Friday, October 23 offers a compact way to understand Trans-Pecos: two bills, separated by several hours, serving different corners of the city’s independent music life. At 6:30 PM, Wellhell tops a five-act program with Incari, Beast from the East, Stadium, and Dark Choke. At 11 PM, Gum.mp3 leads a late lineup with Griffin Maxwell Brooks, Archangel, Giovanni Luciano, Jauwshewuh, and Bodegaparty. The useful part is the room itself: Trans-Pecos calls itself an all-ages venue and community resource center on the Bushwick–Ridgewood border, a description that frames the handoff between these bills as a normal feature of its operation.[1][4]

A room built for changing formats

Trans-Pecos has long treated musical difference as part of its booking logic. A 2015 Brooklyn Magazine profile described a venue shaped by trusted outside curators and a broad range of local music practices; WNYC later observed that the space could move among sharply different programs across a single night. Friday’s sequence has that same useful compression. The early Wellhell bill places five names on one rock-oriented ticket, giving the evening the collective shape of a local bill. The Gum.mp3 program arrives after the reset, with six artists and an electronic focus. Each booking carries its own social map, yet both belong to the same Friday address while preserving a particular Friday-night identity.[3][4]

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From backline to late-night setup

The practical evidence for that flexibility appears in the equipment list. Trans-Pecos maintains a sound system and stage monitors alongside guitar and bass amplification, drums, microphones, CDJs, turntables, and a DJ mixer. That inventory makes the October 23 double header legible at ground level: an earlier band bill can use a conventional live setup; a later electronic bill can arrive with its own performance and DJ needs already anticipated by the room. It is a small operational detail, though it helps explain why this venue can present distinct bills without smoothing them into a single generic Friday-night identity.[2]

Wellhell opens the door at 6:30 PM

Start early for Wellhell, Incari, Beast from the East, Stadium, and Dark Choke. The five-act bill begins at 6:30 PM, giving it the feel of an evening assembled around overlap: friends of one project can encounter the others, and the headliner arrives as part of a larger local cluster. The names and the rock, alternative, and indie tags suggest a bill with room for contrast inside a guitar-centered frame, though the point of the listing is its density. In a venue whose earlier programming history includes experimental work alongside underground bands, this is a concise example of a shared-stage approach that still suits Trans-Pecos.[3][4]

Gum.mp3 takes the late shift at 11 PM

At 11 PM, Gum.mp3, Griffin Maxwell Brooks, Archangel, Giovanni Luciano, Jauwshewuh, and Bodegaparty take over. The later start matters: this is a fresh bill, distinct from the early show, with its own six-artist roster. Trans-Pecos’s official contacts distinguish concert events from nightlife events, while its technical setup includes dedicated DJ gear; Friday’s pair of listings shows those two lanes sharing the same room in sequence. Readers drawn to electronic music can treat the late program as its own destination, while anyone staying through the evening can watch the venue’s programming identity shift in real time.[1][2]

Friday’s practical route

For the October 22–25 weekend, Trans-Pecos is the Friday choice for listeners who value a room’s range as much as a single headliner. Wellhell begins at 6:30 PM on Friday, October 23; Gum.mp3 begins at 11 PM the same night. The venue is on the Bushwick–Ridgewood border and presents itself as all ages. Choose the early bill, the late bill, or both, with time between them to reset. Recheck Trans-Pecos’s official calendar and event pages before leaving, since schedules, door times, admission details, and lineups can change.[1][4]

These concerts happened on 23 October 2026

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Sources

  1. Trans-Pecos Official Website — Trans-Pecos
  2. Backline — Trans-Pecos
  3. Inside Trans-Pecos, the Inclusive Ridgewood Venue and Community Center — Brooklyn Magazine
  4. At Trans-Pecos, Musical Life After Brooklyn — WNYC