Industrial, gothic, electro, EBM, synthpop, and occasionally dark ambient in the early evening. Gothic metal and powernoise are also played on rare occasions but the DJ does not specialize in these genres. Bands commonly played include: Apoptygma Berzerk, Assemblage 23, Bauhaus, Blutengel, Covenant, The Cruxshadows, Funker Vogt, Grendel, Icon of Coil, Killing Miranda, KMFDM, Ministry, Rammstein, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Sisters of Mercy, Skinny Puppy, Suicide Commando, Tactical Sekt, VnV Nation, :wumpscut:.

So far, the regular Thursday Chimera has generally attracted around 50-70 people over the course of the night, and over 80 is a typical number for Saturday events. Our crowd ranges from goths and rivetheads to art students and miscellaneous black-clad others. The event has no dress code and is intended to be open to all those who enjoy music from the genres in question, regardless of appearance or degree of subcultural devotion.

The DJ is DJ Jinx, who is also the event organizer.

Soda is a non-smoking venue, like all other bars in Calgary at the current time.

DJ Jinx is not affiliated with the facebook group for Chimera. Furthermore, it should be understood that opinions exchanged on the facebook group do not necessarily reflect the views of the DJ/event organizer. Please contact the facebook admins if you have a problem.

Because while we appreciate the appeal of fascist imagery in the industrial scene, swastikas seem to cross the line between appreciating an aesthetic and supporting an ideology that many people find highly offensive. Even if you personally do not see things this way, please take into consideration how you may be presenting your scene to outsiders.

Please contact DJ Jinx and she will look into booking a separate date at Soda for your show. The advantage of this arrangement is that your concert can be promoted during the Chimera events.

While the primary DJ for Chimera is DJ Jinx, there may be guest DJs on occasion, particularly at special events. In such cases, the DJs will switch after every five songs and DJ Jinx will focus on the opposite genre of the guest DJs (e.g. industrial if they are gothic-specialized, and gothic if they are industrial-specialized) in order to maintain the overall genre balance at Chimera. At this time, we would prefer not to have guest DJs who specialize in genres that most people find undanceable, e.g. ethereal goth, experimental noise, black metal, etc.

DJ Jinx is a PhD student at U of C and her workload occasionally results in poor response times. Nonetheless, she appreciates your feedback; apologies if she fails to get back to you promptly.