House music has a strong presence in the Grammy nominations this year and the original creators in this historically underground genre are not mad about it. In the record of the year category, Beyoncé ...

Earlier this year, storied house producer Vince Lawrence launched House Music 40, a nonprofit dedicated to celebrating the genre’s history (especially its Black origins) and giving financial support ...

The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) presents several free downtown fests that celebrate distinctly Chicagoan styles of music with long local histories—Blues Fest, Jazz Fest, ...

The Warehouse, where DJ Frankie Knuckles helped introduce house music, got landmark status ahead of this weekend's Chicago House Music Festival and Conference. The Warehouse, a storied Chicago venue ...

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New York City has hip-hop, and Chicago has house music. Although each genre became a global phenomenon, the latter still generates far less mainstream coverage. To this day, a cloud of mystery still ...

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The Warehouse, a West Loop building in Chicago known as the birthplace of house music, was officially designated as a historic landmark on Wednesday (June 21). The three-story loft at 206 S. Jefferson ...