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January 2026 Calendar

Hello from Mactan Island πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­

Starting 2026 with the sea breeze on my face, and it feels oh so good!

DC friends, check out me and Ashley Dequilla’s piece for The Art Island’s collaborate / kΙ™ΛˆlabΙ™ΛŒrāt at Gallery Y. Open daily through January 23.

January schedule below!

πŸ›– DC
2 Fri 8:00PM-12:00AM | All NightπŸ“ La Betty

🏝️ Cebu
9 Fri 8:00-11:00PM | 7s Only πŸ“ Unity Coffee & Vinyl
10 Sat 5:00-7:00PM | SAMASAMA x Pawn Records Presents: All Hands on Deck 2 / DJ Workshop for Women and Gender-Expansive Folks πŸ“ The Other Pavement
10 Sat 9:00PM | All Night w/ Nina Turtle πŸ“ The Other Pavement

β˜€οΈ Manila
15 Thu 7:00PM | Sunset Sessions w/ meesterenriquez πŸ“ Good Vibrations Records, Cubao Expo
17 Sat 5:00PM | Club 45 πŸ“ Treskul Records Mandaluyong

πŸ›– DC
20 Tue 7:30-11:30PM | All Night πŸ“ FlorerΓ­a AtlΓ‘ntico
21 Wed 5:30-8:00PM | NMWA NightsπŸ“ National Museum of Women in the Arts
21 Wed 7:00-11:00PM | Buena Suerte Presents: Skyyline w/ Baby Alcatraz πŸ“ Arlo DC Rooftop
22 Thu 8:00-11:00PM | Buena Suerte Listening Session: En Su SalsaπŸ“ La Betty
22 Thu 8:00-9:00PM | RotationsπŸ“ WFMU Rock’n’Soul Radio
23 Fri 9:30PM | After The Credits πŸ“ Suns Cinema
24 Sat 11:30AM-3:00PM | A Day of Community πŸ“ National Portrait Gallery
25 Sun 9:00-11:00PM | OPM Sundays πŸ“ Twitch
26 Mon 7:30-11:30PM | All Night πŸ“ FlorerΓ­a AtlΓ‘ntico CANCELLED due to inclement weather ❄️
26 Mon 8:00-9:00PM | New Wave HeartthrobsπŸ“ Twitch
27 Tue 7:30-11:30PM | All Night πŸ“FlorerΓ­a AtlΓ‘ntico
28 Wed 2:00-3:00PM | Raiders of The Lost Art πŸ“ Twitch
28 Wed 6:30-10:30PM | Buena Suerte Presents: Skyyline πŸ“ Arlo DC Rooftop
29 Thu 7:00PM | All Night w/ MartΓ­n Miguel πŸ“ Grazie Mille

🍎 New York
31 Sat 2:00PM | Orphans at MoMA: At Play, Amateurs, Animators, and Avant-Gardes πŸ“ The Museum of Modern Art // Me and Ashley Dequilla’s project will be screened at MoMA:
The Little Farmers of Reynoldsburg, Ohio (1936, USA) Directed by Nicholas Viernes, 15 min. Preserved by Filipino American Historical Society of Chicago. Original Pilipino Music score by Les Talusan.

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September Calendar Update

Illustration: Katrin Davis

Illustration: Katrin Davis

Here (and cool weddings) is where you’ll hear me playing tunes this month:

9/1  Beats & Burgers: DJ 101 with Les The DJ and DJ Zombie at Slash Run

9/5  Bahala Na at Eaton Radio (2-4PM)

9/6  I Dig Your Mind: Come Dig Our Minds Edition at Showtime (10PM-2AM)

9/7  Smithsonian APA Center Presents: Queer Futurisms feat. Olivia Neutron-John, ZavΓ© Martohardjono and Les The DJ at The REACH Opening Festival at the Kennedy Center

9/8  DC Public Library Performance Tent - 18th & Belmont at Adams Morgan Day (12-1:15PM)

9/12  Bahala Na at Eaton Radio (2-4PM)

9/13 National Women’s Law Center Reception for Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute

9/19  Bahala Na at Eaton Radio (2-4PM)

9/19 Ambassador’s Night of Jazz & Conversation

9/20  Taking The Piss β€œA Night of Good Music” at Marx CafΓ© (10PM-2AM)

9/22  Homespun feat. Que Verde (live set) at Black Cat

9/25  NARAL Pro-Choice America Cocktail Reception

9/26  Bahala Na at Eaton Radio (2-4PM)

9/27  Allegory (10PM-2AM)

And lastly, SAVE THE DATE! On 10/12, Saturday, I will be hosting SULONG! A Filipinx American History Month Celebration Featuring Ruby Ibarra at Wild Days. Details to follow.


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Photo Credit: Mel Valera

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