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The first Frankie Fest will take place at this year's Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE).

Founded and organised by Eric Kupper and Kenny Summit, Frankie Fest will raise money for the Frankie Knuckles Foundation, which was set up after the Chicago house legend's passing in 2014 and supports music in schools, LGBTQ youth homelessness, AIDS research/prevention, and diabetes research/education.

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How Paranoid London redefined acid house from their Hackney studio

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Chicago house DJ Darrell Woodson has died

Chicago house DJ Darrell Woodson has passed away.

“Last night we lost a sweet soul who happened to be a fantastic DJ,” Chicago's DJ Heather told 5 Mag, who reported the news. “He fought a long battle but now in peace may he rest. In the death there is eternal life.

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Iconic house vocalist Kim English has died

Kim English, the iconic Chicago-born vocalist who performed on multiple house classics, has died.

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Vinyl is being pressed in Chicago for the first time in over 20 years

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This new book tells a visual history of Chicago house using classic rave flyers

There’s a glory to whacking open a thick paperback cover of raised black title design, of a typical hand-drawn skyline and musical quavers, atop a gradient pink to blue. Through it, you discover far more than the pure basic beauty of a movement’s pre-Photoshop days. It’s a joy to get inside the early flyers via the archive of DJ Mario “Liv It Up” Luna, in Brandon Johnson’s new book, Beyond Heaven: Chicago House Party Flyers From 1983-1989.

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Richie Hawtin wants to play a warehouse party in Chicago

Richie Hawtin has responded to a message from a Twitter user suggesting that he return to Chicago to play in a warehouse for an underground promoter.

“Would love to come back for a warehouse type party!,” Hawtin said, quoting the tweet. Now, all that remains to be seen is whether a promoter in the city will make it happen.