

Fans with usernames like “DJGayPanic” and “bonk” raise their virtual hands, funneling into the queue as moderator Nabila Valentin invites them to ask…well…anything. The venue is multi-stage GenZ paradise, Elsewhere, in Brooklyn, NY.įrom the desk shoved into the corner of my bedroom, I scroll through Elsewhere’s dedicated page on Discord, the popular chat app this venue began using as a super-tool to promote shows, community-build, and do fun shit like this (often all at once). The band is British electro-pop duo Cryalot. So goes the AMA, or “Ask Me Anything,” session playing out on the laptop screen before me.

Now imagine being invited to ask your idols whatever you want a few days before the show.

They’re playing at your favorite music venue––the one that really gets you. Imagine your favorite band of all time––the one you worship.
