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MAD SCIENCE! is complete.

Thank you so much to everyone who came out and performed, supported, danced, and gabbed. So much love for our community always <3

We’re super proud to have raised over $130 to benefit @transupfrontil and encourage you all to continue supporting their events and initiatives !

We’d also like to extend a big thank you to our organizers, designers, and staff for this event (full credits listed below). This was definitely a new venture for BRC and could not have been done without the support of everyone’s time & effort in planning and execution.

It’s our hope that this is just the first of many performance-based ventures, so stay tuned for future event endeavors this year !

CREDITS
Event Lead - Audrey Weber (@audreyvweber)
Music Programmer & Supervisor - Simone Cruice-Barnett (@simon.scowl)
Projection Designers - Jonas Serpa Souza (@jonasserpasouza) & Genna Roth (@gen.r.roth)
AV Lead - June Ha (@imjuneha)
Sound Mixer - Declan Keating (@dmkchicago)
Event Staff & Backdrop Fabrication - Lily McCauley (@lily._.mccauley)
Event Photographer - Sara Fenton (@fentisfilms) taken in The CheckOut by @brokenradiatorcollective

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A sneak peek at the projection art for MAD SCIENCE! 👀

Designed by Jonas Serpa Souza (@jonasserpasouza) & Genna Roth (@gen.r.roth) featuring original video art and short films made by Jonas & Genna

See more tonight at The CheckOut ! Tickets still available at the link in our bio 🎟️

📹🔉: @workingjune taken in The CheckOut by @brokenradiatorcollective

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5 months ago

This is… MAD SCIENCE! 🧪🏳️‍⚧️

May 22nd, 2026
The CheckOut (4116 N Clark)
21+

DOORS - 7PM
ACT I - 7:40PM (feat. @mai6fab)
ACT II - 8:20PM (feat @itsbutcherr @dadamanifesto @demme_onyxx @mr.mistresss @papasquatonline)
ACT III - 9:20PM (feat. @magin.magin.magin)

TICKETS @ LINK IN BIO 🎟️🔗

Broken Radiator Collective will be donating 50% of all profits to @transupfrontil taken in The CheckOut by @brokenradiatorcollective

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MAD SCIENCE! ACT III • ‘MAGIN’ (@magin.magin.magin) 🪐

‘MAGIN’ is a Chicago-based electronic duo. Vocalist Mia Arevalo and multi-instrumentalist Kd Did draw their inspirations from the queer nightlife and underground music scenes of Chicago and beyond. Together, they utilize vocal harmonies and synthesized rhythms to explore themes of gender, identity, and desire.

Catch them at MAD SCIENCE! this Friday, May 22nd at The CheckOut <3

🎟️🔗 IN BIO taken in The CheckOut by @brokenradiatorcollective

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MAD SCIENCE! ACT II • Demme Onyx (@demme_onyxx) 💋

Creepy, sexy, cool Demme’s ready to eat your heart out

Catch it at MAD SCIENCE! this Friday, May 22nd at The CheckOut <3

🎟️🔗 IN BIO taken in The CheckOut by @brokenradiatorcollective

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MAD SCIENCE! ACT II • Mister Mistress (@mr.mistresss) 👑

Many people have asked the question: Gay Son or Thot Daughter? Mister Mistress has the answer.. both! A true chicagoan star, Mistress blends a unique stylistic point of view with performances you’ll still be thinking about at the dinner AFTER the function. Chicagos best gender-screwed newcomer, Mister Mistress is here to do one thing…and you’ll just have to come to see and find out.

Catch them at MAD SCIENCE! this Friday, May 22nd at The CheckOut <3

🎟️🔗 IN BIO taken in The CheckOut by @brokenradiatorcollective

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MAD SCIENCE! ACT II • DADABOi (@dadamanifesto) ⭐️

All the way from Brazil, DADABOi has been storming up the Chicago scene at parties and shows everywhere since they first stepped out in 2024. Nominated for Best Club Kid and Fashion Disaster at the 2025’s Gaggy’s Awards, they manifest to blur the lines between drag and performance art, museum and club, and answer and question in every appearance.

Catch them at MAD SCIENCE! this Friday, May 22nd at The CheckOut <3

🎟️🔗 IN BIO taken in The CheckOut by @brokenradiatorcollective

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MAD SCIENCE! ACT II • Papa Squat (@papasquatonline) 💥

Papa Squat is a drag artist and producer in Chicago known for their DIY drag variety show Kiss & Tell Cabaret.

They approach performance with a sense of earnestness, honesty, and humor to blur the lines beyond the performer/audience barrier.

Catch them at MAD SCIENCE! this Friday, May 22nd at The CheckOut <3

🎟️🔗 IN BIO taken in The CheckOut by @brokenradiatorcollective

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MAD SCIENCE! ACT II • BUTCHER! (@itsbutcherr) 🔪

Sensual, defiant, and vulnerable, Butcher is a transmasc artist who might just leave a mark. ;)

Catch them at MAD SCIENCE! next Friday, May 22nd at The CheckOut <3

🎟️🔗 IN BIO taken in The CheckOut by @brokenradiatorcollective

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MAD SCIENCE! ACT I • mai6fab (@mai6fab) 👾

mai6fab is a cyberpop artist based in Chicago, IL. With the release of their catchy, digital dance EP “the six mix”, they have landed shows at Citypill, Burlington Bar, and recently opened for Eli at the Sleeping Village in April of 2026. The sound of mai6fab recalls the aesthetics of early jpop and PC music, blended with expressive and dreaming lyricism. mai6fab is a closet pop star, writing for those who dance alone in their room.

Catch mai at MAD SCIENCE! next Friday, May 22nd at The CheckOut <3

🎟️🔗 IN BIO taken in The CheckOut by @brokenradiatorcollective

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MAD SCIENCE ! is on the horizon… but what is it ?

May 22nd 📍The CheckOut

TICKET 🔗 IN BIO

DOORS 7pm
ACT I 7:30pm (@mai6fab)
ACT II 8:20pm (@itsbutcherr @monsieurbombastic @dadamanifesto @papasquatonline)
ACT III 9:20pm (@magin.magin.magin)

Get your tickets while you can !! See you thereeee <3

🎞️✂️: @jonasserpasouza taken in The CheckOut by @brokenradiatorcollective

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5 months ago

MAD SCIENCE!
A celebration of queer experimentation

May 22nd, 2026
The CheckOut

Clear your calendars: tickets available this week taken in The CheckOut by @brokenradiatorcollective

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