Power over Everything Tour
Power Over Everything Music Tour is a multi-genre independent artist showcase featuring live performances and DJ sets spanning hip-hop, R&B, pop, Latin, trap, and reggaeton. The event supports the release of Power Over Everything Vol. 2, hosted by DJ Self of Power 105.1.
Magical Girl Burlesque
For most of human history, music and dance have been intertwined in different rituals to celebrate, grieve, and empower. In honor of Raina Sinclair's birthday and burlesque anniversary, Magical Girl Burlesque is holding a fundraiser that features various types of burlesque rituals. All proceeds will be going to the Emolesque Fest to help cover costs for this year's event in May.
Lectures on Tap
This January, we’re learning about everything from the “Five Moments in History that Changed Dentistry” (Manhattan) to “Beyond Rockets: How NASA Transforms the World” (LA). 🛰️
✒️ Maybe we’ll toast with you in Chicago at “Pen vs. Power: The Political Art of the Gilded Age”.
🧠 Or perhaps you’ll join us in Brooklyn at Starr Bar for an interesting and enlightening deep dive into “The History of the Lobotomy”.
Chess & Chill with Family Tapes: A Hip Hop Showcase
Family Tapes is an alternative hip hop act based in Brooklyn, NYC. Known for their booming jazz beats and captivating rhymes, production is handled by Sun Cut Flat and is rooted in the 90's golden era crate-digging aesthetic. Additional primary members include Derek Cedar (NYC), stephenxjones (ATL), and Mistah Levy (NYC). Embraced by a growing audience of hip hop fans across the US and beyond, Family Tapes is part of a widening movement bringing the conscious / backpack element back to the forefront of rap. Their music stands independently without profanity or toxic themes, making for an engaging and uplifting live experience full of thought provoking lyricism, hard hitting jazz/soul beats, and sharp delivery.
The Medley Open Mic
Kick off 2026 with a night of creativity and community at The Medley Open Mic this Monday and every 2nd Monday to come! WHAT TO EXPECT:
Open Mic: 1 song per performer (with second slots possibly available later in the night)
Open Jam: Bring your instrument & jam with the community
Backline Provided: 2x vocal mics, keyboard, guitar amp, bass amp, drum kit, AUX connection for tracks
Entry is FREE — bring your friends and your energy
We're partnering with Dirty Water Hard Seltzer, NYC's dive bar seltzer, for our Open Mics. Available at all our open mics. Crush Responsibly! Ready to perform?
Sign up on The Medley app (hyperlink to: https://themedley.app/open-mic-2026-01-12)
DJ Celso Clerch
Celso Clerch brings the magic to the dance floor with a seamless blend of Funky House, Hip Hop, Reggaeton and Pop. It’s free all night so bring it!
Pulse Sessions
A free, bi-weekly hip-hop and jazz jam session headed by multi-instrumentalist Elisha Henis. The event is known for its intimate, improvised performances from various instrumentalists and vocalists playing seamlessly together. Bring your instruments!
Wednesday Comedy Night
We’re starting 2026 with laughter and joy, despite everything. Join us on Jan 7th at 5pm for Fully Charged Comedy Open Mic, followed by the one and only Constellation Prize Comedy at 8pm!
Weekly Monday Open Mic
Every Monday Night, @ArtvsLifenyc hosts an unforgettable Open Mic at Starr bar. There is always a featured performer. Bands, Singers, Poets, Dancers are all welcome! Doors at 5pm. Sign ups at 6pm.
Country Line dancing: Stomping' with the Slide Stops
Every first Sunday of the month! Two step, line dance, country music! These dances just keep getting better and better. The Slide Stops bring all their country-lovin’ energy to this fun monthly social.
Two step lessons begin at 8:30 sharp with Sara Juran
DJ Rell
Our new favorite DJ on the decks all night mixing Dancehall, Hip Hop and R&B all night.
Yalla! New Years Eve: 'Portals of Diaspora'
This NYE Yalla! Party will be a much needed and special night for our community, and entirely dedicated to the proud immigrants that we are and centering our importance and power. We will welcome the new year with the utmost pride for what we really mean to this country with an all immigrant DJ line-up, global grooves, heritage visuals, and bar codes throughout the space to donate to the cause featuring local group doing direct work like: UndocuBlack Network Cosecha Make the Road NY Queer Detainee Empowerment Project (QDEP). Join us as we showcase our pride in representation through our powerful and colorful roots, joy, and culture with our shared healing love for music and dance.
