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Music, Music Feature Oct 26, 2020
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Remembering Benji Espinoza, champion of Chicago house music

His work for Quantum Distributors and the D.J. International label helped boost house into its exalted place in the global pop pantheon.
- By Jacob Arnold
- Tags: Music Feature, Benji Espinoza, D.J. International, Quantum Distributors, house music, Rocky Jones, obituary, D.J. International TV, Martin “Boogieman” Luna, Baby O’s, Kenny Jason, Ralphi Rosario, Matt Warren, Jesse Saunders, Steve “Silk” Hurley, J.M. Silk, Jamie Principle, Waiting on My Angel, Julian Perez, Audio Talent, Hot Mix 5, Music Is the Key, Jack Your Body, I Can’t Turn Around, Keith Nunnally, Chip E., Jack Trax, Like This, Stuart Cosgrove, Warehouse, Underground, Rhythm Beat, Trax Records, Larry Sherman, Larry Heard, Importes Etc., Fingers Inc., Westside Records, BCM Records, Fast Eddie, Sundance, Git On Up, Video

Music, Gossip Wolf Sep 24, 2019
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Grün Wasser diversify their apocalyptic EBM on the new Not OK With Things

Plus: The Chicago South Side Film Festival celebrates house music with a documentary by Jesse Saunders, and Farley “Jackmaster” Funk rocks the dolphins at the Shedd Aquarium.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Grün Wasser, Keely Dowd, Essej Pollock, Not OK With Things, Holodeck Records, Stranger’s Mouth, Driving, Sleeping Village, Ariel Zetina, Material, Chicago South Side Film Festival, Raven’s Place, House Music: The Real Story, Jesse Saunders, On and On, Shawn Christopher, Keith Nunnally, Sundance, Alan King, Mike Dunn, Lori Branch, Chosen Few, Farley “Jackmaster” Funk, Shedd Aquarium, Shedd After Hours, Video

Music, Music Feature Apr 29, 2015
How the USA fell for EDM, chapter one

In these excerpts from his lively and meticulous new book, The Underground Is Massive: How Electronic Dance Music Conquered America, longtime Reader contributor Michaelangelo Matos chronicles the three-decade ascent of EDM.
- By Michaelangelo Matos
- Tags: Music Feature, The Underground Is Massive: How Electronic Dance Music Conquered America, EDM, The Underground Is Massive, Michaelangelo Matos, The Power Plant, The Warehouse, Frankie Knuckles, Derrick May, Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson, house music, techno, Cybotron, Kraftwerk, Detroit, Roland TR-909, Importes Etc., Ron Hardy, Farley Keith, the Muzic Box, Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, Craig Loftis, Eddie Fowlkes, Jamie Principle, Robert Owens, Adonis, 7 Ways to Jack, Acid Tracks, Phuture, Chicago Trax, Steve "Silk" Hurley, Keith Nunnally, J.M. Silk, Music Is the Key, DJ Pierre, Jesse Saunders, Roland TB-303, Marshall Jefferson, Chicago Connection, Dance Mania, Mark Imperial, House Nation, Rocky Jones, D.J. International, the Rapping Lawyer, Larry Sherman, Screamin' Rachael, Lewis Pitzele, Trax Records, Michael Schiniou, DJ Jazzy M. Jefferson, Alfredo Fiorito, DJ Alfredo

Music, Music Sidebar Jul 30, 2013
Festival Cubano 2013

An evening of house and two days of Cuban music—including Alfredo de la Fe, Xiomara Laugart, and Cachao’s Mambo All Stars.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music Sidebar, Festival Cubano, Riis Park, Hot Mix 5, Kenny "Jammin'" Jason, Frankie "Hollywood" Rodriguez, Keith Nunnally, J.M. Silk, Dajae, White Knight, Fast Eddie, Puerto Rican, Jerry Rivera, Alfredo de la Fe, Eddie Palmieri, Tipica 73, Tito Puente, the Fania All-Stars, Xiomara Laugart, Yerba Buena, Celia: The Life and Music of Celia Cruz, Timbalive, Cachao's Mambo All Stars, Israel "Cachao" Lopez

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Remembering Benji Espinoza, champion of Chicago house music

His work for Quantum Distributors and the D.J. International label helped boost house into its exalted place in the global pop pantheon.

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Grün Wasser diversify their apocalyptic EBM on the new Not OK With Things

Plus: The Chicago South Side Film Festival celebrates house music with a documentary by Jesse Saunders, and Farley “Jackmaster” Funk rocks the dolphins at the Shedd Aquarium.

How the USA fell for EDM, chapter one

In these excerpts from his lively and meticulous new book, The Underground Is Massive: How Electronic Dance Music Conquered America, longtime Reader contributor Michaelangelo Matos chronicles the three-decade ascent of EDM.

Festival Cubano 2013

An evening of house and two days of Cuban music—including Alfredo de la Fe, Xiomara Laugart, and Cachao’s Mambo All Stars.

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Video Remembering Benji Espinoza, champion of Chicago house music

His work for Quantum Distributors and the D.J. International label helped boost house into its exalted place in the global pop pantheon.

Video Grün Wasser diversify their apocalyptic EBM on the new Not OK With Things

Plus: The Chicago South Side Film Festival celebrates house music with a documentary by Jesse Saunders, and Farley “Jackmaster” Funk rocks the dolphins at the Shedd Aquarium.

How the USA fell for EDM, chapter one

In these excerpts from his lively and meticulous new book, The Underground Is Massive: How Electronic Dance Music Conquered America, longtime Reader contributor Michaelangelo Matos chronicles the three-decade ascent of EDM.

Festival Cubano 2013

An evening of house and two days of Cuban music—including Alfredo de la Fe, Xiomara Laugart, and Cachao’s Mambo All Stars.

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Remembering Benji Espinoza, champion of Chicago house music

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Grün Wasser diversify their apocalyptic EBM on the new Not OK With Things