New show features Muzic Box interviews & unheard Ron Hardy mixtape (5 Mag)

By |2024-03-04T18:58:20-06:00March 4th, 2024|5 Magazine, Chicago, Classics, Dance Music, DJ, House, House Music, House Music History, Ten City|

  Jacob Arnold interviews about the classic Chicago club the Music Box precede a Ron Hardy mix from 1984 from the archives of DJ M-Traxxx. Today marks 32 years since the passing of one of the greatest DJs in history. Ron Hardy died on this date, March 2, 1992. In honor of Ronnie — universally [...]

Chicago’s Global House Music Pioneer Terry Hunter Is Still Making Waves (BET.com)

By |2024-02-22T21:45:41-06:00February 22nd, 2024|African American, black History Month, Chicago, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, electronic music, House, House Music, House Music History, Interviews, producer|

  From his underground hit ‘Madness’ in 1990 to remixing legends like Michael Jackson and Chaka Khan, the Grammy nominee reflects on Chicago's music legacy, the birth of house music, and his latest venture into the world of documentary with BET.com. Terry Hunter has been one of the seminal purveyors of house music across the globe. [...]

Black Futures: In the ’90s, dance music was in a ‘constant state of mutation’ (NPR.org)

By |2024-02-20T21:30:36-06:00February 20th, 2024|African American, black History Month, Chicago, Chicago House Music Festival, DJ, electronic music, House, House Music, House Music History|

If we had to pick one word to describe electronic dance music in the '90s, it'd be variety. "In the U.S. and the U.K., in particular, electronic dance music was in this constant state of mutation," says World Cafe correspondent John Morrison. "There were new subgenres and micro-genres popping off. Just in that 10-year span, we saw the emergence [...]

Black Futures: How house music took center stage in the ’80s (NPR.org)

By |2024-02-13T17:01:46-06:00February 13th, 2024|black History Month, Chicago, Dance Music, Detroit, Frankie Knuckles, House, House Music, House Music History, NPR, Techno|

Known as The Godfather of House Music, Frankie Knuckles helped revolutionize electronic music in the '80s. - The Frankie Knuckles Foundation If the grandeur of disco reigned supreme in the '70s, the following decade belonged to the homespun productions of rogue DJs. "In the '80s, you got the introduction of relatively affordable music-making equipment," says World [...]

Where is house music at home? Check out 7 destinations rich in Black house history (The Grio)

By |2024-02-12T10:54:18-06:00February 12th, 2024|African American, Baltimore, black History Month, Chicago, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Detroit, DJ, House Music, House Music History, Ibiza, manchester UK, New Jersey, New York, Techno|

  Visit these destinations to experience and understand the enduring power, prevalence and history of Black house music.  As many already know, house music has always been heralded in Black and marginalized communities, and like many musical genres, it originated at a time when collective frustrations were high. While many identify the genre with the [...]

EX.685 Honey Dijon (Resident Advisor – RA Exchange)

By |2023-11-04T17:45:06-05:00November 4th, 2023|African American, Announcements, Chicago, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, Honey Dijon, House Music, Interviews, LGBTQIA+, Music News, producer, Resident Advisor, Trans, Women|

  "I don't complain, I create." The house DJ talks about her new multi-platform project, Honeyverse, and using music as a way to celebrate the Black queer community.   Honey Dijon is a queer house music icon whose reputation precedes her. Originally hailing from Chicago, she grew up going to raves in the 1970s, eventually [...]

Chicago’s ARC Music Festival brings the global house scene home

By |2023-10-13T18:08:33-05:00October 13th, 2023|Chicago, DJ Mag, Entertaiment, House Music|

Credit: Jordan Landwehr Chicago’s ARC Music Festival brings international acts from throughout the various evolutions of house music to the city that gave the genre its name, booking them side by side with rising and veteran local talent. Ben Hindle heads to the Windy City to see how the music and culture survives and [...]

A NEAR-DECADE OLD REMIX PRODUCED BY FRANKIE KNUCKLES HAS BEEN RELEASED (EDM.com)

By |2023-08-25T19:43:52-05:00August 25th, 2023|Announcements, Chicago, Dance Music, EDM.com, Eric Kupper, Frankie Knuckles, House, House Music, House Music History, Music News, producer|

    Under their Director's Cut alias, Frankie Knuckles and Eric Kupper lent an uplifting disco remix to Ultra Naté and Michelle Williams' "Waiting On You." A milestone album anniversary, a dance music holiday and new music from the Godfather of House Music Frankie Knuckles are all converging into one celebratory moment. 10 years ago, Ultra [...]

Some Call It House, We Call It Home: the Story of 3 Degrees (5 Mag)

By |2023-07-26T23:09:48-05:00July 26th, 2023|5 Magazine, Chicago, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Czarina Mirani, Dance Music, DJ, House, House Music, House Music History|

The history of Chicago’s 3 Degrees Global collective, representing a missing link in Chicago house music history as told by its members: Jeremiah Seraphine, Forever Monna, Julius The Mad Thinker, Dj-FLX, Priti Gandhi, BIGSEXY and Czboogie… The story of 3° is a story that is best told by its members. There were at one point [...]

Where Is House Music at Home? Check out 7 Destinations Rich in Black House History (The Grio)

By |2023-07-23T09:37:50-05:00July 23rd, 2023|African American, Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Ibiza, manchester UK, New Jersey, New York|

Visit these destinations to experience and understand the enduring power, prevalence and history of Black house music.  As many already know, house music has always been heralded in Black and marginalized communities, and like many musical genres, it originated at a time when collective frustrations were high. While many identify the genre with the 1980s, [...]

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