The Broken Radiator Collective

MAD SCIENCE! is complete.

Thank you so much to everyone who came out and performed, supported, danced, and gabbed. So much love for our community always

This is… MAD SCIENCE! 🧪🏳️‍⚧️

May 22nd, 2026
The CheckOut (4116 N Clark)
21+

DOORS - 7PM
ACT I - 7:40PM (feat. )
ACT II - 8:20PM (feat .mistresss )
ACT III - 9:20PM (feat. .magin.magin)

TICKETS @ LINK IN BIO 🎟️🔗

Broken Radiator Collective will be donating 50% of all profits to

MAD SCIENCE! ACT III • ‘MAGIN’ (.magin.magin) 🪐

‘MAGIN’ is a Chicago-based electronic duo. Vocalist Mia Arevalo and multi-instrumentalist Kd Did draw their inspirations from the q***r nightlife and underground music scenes of Chicago and beyond. Together, they utilize vocal harmonies and synthesized rhythms to explore themes of gender, identity, and desire.

Catch them at MAD SCIENCE! this Friday, May 22nd at The CheckOut

MAD SCIENCE! ACT II • Demme Onyx () 💋

Creepy, sexy, cool Demme’s ready to eat your heart out

Catch it at MAD SCIENCE! this Friday, May 22nd at The CheckOut

MAD SCIENCE! ACT II • Mister Mistress (.mistresss) 👑

Many people have asked the question: Gay Son or Thot Daughter? Mister Mistress has the answer.. both! A true chicagoan star, Mistress blends a unique stylistic point of view with performances you’ll still be thinking about at the dinner AFTER the function. Chicagos best gender-screwed newcomer, Mister Mistress is here to do one thing…and you’ll just have to come to see and find out.

Catch them at MAD SCIENCE! this Friday, May 22nd at The CheckOut

MAD SCIENCE! ACT II • Papa Squat () 💥

Papa Squat is a drag artist and producer in Chicago known for their DIY drag variety show Kiss & Tell Cabaret.

They approach performance with a sense of earnestness, honesty, and humor to blur the lines beyond the performer/audience barrier.

Catch them at MAD SCIENCE! this Friday, May 22nd at The CheckOut

MAD SCIENCE! ACT II • Mr. B () 🃏

The harlequin king whose taste for extravagance sends him well over his head! This alternative draglesque artist is an internationally recognized visual artist and performer. He’s been nominated for several local awards including the Gaggy’s Best Conceptual Performer and Best Newcomer King in 2024, has been featured in the Show-Me Burlesque Festival in 2025, and a finalist of several competitions across Chicago’s drag and burlesque scene.

Catch him at MAD SCIENCE! next Friday, May 22nd at The CheckOut

MAD SCIENCE! ACT II • BUTCHER! () 🔪

Sensual, defiant, and vulnerable, Butcher is a transmasc artist who might just leave a mark. ;)

Catch them at MAD SCIENCE! next Friday, May 22nd at The CheckOut