Chicago

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

Larry Heard and Robert Owens have won their legal case against Trax Records, The Guardian reports. 

In 2020, Chicago house innovators Heard (AKA Mr...

Beyoncé has released a selection of remixes of the single 'BREAK MY SOUL', the lead single from her seventh studio album, 'RENAISSANCE'. Honey Dijon, The...

A GoFundMe page has been launched to assist DJ Deeon amid ongoing health issues.

Last month, the legendary Chicago DJ and ghetto house pioneer -...

A 3D interactive exhibition dedicated to Prince is coming to downtown Chicago this summer.

Prince: The Immersive Experience is a multisensory project to celebrate the...

Chicago footwork dynamo Heavee, a mentee of the late DJ Rashad, is set to unleash a new EP, ‘Audio Assault’, via Hyperdub on 25th March...

A rare Frankie Knuckles DJ set from Valentine's Day 1986 has been shared to SoundCloud by Chicago music luminary Braxton Holmes. 

The 80-minute recording was...

Ewan McVicar has dropped a new EP, 'Movin' On Over', on Optimo Music Digital Danceforce. 

The winner of DJ Mag's Best of British Awards 2021...

Teklife has released the new album from Chicago footwork artist Sirr TMO, '888 (Infinity)'. Check it out below.

A prolific face in the city's scene...

Jana Rush has announced a new mini-album, 'Dark Humor', which will land on 25th March via Planet Mu. 

The record follows on from the Chicago...

TEACHERS is a new short film (clocking in at exactly 9:09) with a special mix by CK303, celebrating the Chicago roots of Daft Punk...