. She spoke about the hesitation she anticipated when booking her headlining act for her upcoming second anniversary party, “I’m bringing Alírio from São Paulo, and she is very foundational to São Paulo’s underground funk scene, but in the world of promotion and club booking, she's not known to the American listener.”
Like every collective in the scene, QUEENIE has her own philosophies behind what she believes makes a good party. Mostly Cloudy is actually pretty simple: a few lights, good music, and a room full of people ready to dance the night away. As a performer, QUEENIE shares that while she's still trying to get over some stage fright, she eventually sees herself becoming more of a dynamic performer on stage.
“I have slight stage fright, and it kind of feels like I have a lot of work to do as a performer and a DJ. I think I can see myself changing, the way that we operate right now, but honestly, it's really cool how you can just pull up, and it's just music for six hours straight, and that's so sick to me… but if I were to hop up on the mic and start doing tricks and shit, then that cover fee gonna [go] up, because I just upped the stage production value,” she playfully states.
As for the pricing of her shows, the minimal stage production also helps keep the cost low, which in turn helps keep ticket prices accessible to partygoers. It’s how Mostly Cloudy can throw a party at El Rio, which costs five bucks all night, with tickets being sold both online and at the door. She also makes it a point to have a shared number of Guest List spots open for Queer, Trans, and Nonbinary folks who may be struggling with finding safe queer-friendly nightlife spaces in the city.
“Honestly, I just want to make it as accessible as possible, and I feel like, living right now in 2026, and under the type of political and economic conditions that we live under, I’m like, girl, you’re going through enough like, this is the one place — don’t even worry about it just come in,” she explains.
If you have dreams of making it onto Mostly Cloudy's guest list in the near future, you'd better come prepared with a good story to back up your request. QUEENIE doesn’t respond well to people just asking for the guest list out of pure entitlement and ego. “I love a story, I love entertainment,” she says. She goes on to state some examples that have worked in the past, like showing a true appreciation for a headlining act, repeated attendance to shows, and sometimes just having a positive vibe is all you need.
“I just like grandiose actions. I feel like if you are so dululu and crazy and you’re talking about something that just makes me crack up, I'm letting you in,” says QUEENIE.
If you follow QUEENIE on TikTok, you'll quickly realize that she's cultivated her local audience on the premise of throwing fem-centered parties. It’s a reason why, in her eyes, so many women feel comfortable attending her parties, even going as far as to start group chats with each other to coordinate future attendance to nightlife events around the city.
“I feel like I cultivated that, my content doesn't surround me being like, ‘I’m so hot, cool, and sexy, come to my parties’, it’s like you can find friends, lovers, community, vibes, and long-lasting relationships. This is the type of party where you know you’re gonna want to go back, not even knowing who the DJ’s are gonna be, just because it's that good of a time,” she says.
When we first spoke with QUEENIE back in August, she was at a very pivotal moment in her career, a week away from quitting her 9-5 corporate job to pursue nightlife promotion full-time. A lot has changed since, for her, the transition has come with its ups and downs.
“It’s hard, I have no disposable income. But I also got to go to Brazil and Japan, and now I'm going to Mexico City this month too. So I’m just grateful that DJing and throwing shows has been able to afford me that, but outside of that, I have had no disposable income,” she explains.
QUEENIE understands where the major trends in the electronic music scene, not just internationally, but locally, are heading. With Baile Funk being right at the center of that storm, she knows that people in the local scene are hungry for that kind of party. “I think Baile Funk has become really popular, but I think every genre is gonna have its time with that popularity. It was Jersey Club, it was New Orleans Bounce, and now it's Baile Funk,” she says.
As for looking into the future, QUEENIE shares a mutual sentiment with other collectives in the nightlife scene, one of seeing the city continue to rise in recognition for its underground electronic scene.
“I’m from here. I definitely want to see it go up, but it can’t go off one or two collectives working separately, people need to work together. So I’m looking, and I'm waiting for, you know, some more action, and I would love to be a part of that.” says QUEENIE.
Some advice for individuals who are interested in getting involved in the scene who might be scared or unsure of the energy? Be aware of lingering judgmental stares and say goodbye to the days of having extra pocket change lying at the bottom of your thrifted vintage designer handbag.
“You will be judged, and there is mean girl energy, you gotta be strong-willed. It takes a certain type of person because you will be broke. Like even if you do well in a show, the money’s going into the next show, and then you’re paying rent and you’re paying for your groceries. It’s not easy, but it's hella fun.”
For QUEENIE, Mostly Cloudy, is a mission statement to keep pushing the boundaries of what the local nightlife scene could be. She’s carving out space for an audience who is hungry for more genre-bending music outside the stereotypical umbrella of popular electronic music events. As the party continues to grow, so does its identity, and with that what it can become is yet to be determined.
The energy that QUEENIE has curated inherently keeps out bad actors from entering her space, its centering of all things queer and feminine leaves no room for the heteronormative. While the forecast is yet to be predicted for this collective’s future, one thing is for sure, the current storm is only heating up.