House Music: Chicago Testimony
An Oral History Podcast Series with DJ Lori Branch and Hannah Viti. Chicago house music built a world. Every story about Chicago house music starts somewhere different. A record, a […]
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THING Reviewed in the Whitney Review of New Writing
by Umesi Michael Louis, in the January 2026 issue of the Whitney Review of New Writing Personified, THING is that cool older cousin who blows into town with stories to […]
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Chicago Home of House Exhibit at O’Hare Airport
Travelers moving through O’Hare International Airport are being welcomed into Chicago by more than runways and terminals—they’re stepping directly into the city’s musical soul. The new “Chicago: Home of House” […]
House Masters: Frankie Knuckles
Today, Sunday, January 18, 2026, marks Frankie Knuckles’ birthday. To honor his legacy, Defected Records has released the previously unreleased Frankie Knuckles In The House DJ mix, available exclusively on […]
Best House + Club Tracks
Defected Radio Show, hosted by Sam Divine Tracklist 1. My Paradise, Jamie Jones – 00:00 2. You Don’t Even Know Me, Armand Van Helden feat. Duane Harden – 05:32 3. Lovelee Dae, Amine […]
Having a Ball at FLUXX
Bridging the past and present of our diverse our communities. The highlight of BAM’s FLUXX program was Having a Ball! with the House of Avant Garde (1992). The film stood […]
World Premiere of Jason and Shirley Revisited
A radical revisitation. In this world premiere, held on October 10, 2025 at BAM, director Stephen Winter revisits the ghosts of Jason Holliday and Shirley Clarke, unveiling new footage and […]
Chicago’s Legendary Club LaRay
One of the city’s most exciting, most creative Black queer dance clubs in the 1980s. Opened in 1986, Club LaRay was located at 3150 North Halsted in Chicago. The club, […]
FLUXX by Osadolor
Part of BAM Film 2025, FLUXX takes place Thursday, October 23, 2025 at Brooklyn’s hub for cutting-edge creativity and connection. FLUXX is a unique one-night-only cinematic program curated by the […]
Move Ya Body: The Birth of House
Out of the underground dance clubs on the South Side of Chicago, a group of friends turn a new sound into a global movement. On Thursday, August 21, 2025, watch […]