Sweet Abyss w/ Yessi, JZKL, I4A +
A night of transgender dance music featuring live performances and DJs at Bantha Tea Bar.
Sweet Abyss: A Night of Transgender Dance Music returns on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 from 7–11PM at Bantha Tea Bar in Pittsburgh, PA. This all-ages event features gay psychedelic vibes, esoteric lounge music, and more.
Lineup:
- Yessi (Live!)
- JZKL + I4A (Live!)
- Malzof + Carrie Sours (DJs)
- Visuals by Malzof
Sliding scale admission: $5–$20 (NOTAFLOF – No One Turned Away For Lack Of Funds). A welcoming, inclusive space celebrating transgender artists and queer dance culture.
WEDNESDAY MAY 20TH / 7-11PM / $5-$20 SLIDING SCALE ALL AGES AT BANTHA TEA BAR @banthateabar
SWEET ABYSS welcomes you to a unique gathering of familial forces for a night of evocative electronics & bold soundwaves 😈🤭😜
YESSI will make her return to Pittsburgh with a LIVE SET of beautifully cocophonous frequencies & metaphysical beat science for the dykes, theys, & gays. Thriving in her new home of Los Angeles, she’s always leveling up her sound & making amazing music for bold Sagittarius Wifegirls who love their wives & avant dancers of all shapes, sizes, & locales.
To close out the night, a LIVE performance will also transpire from JZKL, the duo of virtuosic percussionist Johnny Zoloft + the worst avant garde turntablist you’ve ever heard Kiernan Laveaux, this time joined by very special guest & friend I4A @i4apresentday shredding minor key guitar passages over top of the JZKL abstract cauldron of sound. JZKL has only performed in Pittsburgh twice before & this will now be their first set with Johnny Zoloft’s percussive synthesis THE BOX transforming the band into full on speaker musick. Soundtracking the spiritual decay of the now, they’re honored to be sharing this moment of sound with I4A’s six string storytelling to unravel & congeal our shared fates.
Sweet Abyss’ Daddy & Mommy Malzof & Carrie Sours will be providing #esoteric selects to open the night, in their signature cheeky styles of TRANSGENDER DANCE MUSIC beloved by everyone from Pups, Old ravers who remember when the music was what reallu mattered, maladjusted artists who don’t use their degrees, radical farmers for a better tomorrow, & bisexuals the world over.
Lineup:
- Yessi (Live!)
- JZKL + I4A (Live!)
- Malzof + Carrie Sours (DJs)
- Visuals by Malzof
Sliding scale admission: $5–$20 (NOTAFLOF – No One Turned Away For Lack Of Funds). A welcoming, inclusive space celebrating transgender artists and queer dance culture.
WEDNESDAY MAY 20TH / 7-11PM / $5-$20 SLIDING SCALE ALL AGES AT BANTHA TEA BAR @banthateabar
SWEET ABYSS welcomes you to a unique gathering of familial forces for a night of evocative electronics & bold soundwaves 😈🤭😜
YESSI will make her return to Pittsburgh with a LIVE SET of beautifully cocophonous frequencies & metaphysical beat science for the dykes, theys, & gays. Thriving in her new home of Los Angeles, she’s always leveling up her sound & making amazing music for bold Sagittarius Wifegirls who love their wives & avant dancers of all shapes, sizes, & locales.
To close out the night, a LIVE performance will also transpire from JZKL, the duo of virtuosic percussionist Johnny Zoloft + the worst avant garde turntablist you’ve ever heard Kiernan Laveaux, this time joined by very special guest & friend I4A @i4apresentday shredding minor key guitar passages over top of the JZKL abstract cauldron of sound. JZKL has only performed in Pittsburgh twice before & this will now be their first set with Johnny Zoloft’s percussive synthesis THE BOX transforming the band into full on speaker musick. Soundtracking the spiritual decay of the now, they’re honored to be sharing this moment of sound with I4A’s six string storytelling to unravel & congeal our shared fates.
Sweet Abyss’ Daddy & Mommy Malzof & Carrie Sours will be providing #esoteric selects to open the night, in their signature cheeky styles of TRANSGENDER DANCE MUSIC beloved by everyone from Pups, Old ravers who remember when the music was what reallu mattered, maladjusted artists who don’t use their degrees, radical farmers for a better tomorrow, & bisexuals the world over.
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