AOL ends dial-up internet service
Incredibly, thousands of people still accessed the internet by dialing a phone number.
Boiler Room releases official statement disavowing the owner of Boiler Room
You gotta really think about this one for a minute.
Chicago Reader warns of “imminent risk of closure”
The city's legendary alt-weekly laid of six staff amid a warning that the paper's future is now uncertain.
Private equity-backed festival group buys Boiler Room
Late stage capitalism is roaring as private equity buys up a venture capital-funded underground music sensation.
Put a fork in it: the demise of Chicago’s Pitchfork Music Festival
This is what happens when you let ghouls establish ownership over your culture.
I-94 is a new mix series connecting Chicago & Detroit
Helmed by VITIGRRL, I-94 dives deep to explore "the gritty, raw and undeniable connection" between the Chicago and Detroit underground electronic music scenes.
Just Added 58 New Chicago House Events to Our Calendar
Absolutely floored at how many amazing parties are going on in this town this summer, from festivals to warehouses and art galleries, neighborhood street parties and Chicago's rightly internationally acclaimed clubs.
Disclosure to “FINALLY” release “She’s Gone, Dance On”
She's Gone, Dance On, which was clipped from sets and became a popular tune ID request, was apparently held up by sample clearance.
RIP Steve Albini, who probably hated everything we love
Steve Albini hated dance music, and "hated" was the word he used. We still admired him anyway.
Four Days of House: Chicago House Music Festival returns to Millennium Park June 2 2024
Karizma, Anané, Tony Touch, Ash Lauryn, Jana Rush, Wayne Williams and more highlight this year's Chicago House Music Festival's powerhouse main event and series of events spread over 4 days from May 30 to June 2 2024 in Chicago's Millennium Park.
John Tejada announces The Monitors rerelease with Silent Servant
The secret project originally dropped on vinyl in 2011 and the rerelease was in the works for a few weeks prior to Silent Servant's death.
Spybar enters 2024 with massive venue upgrades
The sound system and DJ booth get an upgrade as the Chicago nightclub enters its 27th season.
For Frankie: Celebrating the life of Frankie Knuckles
There is one official Frankie Knuckles birthday party and it is held in Chicago. And this year it's at Metro & Smartbar.
Underreported 2023: Will the Congress Theater rise again?
2023 in review: the venerable Congress Theater may finally reopen after city approves an $88 million rehab plan for the nearly century old live music venue.
Every city should have their own Teri Bristol
In Chicago we were selfish: we kept her here for ourselves.
Mapping 50 years of disco on a speaker circuit diagram
Dorothy's Disco Love Blueprint traces the history of disco through the people and places who connected one another.
Warehouse event series launches this Saturday with Juan Atkins
The Chicago events hosted by Warehouse (yes THAT Warehouse) founder Robert Williams was created to "celebrate the global impact of Chicago house music."
There was a war on disco. Disco won.
A new documentary says the quiet part out loud: the disco backlash was a battle in the culture war against Black and queer Americans. But Disco won.
Weed arrests are increasing despite widespread legalization
Police made more than a quarter million arrests for marijuana in 2022 according to the FBI's crime database, an increase over the previous year.
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Album of the Month: Oliver Dollar on “Contemporary”
Rekids' generational run of great house music albums continues with Contemporary, the new collection of dancefloor-friendly deep house tracks from Oliver Dollar.
