Tag: farley jackmaster funk

Producer, DJ, composer for films and a 100% pure Detroit electronic music artist, Reggie Dokes is at heart a searcher, a seeker in the tradition of great Black diaspora seekers like Sun Ra. His music is heady, introspective, interstellar and dope a f.

A who's who of classic Chicago House artists have launched a legal strike to reclaim their rights from Trax Records. A reckoning over the past has been a long time coming...

Farley Jackmaster Funk, Bad Boy Bill, Julian Jumpin Perez and more headline a Chicago house music radio reunion this weekend in Bridgeview.

People get ready - Housegiving 2019 is coming to Navy Pier's Aon Ballroom on Black Wednesday with Farley Jackmaster Funk, Mark Farina, DJ Alicia and host 5 Mag's Czarina Mirani (Czboogie).

Meme victim David Guetta (and his handlers) get put on blast after Nightline claim that he "brought house music to America" by pointing out that he bought Farley's records once.

A somewhat thin representation of electronic music among the 15 events for Red Bull Music Festival in November 2018 in Chicago.

They're best known as DJs, but the members of the Chosen Few DJs - some of the first and finest house music DJs in the world - have made some classic house music tracks. Here are 5 to bang right now.

Jay B. Ross moved mountains for tons of Chicago house artists from the early days to the present. The legendary "Rappin Lawyer" died on March 1.

Smartbar. December 8 2016. Roy Davis, Jr. DJ Pierre. Farley Jackmaster Funk. Czboogie. For Spank.

Of course you would. You're from Chicago. My House Music Festival launches August 13 2016 featuring Farley Jackmaster Funk, Stacy Kidd, Pumpin Pete, Mickey Mixin Oliver, Zebo and more.

There is something to be said for a DJ crew that not only revolutionized House music but also spawned a plethora of stars on...

I-94 is the vital artery that connects the cities of Chicago and Detroit - sometimes rivals, sometimes collaborators and always, always up in each...

The Chicago summers keep getting better and better for House Music. With the wild success of their Wired Fridays lunchtime dance party series every...

For the first time in nearly two years, a dance music festival will return to Chicago's 26 miles of beaches. Mamby on the Beach,...

Chicago, send the kids to the fam and call in sick for a week, because the city hasn't seen a powerhouse event of Chicago...

Another of the seminal artists that powered Chicago's early House Music scene has passed away. 5 Magazine has confirmed that legendary House Music vocalist Kevin...

Public Housing and Primary are teaming up to launch a new Thursday night residency featuring the legendary Dance Mania Records. With resident DJ Rees...

It was one year ago yesterday that we heard the news that Darryl Pandy passed away. The question arises - and it's a terrible question...

Vocalist Darryl Pandy - best known and internationally known for the early Chicago House track Love Can't Turn Around - has passed away

SOME PEOPLE ARE BORN underdogs. Farley Jackmaster Funk, one of the most influential figures in the history of House Music, with a career pning...