MELLOW DRAMA is a mixtape language meditation where mysterious voices call in to read from long books of poetry. In this intimately humid space, you might encounter outsized DJ personalities, concept-driven music sets, and astrology-heavy conversational foreplay. We’re just a couple of slow-mo homos who want to arrive with you.

Kim Upstill is a writer, artist, and cook based in Chicago, Illinois. She holds a BA degree from Evergreen State College and an MA in Visual and Critical Studies from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Along with various smaller texts, Kim has published two books, Soft Work Kitchen and Night Rind. Kim is interested in partner dance, sculptural imagingings, and language in its varied forms.

DJ V is a writer/strategist/storyteller/abolitionist living in Los Angeles. Their favorite things are cooking for others, making tea, being in hot water, cozy clothes, redwood-scented body wash, and rest.