Grimes Fêtes 'Psy Opera' Single at Bushwick Gay Bar Singers
Grimes made a splash with her first single in seven years, "Psy Opera," by throwing an unexpected DJ set at Singers, a gay bar on Kosciuszko Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, on Saturday night. Publicist Mitchell Jackson organized the event, drawing a crowd of several hundred fans. Notable guests included artist Simon Golovcsenko, tattooist Sunny Kim, Grimes superfan Danny Keane, and KJ Rothweiler from the Ion Pack podcast. For an hour, Grimes hyped the crowd with lively dancing, wrapping up her set with "Je t'aime moi non plus" by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin. In the greenroom, she talked about literature, referencing Oscar Wilde and Baudelaire, and shared her thoughts on sound design and misconceptions about her beliefs. CULTURED magazine covered the event.
Key facts
- Grimes released "Psy Opera," the first single from her first album in seven years, on a Friday.
- She performed a surprise DJ set at Singers, a gay bar in Bushwick, Brooklyn, on the following Saturday.
- The event was organized by publicist Mitchell Jackson.
- A line of a couple hundred people formed on Kosciuszko Street before the show.
- Grimes performed for an hour, then closed with Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin's "Je t'aime moi non plus."
- Photographer Taryn Segal and writer Mackenzie Thomas documented the event.
- In the greenroom, Grimes discussed reading Oscar Wilde, Baudelaire, and Robert Frost, and named Lana Del Rey, Phoebe Bridgers, and Woah Vicky as favorite poets.
- Grimes said she recently finished a novel, calling it "a nightmare" but stating, "I wrote it."
Entities
Artists
- Grimes
- Mitchell Jackson
- Adam Friedland
- Candace Owens
- Simon Golovcsenko
- Sunny Kim
- Danny Keane
- KJ Rothweiler
- Taryn Segal
- Mackenzie Thomas
- Serge Gainsbourg
- Jane Birkin
- Lana Del Rey
- Phoebe Bridgers
- Woah Vicky
- Elon Musk
- Baudelaire
- Robert Frost
- Oscar Wilde
Institutions
- On The Rag
- Clavicular
- Ion Pack
- CULTURED
- Polymarket
- Abbey
Locations
- Bushwick
- Brooklyn
- New York
- United States
- Kosciuszko Street
- Bed-Stuy
- Chinatown
- Ridgewood
- Dimes Square
- Los Angeles
- West Hollywood
- 285 Kent
- TJ Byrnes
- AMMA Cafe
- Gosh
- Singers