Who is he? DJ Deeon, legendary house music DJ and producer, has died at 56. Deeon 'DJ Deeon' Boyd was a pioneer of the Chicago-based house music sub-genre "ghetto house." The genre is characterized by ...

Four years ago, Bienen senior Lucy Rubinstein had no experience DJing. Now, she has played some of Chicago’s biggest venues, like Radius and Spybar, and produces original music. Rubinstein, who ...

ARC Music Festival celebrates Chicago as the birthplace of house music, which has evolved into an unstoppable musical and cultural force around the globe. ARC debuted in 2021, and this year’s ...

In the last year, appreciation for house music has seen a bit of a renaissance. ADRIAN FLORIDO, HOST: That's a Beyonce reference. I got it. And it's true. The genre emerged in Chicago, and we're going ...

When The Warehouse made the top seven list of most endangered buildings in Chicago facing possible demolition, preservationists sprung to action to save the West Loop industrial building where ...

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