The Weekly Cue in - Vol. 3, March 9-15th

What we’re up to this week

Weekend Debrief

Brooklyn Mirage Saga Told Through Astrology

It’s been called the “crown jewel” of NYC’s rave scene. It dominated the 2010s. Its spike in popularity coincides with the rise of DJs spawning in King County. In this article, we compare it to the timeline of the Brooklyn Mirage.

Note: This article uses Western astrology.

Special thank you to The Other Magazines, edm.com, cafeastrology.com, and bkmag.com

Mirage Timeline:

June 2022: Avant Gardner Acquires Made Event, Electric Zoo, a festival space on Randall’s Island for $15 Million

March 2025: Newly minted CEO of Avant Gardner (and technically their first CEO ever) Josh Wyatt announced his vision for a big dream. Private small sound system venues, exclusive backstage clubbing, souring balconies: all in spaceship architecture designed to showcase the future of electronic music. This was one of Mirage’s regularly scheduled 3-year redesign to remain at the top of the pack. At this time, Avant Gardener had not acquired the necessary permits to reopen.

ASTROLOGY May 2025: Saturn Transits into Aries

Impact:

Saturn is the planet of dedication, restriction, and responsibility. Aries is a sign of eager energy, beginnings (but perhaps not always follow-through). Together, they can struggle if not balanced. Rushed, broad intentions may cripple under the weight of material responsibility.

March 29 2025: Solar Eclipse. Urge to release the old and embrace the new. Great change. Karmic Lessons, destiny shifts. Change comes to you, but starting something is ill-advised.

May 2025: Scheduled Reopening for Brooklyn Mirage

Here’s a sneak peek of the proposed vision. Insert eulogy here.

Pics acquired from Do312.

If you’re a raver time-travelling back to here, you’ve either gone back too far, or way too soon.

ASTROLOGY June-May 2025: Jupiter’s Transit From Gemini into Cancer.

Impact:
Jupiter is an outer planet known for growth, and expanding the impact of energy it moves through. If you are familiar with outer planets, they are known as teachers, part of broader life lessons. It promotes luck, offers wisdom through success, knowledge, broad thinking, and fresh opportunities.

Gemini is the sign of communication, for worldly purposes thinking everything from interpersonal to social media to travel to academia. and is detriment in Jupiter. This limits its positive abilities. Cancer, sign of emotions and the home, is in exaltation in Jupiter. Expansion depends on firm foundations, stable home connections, and thrives in comfort, faith and family.

Highlights: Jupiter Squares True North Node. Jupiter Square Saturn and Neptune.

August 2025: Avant Gardner files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Josh, conductor of the “grand re-opening opera” has been let go, replaced in leadership by Gary Richards (“DJ Destructo”) to stop financial hemorrhage.

September 7 2025: Lunar Eclipse. Saturn, planet of responsibility and structure, has moved back into Pisces, the sign of dreams, illusions (for example, mirages), spirituality, and universal consciousness. Desires to control situations larger than ourselves will fail. Pacing is key.

Highlights: Jupiter Trine True North Node.

Flashback: in October 2023 Dubai’s FIVE Holdings Group, a hospitality and real-estate group, acquired the Pacha Group for $330 million. Pacha, international nightclub icon, was promised to host more reggaeton VIPs, better sound systems, and NFT wristbands under its new owners.

Jan 2026: FIVE Holdings acquires the Brooklyn Mirage venue for $110 million. Axar, Avant Gardner’s main lender, is immediately sued. Scott Enman of the Brooklyn Mag’s source described the move as representative of a larger takeover in the electronic venue and NYC nightlife scene by hedge funds.

Jan 2 2026: Chiron, comet of the “wounded healer” teaches through personal struggle. After moving in retrograde (struggling or confusing how to find meaning in major self challenges) since July, it turns direct. Personal truths become public and clarified.

Bonus info for the astrologically and business minds:

Brooklyn Mirage officially opened its doors on July 1, 2017. It opened briefly in May 2016, followed by issues with safety standards and liquor permits.

Here’s a natal chart based on a birth day and time of its first official opening party with CityFox at 4 pm, July 1, 2017.

Open Decks This week

1. Intro to Ableton: Bass and Hooks - at Nowadays

   Wed, 3/11 ,7-9pm, $20

   This workshop series focuses on learning the essential tools to translate your ideas into sound. You’ll learn how to construct grooves, write hooks, and build tracks that hold up in a club environment.

2. Open Decks with STEEN and Surfing DJs: Producer Night at SILO

   Wed, 3/11 ,7 pm - 2 am, 90 Scott Ave, FREE!

   Sign-up is in person at the event only, slots are 12 minutes. FREE! only with advance RSVP.

3. Thursdays are casual Open Decks at Jade

   Thu, 3/12, 10pm - 12:30am, FREE!

   Each selected DJ gets a 15-minute set to show their taste, flow, and ability to move a room. At the end of the night, our hosts will invite one standout back up for a bonus 30-minute set.

4. Rendezvous Grooves Open Decks - at Idle Mind Tavern

   Thu , 3/12, 8 pm-3 am, 623 Manhattan Ave. , FREE!

   Sign-ups open weekly. DM 808.Rendezvous to lock in a slot.

Crate Diggers

IDs for your next gig recommended by Hot Cue DJs

As international women’s day is coming up, we are highlighting some amazing women producers/ DJs who are active in the local scene.

1. Jeff Mills - Bells

   One of the Bellaire 3, orthe original three founders of Techno, Jeff Mills has been honing his own sound for the last 30 years.
   
   On October 28, 1995, he performed at Tokyo’s underground club The Liquid Room for a set lasting over three hours—an event that has since gone down in techno history. That night later led to the release of Live at The Liquid Room – Tokyo, his first publicly available mix, featuring 38 tracks.

   Jeff Mills will do a show in Brooklyn this Sunday, as part of his world tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of his legendary mix Live at The Liquid Room.

2. Coco & Breezy are Producers & DJs and the fiercely stylish twins behind their multifaceted brand. Their musical journey was influenced by their family and grew into a deep passion for dance music culture.

3. Kelly Lee Owens is a new talent coming out of the UK, who has been making great music since 2018. I love all her songs and play them at my set.

In other news…

• Wilderness announces 2026 festival line-up with Carl Cox, Soulwax, Grace Sands, more

Have an AWESOME week! If you meet one of us on the dance floor, say HI!