Every other promoter in NYC posts the same shit. Ethereal flyer. “Immersive experience.” “Safe space.” “Community gathering.” It all reads like the same AI-generated press release from a brand that’s terrified of having an actual personality.
We post shitposts. Unfiltered. Sometimes offensive. Usually funny. Always honest.
At its core, SLIST is a shitpost blog about the local scene. The parties and the community formed around that. Not the other way around.
The controversy is part of the brand strategy. Drama sells like nothing else. These posts low-key perform better than ads — because it usually costs me $500 to get this kind of reach with flyer ads. A single spicy take gets it for free.
75% of the US does not like listening to dark music. There is statistically no point in trying to win over everyone. So why pretend? Shitposting filters for the 25% who actually get it. The rest were never going to show up anyway.