Anne Helen Wells, AR1ADN3, Harley Omega, DJ Scary Lady Sarah, CQQCHIFRUIT

Anne Helen Wells makes digital pop music in a desperate attempt to be known, to be loved & to get off. While her sound is brutally modern, bristling with icy shards & rubbery squeaks, her songwriting bleeds with the impassioned lyricism of classic art pop. Through intimately inhuman vocals, plasticized rhythms & broken-glass synths, her songs beg to be savored, the bone marrow of circuit boards.

Ar1adn3 (pronounced Ariadne) the fighter rave fairy creates new worlds in her electronic music, bringing a wide variety of genres including glitch, witch house, hyperpop, and classical together in her own unique concoction. A native to Chicago and a pianist by training, lush pads and chonky synths are her weapons of choice in her musical battle against the patriarchy. Her newest tracks take a turn into goth, darkwave and singer songwriter styles, and she’s excited to share her latest work at Cole’s.

Harley Omega is an industrial project, fusing elements of metal, hip hop and techno. Harley seeks to create the soundtrack for the nightmarish dystopia we find ourselves in today.

Chicago DJ Scary Lady Sarah has been running the goth dance party NOCTURNA in Chicago since 1988, making it the longest-running goth event in North America. Her other nightclub events include the monthly shoegaze party SHIMMER, Saturday Mourning, & many others! She also plays guitar & sings in The Bellwether Syndicate.