Songs of Resistance presents
Seen and Heard: Trans Visibility and Queer Pride, A Benefit Show for Black Trans Mutual Aid Group
Songs of Resistance, in partnership with Keepsake House, is thrilled to present a benefit show for Black Trans Mutual Aid Group on June 5th, 7:30 pm! Tickets are $15-20, and all funds will go to Black Trans Mutual Aid Group. Please support The LOCAL Hostel with a $10 minimum beverage purchase at their bar/cafe. Featuring artists Mandy Kessler, Sandy Oklahombre, 3DSPACECADET, Bandung Duo, and composer Hannah Lipton, who will share their songs of resistance and queer pride, and inform us on how we can take action.
Doors: 7:00pm ET
Tickets: $15-20 donation
Songs of Resistance, in partnership with Keepsake House, is thrilled to present a benefit show for Black Trans Mutual Aid on June 5th, 7:30 pm! Tickets are $15-20, and all funds will go to Black Trans Mutual Aid. Please support The LOCAL Hostel with a $10 minimum beverage purchase at their bar/cafe. Featuring artists Mandy Kessler, Sandy Oklahombre, 3DSPACECADET, Bandung Duo, and composer Hannah Lipton, who will share their songs of resistance and queer pride, and inform us on how we can take action.
Black Trans Mutual Aid Group is a grassroots community organization based in New York City that is actively fighting the racist, systemic, economic oppression faced by Black Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming people across the world. We crowdfund virtually for Black TGNC people in need of monetary assistance globally and provide free food, resources and safe spaces on the ground in NYC for Black Trans, Black Queers, Black Women and Black Femmes. We believe Black Trans people are the heart and soul of this world and deserve basic needs, safety, love and liberation as much as anyone else.
Songs of Resistance is a semi-monthly concert series led by Jae Carelli that organizes artists to ignite real change.
ARTISTS
3dspacecadet
3dspacecadet is an amalgamation of classical, disco and ambient music. Sounds best when driving to the moon, or at a club on Mars.
Bandung Duo
Comprised of violinist Sarah Ying Ma (they/she) and violist Carlos Walker (they/he), Bandung Duo is a string duo building Afro-Asian and Third World solidarity through revolutionary art and collaborative projects. Named after the historic 1955 Bandung Conference in Indonesia, which united 29 nations across Africa and Asia to foster political solidarity and action, Bandung Duo is founded on the core belief in art as an inherently community-based project. Bandung’s creative strategy includes interdisciplinary collaboration, educational outreach, commissions of new art, and mutual aid for the community. In March, the Duo organized a week-long residency in Cincinnati, OH, which included a benefit concert for a local community aid organization, collaborating with a local musician-activist, and volunteering in mutual aid events. During this period, Bandung gave educational presentations on art-activism at public schools across the city, and served as guest coaches for the Nouveau Program, a music program for K-12 underrepresented youth. In June 2026, Bandung Duo also presents the world premiere of their first commission project: PROJECT ASSATA, in honor of the late Assata Shakur. Taking place in Brooklyn, NYC, through three musical commissions, two visual arts commissions, and one visual art contribution, PROJECT ASSATA explores BIPOC artists’ responses to Shakur’s legacy with the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army, as well as her impact on their respective communities’ work in change-making.
Hannah Lipton
Hannah Lipton is a classically trained composer, pianist, and songwriter with a master's degree in composition from USC Thornton School of Music. She has written dozens of chamber and orchestral works, many of which have been performed and commissioned by ensembles from all over the world. She is also trained in screen scoring and is a composer for film.
Hannah also enjoys making music outside of the classical genre and has her own songwriting project under the moniker Beatrice. She is currently working on an EP, which is scheduled to be released in 2026.
Mandy Kessler
Mandy Kessler is a singer, songwriter, performer, and the lead vocalist of The Canvas Collective. Based in New York, Mandy teaches vocals and appears both as a solo artist and with their band, performing at many local venues in Brooklyn and Manhattan. They are proud to write and perform songs that are very personal, with lyrical topics that highlight mental health, interpersonal struggles, and queer/trans identity.
Sandy Oklahombre (they/them)
Sandy Oklahombre is a slutty non-binary bimbo that will check ALL your boxes! They’re giving punk, they’re giving cuntry y’allternative, bubble-gum pop realness. If you’re keen to drama 👄 grab your sluttiest outfits and come sing along.