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House History

A Brief History of Ron Hardy’s Music Box

Any history of Chicago house music would be incomplete without a triple fold LP size chuck saved for Music Box. In 1982, after, five years as its resident, Frankie Knuckles left The Warehouse (widely credited as the inspiration behind the term “house”) to set up the Power Plant. After a couple months of closure, founder Robert Williams reopened in a new location and looked to Ron Hardy to stem the […]

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House History

DJ Tee Scott: Candy Store & Better Days

Let's go back before our most memorable dee-jays,  Larry Levan, Frankie Knuckles and Ron Hardy.   Before our most memorable clubs, the Garage (NYC),  Warehouse (Orig Chicago) and Music Box (Chicago).  There was another lost but not forgotten jock, a foundation upon which many others have built careers without even knowing it; DJ Tee Scott.  If you are a true dee-jay and not a record spinner like so many today, if […]

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House History

The Warehouse: The Place Where House Music Got It’s Name

Frankie was originally from NY and he was friends with Larry Levan and they frequented “The Loft” parties given by David Mancuso for the NYC gay scene. Larry and Frankie attended the Loft parties regularly. It was not only a place of joy but also a place where they became acquainted for the first time with the techniques of House music. Mancuso taught them how to create “a scene”. He […]

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DJ Articles

The Chosen Few Picnic is still one of the best ways to spend a Chicago summer day

Over the past couple decades, Chicago’s summer festival calendar has gotten cartoonishly overstuffed. This weekend, the 34th annual Chosen Few Picnic & Festival is one of five big outdoor music events. The others include two of the city’s largest street festivals—Square Roots and West Fest—each with three days of music that rival the bills at big-ticket attractions. As the Chosen Few Picnic sets up camp in Jackson Park on Saturday, July 13, […]

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