Speak Into Soul Jam
Step into an immersive open jam experience where every voice, style, background, and genre is welcome. Come as you are, plug into the vibe, and let your soul speak freely.️ ️Whether you sing, rap, play, move, or just feel the music this night is for community, expression, and pure creative flow.️ Let's make magic together
Salsa Saturdays with DJ Fatin
Introducing Salsa Saturdays, on the last Saturday of each month starting Dec 27th! Come dance to Salsa, bachata, merengue, cha cha cha! Eat, drink, dance, and come together to support a great community space! Proceeds from the door donations will benefit Mayday Space.
About @maydayspace: Mayday is Starr Bar’s sister space a few blocks away. It is a community center and organizing hub for grassroots groups, Bushwick residents, artists and activists from across NYC (and beyond!) to build a better world together.
About @djfatin: Fatin (she/her) is a Lenapehoking/NYC based DJ who has been part of the local Latin dance community for more than 10 years
DJ Will Music Video Night
DJ Will is a talented DJ who will be spinning Music Videos all night for a free and fun night on the dancefloor
Oilyversary
A queer, antizionist dance party to celebrate Chanukah and 8 Oily Dyke's 1st Birthday! Much to our disbelief, 8 Oily Dykes is turning 1! Little did we know back in December 2024 what type of oily, ass-shaking, radical performance mutual aid work we’d be doing; but it has been all of our oiliest honors and privileges to grow, become more of ourselves this year, create ever-lasting community, and donate, with you all of course, almost $20k to Mutual Aid here and abroad. We really, truly couldn't do this without you and we want to celebrate!!
You: glistening like you've never glistened before, oiled up and ready to boogie, the light of menorah guiding you to Starr Bar. Us: shinier, sparklier, oilier than ever before, lips puckered, ready to revel in community, and with two stellar DJs lined up and a surprise pole act at 12:30!
Payasos Para Gaza
Bring your best clown attitude & attire to join us for a very queer/ trans evening of clownery to benefit the performers & work of Gaza Circus School! Clown around with live performances & music, mutual aid, letter writing, thrifting, raffle & perreo! Tickets to enter the stage room available at the door or on posh: https://posh.vip/e/payasos-para-gaza-fundraiser-for-gaza-circus-school
No one turned away for lack of funds.
The Haven Jam
Every 4th Tuesday of each month, Ali Bishop hosts a jam session here. Bring your instruments, because all are welcome!
New Kings Democrats Holiday Party
Join us for the New Kings Democrats annual Holiday Party! This is also their annual fundraiser. Come out, celebrate the wins from this year, and help us build toward more winning in 2026! RSVP HERE
Art Rock with Dr. Dan
Presenting ART ROCK at Starr Bar! Dr. Dan has renounced his evil medical degree and decided to become an artist. Check out our live music show FREE Sunday with four incredible acts! It’ll be spectabulous! Poster by @izzymarsail
DJ Sunny Dee
Resident DJ Sunny Dee hits the deck again keeping you on the dance floor all night long.
Left Voice Holiday Fundraiser
The night will open with a live set from local cumbia, bulle and tambora legends (@lamangabk), continue with a round of socialist trivia, and dancing afterwards to a DJ set!
We are raising money as part of our campaign to open a political & cultural space for revolutionary politics in NYC. $25 suggested price to enter the Stage Room & consider contributing more if you have the means. Venmo @luigiwmorris (@ luigi-morris) for advance tickets or tickets at the door.
Come celebrate a year of class struggle and comradeship with us! We can't wait to see you there 🎄🪩✊
NYC DSA Presents: Battle of Algiers Film night & Discussion
Calling all movies fans and cinephiles! Join us for the first-ever edition of Cinema with Comrades, an all-new movie club within NYC-DSA! The Battle of Algiers (1966) is a foundational text of revolutionary cinema that vividly recreates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s. Shot on the streets of Algiers in the Italian neorealist tradition, the film is a case study of revolutionary minded filmmaking centering the movement toward decolonization.
A discussion will follow the screening! Suggested Donation: $10 (Proceeds will go to the chapter!)
AGENT DMZ on the decks
Agent DMZ is a multi-talented force hailing from New York and molded in Puerto Rico. As a Black-Boricua, her unique roots infuse her music with unparalleled flavor. Come dance, its free fun.
