Fascination: Dark Music Festival 2022
Friday October 21st to Sunday the 23rd in HAMILTON!
21 Gothic artists over 3-days for Halloween. BANDS, DJs, art, visuals, dancers, costume contests, and more!
Featuring special celebrity guest DJ from FRONT 242 – P. Codenys, Christina Sealey from ORPHX, plus one time performance of a live film score by JEREMY GREENSPAN of JUNIOR BOYS to the movie Halloween (1978).
Presented by HONEY BOILER and LACHRYMAL QUIETUS. We strive to help gather the gothic community together, bring more dark music to Hamilton, and feature talent here.
FRIDAY OCTOBER 21
TIME: 7:00 PM
AT: OKAY STUDIOS (3 Gertrude St)
Costume Theme: PERSONAL JESUS
BANDS:
Dolly Momoiro/ Hop Step Chainsaw (Toronto/ Lolita Gothic Metal)
Trick Casket (Toronto - Industrial)
Man Made Hill (Hamilton - Freaky Electro)
He77ion (Montreal - Industrial)
Buttercup (Toronto/London - Synthpop)
Moon Sunn Moon (Hamilton - Lynch-esque Synthpop)
DJ DUO:
Darkness Forever (Toronto)
- Spinning darkwave, EBM, Industrial, Synthpop++
SATURDAY OCTOBER 22
TIME: 5:00 PM
AT: OKAY STUDIOS (3 Gertrude St)
Costume Theme: KILL UR IDOLS
DJs:
PATRICK CODENYS of FRONT 242 (Belgium – EBM/ Industial)
Christina Sealey of ORPHX (EBM/ Industrial/ Techno)
+ dancers: THE CYBER TWINS (Toronto/ Niagara)
BANDS:
STASHOLE (Russia/Toronto - Industrial Techno+)
Memorex (Toronto - Dark Analog Synth)
Siviyex (Toronto - EBM/ Shoegaze)
OLGA (Toronto - Dark Electro)
Dermabrasion (Toronto - Post-punk)
Grind Abrasion (Hamilton - EBM/ Industrial)
SUNDAY OCTOBER 23 - LIVE FILM SCORES
TIME: 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM
AT: STAIRCASE THEATRE (27 Dundurn St. N) LIMITED CAPACITY. ONLY 63 SEATS!
Costume Theme: EVIL
FILM: HALLOWEEN (1978)
LIVE FILM SCORE BY MUSICIANS:
- JEREMY GREENSPAN of JUNIOR BOYS (Hamilton / Electronic Synth)
- The Northern Arm (Post-rock)
+ A special haunting art performance by ESTHER SPLETT (Toronto)
*Safe space/ 2SLGBTQIA+ friendly/ positive event.