Kate Lesta is a community-minded culture & arts organizer, curator, manager & producer.

More mixes on my website.

underground chicago shit since 2021.
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1.17 @ Podlasie Club w/ Nola Rave
3.07 @ TBA w/ Julie Marghilano
3.13 @ Smartbar w/ Loren & Shaun J. Wright
4.19 @ TBA w/ Ciel / 999ADJ 
4.26 @ Ramova Theatre / C.E.M.C.
5.10 @ TBA  w/ Reptant
6.20 @ TBA  GM x FS x NL w/ Nono Gigsta
6.22 @ TBA GM 3 Year w/ Lanny
7.12 @ Perception Cannabis 1 Year Anniversary
7.13 @ TBA w/ J.Copes / Mr. H. / J.Córdova
8.10 @ TBA w/ Julie Marghilano / Kitty Spit
10.25 @ Perception Cannabis Hash Bash
11.7 P.Q. @ Smartbar w/ Kia / Tornado Wallace
11.8 P.Q. @ TBA w/ Glen S
12.4 @ Podlasie Club w/ Toyacoyah / Loqum
12.19 TBA

Lokua is a Chicago based producer and live p/a artist currently focused on minimal, acid-laden, flooriented, swung and polymetric techno. His tools of choice include anything and everything from a laptop and MIDI controllers, to 100s of HP of Eurorack, samplers, drum machines, and polysynths. He brings with him over 25+ years of songwriting experience. 
 
Lokua began his life as a musician making beats in his mother's basement and selling cassette tapes in high school primarily to aid freestyle cyphers. Increasingly inspired by groundbreaking artists like DJ Premier, Aphex Twin, Larry Heard, and Brian Eno, as well as Chicago's underground legends The Opus (of Rubberroom), Lokua immersed himself in the art of live p/a. This eventually led to co-founding the Moment Sound collective and label with fellow artists Slava and Garo, who together held down residencies focused on live electronic music and motion graphics at Subterranean, Darkroom, Rodan, Morseland, and other venues across Chicago. Lokua has released tracks on Moment Sound, Don't Trust Humans, Smooth Agent, Diane's Hunting Club, CPKAY, in addition to self releases. He has opened for artists such as Luke Slater, Claude Young, and Daedalus. He is currently a member of The Listening Club and Podval crews.

helper @ clean air club
thrower @ mutualism 
3/23/25 @ color club, chicago
7/7/24 @ the whistler, chicago

Nobody cares how it works, as long as it works.
Collection of drafts.
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IG: __jonze
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