Sunrise NYC Book Fair
Join Sunrise NYC at our Book Fair! We are a group of young people fighting for a safe, just, and affordable future in New York by taking on the polluters and oligarchs who threaten our city. Browse, read, learn, and mingle with us. All ticket holders will receive two used books of their choice and admission to our writers panel on Science Fiction, Climate Change, and Writing for the Future. Special guests include Yume Kitasei, author of Saltcrop, and other award winning science-fiction writers. Additional books will be for sale at a discounted price. All proceeds will benefit the Sunrise Movement's New York City Chapter.
Magical Girl Burlesque
Magical Girl Burlesque is back with our yearly tribute to our favorite band: My Chemical Romance. Get out of your post holiday haze with a night of burlesque, drag, and sideshow to prove it was never just a phase. Featuring performances by: Callisto Ryder, Dick Move, Faxtra Larq, Felix Elixir, La Petite Mystique, Raina Sincllair, Sour Du Soir, and kittening by Sarah Tops. Tickets to enter the Stage Room: https://bit.ly/4hFe4v9
Love, Rage & Mutual Aid: Community Fridge Fundraiser
A NIGHT OF LOVE, RAGE, AND MUTUAL AID🖤 🤘🎸🪩🩰 To feed someone is a radical act of love!
Join us for a night of live bands, pole dancing, tattoos, and local art! This event will raise funds to continue restocking the community fridge with quality, choice food every single week and to distribute grocery store gift cards to our community members❤️🖤❤️
Performances By…My Friend Noel, Spite Fences, 6 Local Pole Dancers. If you’re able, please bring cash to tip our incredible performers 💸💸💸
Tickets to enter the Stage Room here: ➡️https://partiful.com/e/96zJwcELrt9TQYLg4YSS?source=share
Caribbe-esque Burlesque Show and Dance Party
Caribb-esque" is an original sultry Burlesque showcase and late-night party inspired by the rich cultures of the Caribbean islands. The show blends captivating Burlesque acts, music, and mesmerizing performances from a diverse range of artists, each bringing their own unique flavor to the stage. It’s a celebration of sensuality, history, pride, and the irresistible rhythms of the Caribbean. Hosted by Haze L. Nutt. Featuring performances by: Susie Dahl, Mila Muerte, Nita Yellowcakes, & Messica Rabbit. Gogo dancers all night! Cover Charge to enter Stage Room.
Book Launch: Sex Change From Hell
Come party like it’s 1999 (or 1993!) at SEX CHANGE FROM HELL, a once-in-a-millennium literary event hosted by LittlePuss Press and Girl Dad Press. Join us to celebrate the launches of Gendertrash From Hell & Sex Change and the City, two irreverent and hilarious collections about sex, trans culture, and the 1990s. Festivities will include a dramatic reading by Harron Walker & Alex Bedder, a screening of the short film “Gender Troublemakers” (made by the original Gendertrash creators), and a freewheeling chat between LittlePuss editrix Cat Fitzpatrick and Girl Dad editor Tuck Woodstock. Books will be signed!
ДИСКОТЕКА (Diskoteka)
Music is resistance and a way to connect with our culture. It tells stories of struggle, history, and community. If you’ve ever seen or been to an Eastern European wedding, you already know — you’re in for a blast! Expect a mix of throwbacks, EDM, Eurodance, Techno, and Haus, plus a live DJ bringing the best of Bulgaria, Poland, Ukraine, and other Slavic/Eastern European cultures.
Election Night Watch Party
Come hang with the homies as we watch the NYC Mayoral Race results come in.
Discounts on our signature cocktail, The Zohran!
Dia de los Muertos
Unleash your inner monster, mythical creature, or horror icon – the possibilities are endless! Dressing up and face painting is encouraged but not mandatory. Dia De Los Muertos inspired costume are a plus - Common garb for Dia de Los Muertos includes black tuxedos, stunning gowns, floral accessories, faces painted, and skull everything. Music by Top Female NY Based DJ's!
Scary Times Costume Contest & Dance Party
Life is stranger than fiction….and times are tough! So we are hosting a FREE DJ DANCE PARTY and COSTUME CONTEST on Oct 31st. If you can be scarier than real life, you win a tab on the house. Judges come from a pool of folks who successfully fight demons every day. So dress to impress! DJ Rell’s music video jam will be a feast for all senses all night long.