Substance is excited to welcome this double headliner night featuring friends and excellent selectors JS Alvarez (Chicago) and Associate (DC) for both of their Vancouver debuts. JS Alvarez has a wide spanning yet uncompromising approach to music collecting. He tastefully weaves sets ranging anywhere between leftfield proto-techno, dashes of EBM and industrial, mutant electro and broken beats all the way into the depths of spiraling techno. His sets carry weight and darkness yet don't feel oppressive, rather dance-able and playful in their twists and turns. JS Alvarez runs the notable podcast and event series Research and Development which features artists from Chicago and beyond including all over North America! A fixture in his own city at venues such as Podlasie and SmartBar, he has also played notable festivals such as The Great Beyond (MN), and we can't wait to hear what he has in store for us. Associate has one of the deepest collections of music we know and manages to seamlessly blend their extraordinary taste of midwest techno, dub, freak acid or wormhole-weirdness. They are a true musical chameleon, yet each corner of their sound and their attention to the mix has a distinct Associate touch. Associate is the mastermind behind Midnight.FM which contributes excellent programming to the underground scene of DC featuring and playing alongside artists such as Stingray, Carlos Souffront, Shaun J. Wright, Patrick Russell to name a few… You know, real head shit. Supporting the night we are graced with a long anticipated Adam 2 DJ set, in addition to fellow PPRZ label head DJ Hockey closing it out and Untorn delivering his signature smoldering techno, this night is curated with Substance in mind! ---> EVENT INFO: East Van location! • Tix - $25 Address emailed to ticket holders on the day of the event. • 10pm – 5am • Cash only bar ---> We want everyone to have a great time dancing, If you, or someone around you needs help please let an organizer, security or door/bar person know. Consume responsibly, practice harm reduction. ---> If funds are an issue or you have any other inquiries please don't hesitate to get in touch. "Pay what you can" can be arranged in certain cases. ---> Accessibility: There is a staircase to get into the standard venue entrance. Free water and seating will be available. ---> This is a limited capacity, crowd funded event, as such we will not be able to accommodate ticket refunds if a ticket holder cannot attend the event for personal reasons. Thank you for supporting underground techno in Vancouver.