When I was 24 I worked as an assistant in a small gallery on Orchard Street. On display, during my first month as a downtown gallery girl, was a collection of Tom Fruin quilts made from found drug baggies. Opening night I watched the gallery owner put red lipstick on right before doors, something I later learned was a reoccurring ritual, and I planted myself nearby, young, naive, and eager to learn from her. I listened to her explain what made Fruin’s work intriguing—his ability to take something raw and dangerous and transform it into something gentle and sweet. Revealing life in discarded things and beauty in unexpected places. I’ve felt inspired by the sentiment ever since.
Fast-forward many moons. I’m at Victoria, a beloved bar on Eldridge, and my friend Spencer introduces me to Hanna and Sasha. A striking pair, only in town for a bit, wearing clashing patterns, heavy jewelry, and disarming smiles. They charmed everyone that night.
This year Hanna and Sasha made the big move to New York City, bringing with them their band Slav Sister. Hanna now works alongside Tom Fruin, who generously offered his warehouse for the band’s debut. Slav Sister brought in Party Girls Never Die—a boutique event company I created for special live moments and one-off immersive experiences—to help bring the night to life. A full-circle moment. So on December 6, 2025, Party Girls Never Die presents Nothing’s Wrong, an end-of-year celebration at Tom Fruin’s art warehouse, featuring live sets from Slowspin, Dr. Now, and the highly anticipated debut of Slav Sister.
To get you ready for the festivities, here’s the band’s backstory.
Nasa: How did you meet?
Hanna: We go all the way back to 2012. We went to art school together. We had sculpting and drawing class together but it wasn’t until Halloween when me and Sasha both ended up dressing like haunted dolls.
Sasha: Along with our friend Chloe at the time, too.
Nasa: So you didn’t plan it?
Hanna: Nope, we had no idea.
Sasha: We all showed up as dolls.
Nasa: Like porcelain haunted dolls?
Sasha: With, yeah, stitches and dresses and whatever.
Hanna: And then we were just like “oh shit, we all dressed up the same.”
Nasa (interrupts): “We have the same soul.”
Sasha: Yeah. “We’re best friends now.”
Nasa: So are you both Bosnian or who’s Bosnian?
Sasha: Hannah’s Bosnian, I’m Russian-Ukrainian.
Hanna: One of the things we really bonded over when we were kids is that Sasha and I both come from immigrant families.
Sasha: Yeah, we’re first-gen Americans. Growing up in the south was a bit strange because it’s nothing like the cultures that we have ties to or any kind of history with.
Sasha: And this struggle of being too American for the cultures we come from and then being too foreign to fit in here also.
Hanna: Yeah.
Sasha: And that’s why it’s perfect we’re in New York now. The Island of Misfit Toys.
Nasa: Yeah, it really is. So how long have you been playing music together?
Hanna: You know, we’ve both had our own journeys with music. Playing together, we’ve written a lot of music that has lived in our voice memos for a long time.
Sasha: For about like the last three years, I would say.
Hanna: Yeah, last three years.
Hanna: Before we were making music together, “Slav Sisters” came as a concept back in 2020 when we lived together in Jacksonville in this really beautiful historic house. Sasha and I coming from art backgrounds started working together on creatively directing our own shoots with our vintage collection because we found that there wasn’t really an established creative scene for what wanted to do, so we had to make do ourselves.
Hanna: We threw this gallery show that was a mixture of our artwork with installations, large-scale sculptures, and paintings, and it was another thing we collaborated on. “This is Slav Sisters.”
Sasha: “Slav Sisters presents” was what we called it. Our show “My Body is a Vessel, My Mind Is Made Up” was presented by Slav Sisters because we went around town half jokingly calling ourselves Slav Sisters and it kind of just stuck.
Hanna: Yeah, the whole idea behind the band name.. Sasha and I are the “Slav Sisters” but the band as a whole with our boyfriends and our drummer, that’s “Slav Sister.”
Nasa: How would you describe your music, the genre..
Sasha: That’s a difficult question because we have so many different influences that go into the music. We’re really inspired by new wave right and like Vashti Banyan, Mamas and Papas.
Hanna: And there’s obviously Slavic influences.
Sasha: A lot of Slavic influences.
Hanna: Yeah, and even, like, you know Ween? Yeah, we love Ween. Ween’s way of fucking around for the pure joy of making something silly or something that doesn’t take itself so seriously. Their albums also don’t confine themselves to one genre.
Sasha: They made one album that’s just straight up a country album. Which is, like, our dream. 12 Golden Country Greats.
Hanna: Because, you know, also being from the South, you can’t escape some of those influences.
Sasha: I melt to it. I can’t help myself, you know? We’re suckers. We like, Patsy Cline or Loretta Lynn. Tammy Wynette, you know, like, Johnny Cash, of course.
Nasa: Tell us an early days NYC story.
Sasha: So we decided to go out on the town and a friend suggested to check out a bar called Victoria.
Hanna: I remember the first time we ever went to Victoria and the Lemon Twigs were there. The Lemon Twigs and fucking Mac DeMarco was there. And that’s also where we met everyone, a bunch of new friends, all at once.
Nasa: What can we expect Saturday night?
Hanna: We want people to have fun. We want to create a whimsical experience that’s warm and different and not a regular night out at a bar or venue. You don’t oftentimes get those 1960s, 70s sort of party vibes that you expect to in New York these days. What I feel like New York created.
Sasha: All of the most creative and interesting people would come and dance and have a fantastic time.
Hanna: You know, a special night you just don’t get every time.
Nasa: Well, I can’t wait. One more thing… can you make us a playlist please.
Slav Sister:
Catch Slav Sister this Saturday Dec 6, 2025. Tickets are still available. Address sent directly to guests after purchase. Join us for a raw and lawless night. See you there.