The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) presents several free downtown fests that celebrate distinctly Chicagoan styles of music with long local histories—Blues Fest, Jazz Fest, ...

Lori Branch represents the living history of Chicago house music. Starting her DJ career in 1980-81, she has been spinning since the genre’s inception and maintains close relationships with the Chosen ...

ARC Music Festival celebrates Chicago as the birthplace of house music, which has evolved into an unstoppable musical and cultural force around the globe. ARC debuted in 2021, and this year’s ...

Sunday House Club functions as a pop-up—and is an experience like no other in the metro area, according to Beltran, who started with the idea in St. Charles coffee shops near Lindenwood University in ...

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