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

The now-closed club was where Frankie Knuckles pioneered the development of house music as a resident

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...

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DJ Clent releases new EP in tribute to his late mother, Chicago DJ Natalie Hill: Listen

Listen to the '#LongLiveMamaHill' EP today

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...

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

"Please keep Jesse in your prayers," wrote legendary Chicago collective Chosen Few DJs

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...

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

Rolling Stone reports that Adonis, Marshall Jefferson and co-founder Vince Lawrence are among the claimants

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...

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Larry Heard and Robert Owens win legal case against Trax Records, regain ownership of early releases

The copyright has been returned to the Chicago duo after a decades-long battle

Larry Heard and Robert Owens have won their legal case against Trax Records, The Guardian reports. In 2020, Chicago house innovators Heard (AKA Mr Fingers)...

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Beyoncé's 'BREAK MY SOUL' remixed by Honey Dijon, Nita Aviance and Terry Hunter: LISTEN

The lead single from 'RENAISSANCE' is a house music melting pot

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...

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GoFundMe launched for DJ Deeon amid ongoing health issues

It comes a month after he revealed he was in hospital due to a heart infection

A GoFundMe page has been launched to assist DJ Deeon amid ongoing health issues. Last month, the legendary Chicago DJ and ghetto house pioneer -...

Immersive Prince experience exhibition to open this summer

Soon you can play in a recreation of Paisley Park's Studio A and the 'Purple Rain' cover.

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...

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Hyperdub to release new EP from Chicago footwork producer, Heavee: Listen

Listen to the synapse-frying lead track, ‘Watch Yo Step (Feeling Myself)’, now

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...

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Frankie Knuckles DJ set from 1986 shared online for the first time: Listen

80-minutes of disco and disco's revenge from The Godfather of House

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...

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Ewan McVicar releases new EP, 'Movin' On Over', on Optimo Music Digital Danceforce: Listen

The EP pays homage to the Glasgow electronic underground, Ron Hardy, and Chicago's Muzic Box

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...

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Teklife releases new album from Chicago footwork artist, Sirr TMO, ‘888 (INFINITY)’: Listen

The producer and DJ's first long-form outing on the imprint

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...