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The Chicago Reader laid of six staff amid a warning that the paper’s future is now uncertain. The city’s legendary alt-weekly has announced restructuring and layoffs and is facing an imminent risk of closure. A combination of “financial losses, operational challenges, and external pressures” have resulted in the immediate layoff of six non-union employee staff […]
Late stage capitalism is roaring as private equity buys up a venture capital-funded underground music sensation. Superstruct Entertainment has acquired the live music event series Boiler Room in a deal with Boiler Room’s latest owner, ticket broker Dice. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed
This is what happens when you let ghouls establish ownership over your culture. Giving them ownership over something that people feel passionate about is asking to have your heart broken, then stomped on, then sold in a special GQ-branded package of human organs and golf towels at Target.
Absolutely floored at how many amazing parties are going on in this town this summer, from outdoor fests that feature house music and techno to Chicago neighborhood street fests, locations to be announced or Chicago’s rightly internationally acclaimed clubs. Any space in Chicago where you can fit a DJ and a speaker seems to have […]
She’s Gone, Dance On, which was clipped from sets and became a popular tune ID request, was apparently held up by sample clearance.
The sound system and DJ booth get an upgrade as the Chicago nightclub enters its 27th season.
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.
There is one official Frankie Knuckles birthday party and it is held in Chicago. And this year it’s at Metro and Smartbar.
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.
In Chicago we were selfish: we kept her here for ourselves.
The Chicago events hosted by Warehouse (yes THAT Warehouse) founder Robert Williams was created to ‘celebrate the global impact of Chicago house music.’
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.
Armond Williams, who once appeared in an MTV reality show hosted by LeBron James, has pled guilty to the March 2019 killing of Sound-Bar doorman Thurmond Bailey.
Seth Troxler will be playing b2b with Jackmaster, Bill Patrick b2b with Hiroko Yamamura and Tres Mortimor on Friday November 3 at Serum at Prysm.
Police issued a summary closure of Blum after a mass shooting on Sunday morning sent 8 people to the hospital, 4 in critical condition.
The Chicago DJ and producer is undergoing dialysis in the hospital and will need support after discharge for outpatient treatment.
A storied company continues to gut staff and reportedly shift product manufacturing overseas under new ownership.
We are devastated to learn this morning that producer, art director and DJ Alland Byallo has passed away suddenly.
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