Let’s get one thing clear: queer Black people invented and pioneered house music. Long before the pulsating sounds of EDM and techno were synonymous with mostly white Los Angeles and Brooklyn DJs with ...

Frankie Knuckles set at the Chicago International House Music Festival at Charter One Pavilion on Northerly Island, February 26, 2009. Photo: E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune House music is disco's ...

Coming out of the disco scene, house music originated in the early 1980s as a form of solace and escape. In underground venues like the Warehouse in Chicago (where the name “house” originated) and New ...

Explore the origins of house music, which began in Chicago’s underground party scene. Explore the origins of house music, which began in Chicago’s underground party scene as a safe space for gay ...