As house music spread beyond its Chicago birthplace in the late 1980s, no city soaked up the sound quite as eagerly as New York. This was in a large part down to an ecosystem of promoters, labels, record shops and artists that extends far beyond the accepted canon of major-name DJs and producers. Here, Bruce [...]
The April 26th event at The Ramova Theater will be the first of its kind in the city. A new electronic music conference is coming to Chicago this spring, a first-of-its-kind event for the city. The aptly-titled Chicago Electronic Music Conference will take place at The Ramova Theatre on April 26th. It's designed [...]
Director Elegance Bratton and producers Roger Ross Williams and Chester Algernal Gordon visited the IndieWire Studio, presented by Dropbox, to discuss the joyful music that inspired their documentary. Elegance Bratton’s documentary “Move Ya Body,” which tracks both the artistic evolution of house music and its historical and sociopolitical impact, emerged from the unlikeliest of [...]
Chicago DJ and producer Elbert Phillips pays tribute to the late, legendary Frankie Knuckles with this extended and thoroughly dope classic tribute mix. This is also an intensely personal mix — Phillips was both a fan and a confidant of Frankie Knuckles, one of a small handful of DJs handpicked by FK to open for him at his own events [...]
By Terry Matthew I missed this one on pre-order by a day. Don’t make the same mistake now that it’s out for real. Originating as a “98 bpm R&B tune,” “Surrender” was originally recorded more than 20 years ago. Few records would not be ennobled by a Tony Humphries remix and “Surrender” is [...]
Born on 18th January 1955, the late, great Frankie Knuckles' influence on dance music culture cannot be understated. 11 years since his tragic passing, Bruce Tantum marks what would have been the Godfather of House music's 70th birthday by selecting 20 tracks and mixes from across his long and storied career, mapping the legacy [...]
Published from 1989-1993, the LGBTQIA+ magazine THING platformed artists like Frankie Knuckles, Larry Heard and Deee-Lite. A new anthology will celebrate the late, great THING, an LGBTQIA+ magazine that operated at the heart of Chicago's house scene in the early '90s. The new, 460-page book compiles all ten issues of THING for [...]
Former owners DICE will continue as Boiler Room's official ticketing partner, after selling the streaming platform for an undisclosed sum Ticketing giant DICE has sold Boiler Room to European events company Superstruct Entertainment for an "undisclosed sum". DICE had acquired the electronic-focused streaming platform in 2021, and will reportedly continue as its official ticketing partner, according to Music Business Worldwide. [...]
On January 17th. Housepitality’s decade-long affair between New York and California is more poignant than ever as the party relaunches on Friday, January, 17th, 2025 with a diverse roster of DJs and live acts donating their fees to the cause. The lineup includes: 2Melo, LiL’ T, Mike Cashen, Nemoto, Noam, Saqib + NHII, and Shane One. “The date was set, the flyer [...]
TikTok's large user base and highly-trainable algorithm is a perfect storm for viral hits — but is social media hype translating into real world success? Niamh Ingram investigates ** This article originally appeared in Mixmag on October 8, 2021, and is being reprinted here in light of the case pending before the United States [...]
