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teri Bristol

DJ Teri Bristol, a longstanding and influential DJ in the Chicago house scene, has died. She was 66.


The news was confirmed by Bristol's family...

djmanny

DJ Manny has shared details of a new EP, 'Control,' via Planet Mu.


Six months after returning to London-via-Paris label Moveltraxx with the...

Photo of the crowd from the mainstage at ARC festival 2022 while the sun is setting

Chicago's ARC Music Festival has announced the after party line-ups for its 2023 edition.


The house and techno festival will return to Chicago’s Union Park...

Still from the music video for DJ Casper's 'Cha-Cha Slide’

DJ Casper, the American musician best known for his global hit 'Cha-Cha Slide,' has died. He was 58.


Born Willie Perry Jr. in 1965, the Chicago...

DJ Deeon tribute Rinse FM

A four-hour tribute to the late DJ Deeon has aired on Rinse FM.


Following the sad news of the Chicago DJ and ghetto house pioneer's...

Photo of BAMBII posing in front of a beach in black and white

BAMBII has shared a new single and music video, ‘Slip Slide’, via Innovative Leisure. Check it out below.


The Toronto-based DJ and producer’s third single...

Photo of Alinka with a tattoo sleeve in front of a black background

Alinka will release a new EP, ‘Day Dreamer’, via the Twirl imprint next week. Listen to ‘Learning To Fly’ below.


After a two-year label hiatus...

Photo of Alinka with refracted rainbows on her face

Alinka is relaunching Twirl Recordings with a new EP, ‘Day Dreamer’, out later this month. Listen to the title single below.


Out today (7th July)...

Close up image of Larry Heard

Chicago legend Larry Heard, AKA Mr. Fingers, has announced the second installment of his archival release series.


‘Vault Sessions 2’ follows 2020's ‘Vault Sessions...

the warehouse at 206 south jefferson

The Warehouse, a former Chicago club known as the birthplace of house music, was officially declared as a historic landmark on Wednesday (21st June). Find...

Photo of RP Boo wearing a red jumper

When he sat down in 1997 to produce a track for the Chicago dance battles that he was DJing at, RP Boo had little thought of helping to forge a new genre of music. But the resulting track, the Ol’ Dirty Bastard–sampling ‘Baby Come On’, did more than challenge dancers — it helped bring footwork into existence

It’s never easy to pin down the moment that a new musical genre comes into being, to be able to say exactly when a long-gestating...

kalexishelby

K' Alexi Shelby has announced details of a new EP via Marcel Dettmann's Bad Manners label.


The veteran Chicago house DJ and producer - aka...

Miyagi Records

A new store called Miyagi Records is set to open in Chicago this month.


Located on East Garfield Boulevard in the Washington Park neighbourhood of...

Lee Purkis death 54

UK techno pioneer Lee Purkis has died, aged 54. A stream of tributes have poured in following the news. No cause of death has been...

Curtis McClain Marshall Jefferson City Life

Marshall Jefferson has reunited with Curtis McClain on a new single, 'City Life'. Arriving via Steve Mac's Jack Said What label, you can listen to...

RP Boo Legacy Volume 2

RP Boo has announced a new album of archive material spanning 2002-2007. The compilation will land digitally and on vinyl 12th May via Planet Mu...

Save The Warehouse! petition launched to protect birthplace of house music

A petition has been launched to prevent the demolition of a building which formerly housed the beloved Chicago nightclub The Warehouse.


The venue, which closed...

DJ Clent

DJ Clent has released a new EP in tribute to his late mother, Chicago DJ Natalie Hill.


'#LongLiveMamaHill' comprises five tracks from the footwork figurehead...

Jesse Saunders, Chicago house pioneer, hospitalised following “major stroke”

Chicago house pioneer Jesse Saunders has been hospitalised following reports of a "major stroke".


On 26th November, Chicago collective Chosen Few DJs, of which Saunders...

Chicago’s Trax Records sued by over a dozen artists over unpaid royalties

Trax Records, the Chicago record label that played a key role in the development of house music, is being sued by over a dozen artists...