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THING Anthology Released
460 pages of EXCITEMENT from the 90s!
Every issue of THING has been released as a book, thanks to Primary Information.
What is THING?
The 35 Anniversary Commemorative Issue
Why We Love THING
Celebrating and Documenting the Fabulousness of Thing magazine.
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World Premiere of Jason and Shirley Revisited
A radical revisitation. In this world premiere, held on October 10, 2025 at BAM, director…
Chicago’s Legendary Club LaRay
One of the city’s most exciting, most creative Black queer dance clubs in the 1980s….
FLUXX by Osadolor
Part of BAM Film 2025, FLUXX takes place Thursday, October 23, 2025 at Brooklyn’s hub…
Move Ya Body: The Birth of House
Out of the underground dance clubs on the South Side of Chicago, a group of…
House of Avant Garde Screening in Brooklyn
Still from Having a Ball! with the House of Avant Garde…
the 80s
Is This You?
House Music
How a Chicago-based Black and queer run publication built a platform for marginalized voices and revolutionized print media.
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Vintage House with DJ Lori Branch
DJ Lori Branch – My Favorite Things Inspirations from the Vintage House Show – 2016….
Thirty Years Ago, a Black Queer Zine Captured the Scene that Birthed House
by Leor Galil for the Chicago Reader, June 2021 – In February 2021, dance-music site…
Future Garage
The futuristic atmosphere created by this stylish electronic playlist promotes creativity and forward-thinking innovation. https://youtu.be/BhbhiQZwjf4…
House Music, A Cultural Revolution
The new House Music documentary, House Music: A Cultural Revolution, airs November 8, 2024 on…
Chicago’s Legendary Club LaRay
One of the city’s most exciting, most creative Black queer dance clubs in the 1980s….
Aaron Pierre Brown and The House of Avant-Garde
The House of Avant-Garde was established in 1986 by Wardell Ford, Thomas Sampson, and DeRico…