In the '80s and '90s, these spaces birthed dance icons, genres and subcultures. Why do so few remain? madison moore charts their decline and lifelong impact. In the scholar E. Patrick Johnson's 2021 essay Remember the Time: Black Queer Nightlife in the South, he recalled the fading age in question with fairy-tale enchantment: "Once upon [...]
Timmy Regisford embodies a certain kind of New Yorker for whom dance music’s life force is second only to oxygen. The DJ/producer “grew up” going to the legendary club Paradise Garage, dancing to DJ Larry Levan’s mix of disco, house, pop and more every Friday night. New York house music titan Tony Humphries taught [...]
A foundational architect of U.S. underground house, Doc Martin digs into the independent records that shaped the West Coast sound and continue to move dance floors worldwide. The legendary Doc Martin has been holding down American house music for over three decades, long before it was festival mainstage currency. Between The Bay and Los Angeles. he [...]
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Sara Landry, Radio Slave, DJ Minx, and more have joined the roster of artist speakers and workshop leaders Winter Music Conference (WMC) has announced the second wave of its 2026 programme. The annual electronic music gathering will return to Eden Roc Miami Beach from 26th to 28th March, with a packed line-up of workshops, panels, [...]
Save the Date: The Chicago House Music Festival and Chicago House Music Conference return in August 2026. The City of Chicago and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events has announced the dates for all of this year’s Chicago events and festivals, including the Chicago House Music Festival and Chicago House Music Conference for [...]
The one-off event will include conversations, workshops, listening experiences, and a gallery tour celebrating queerness Honey Dijon is set to curate a special one-off exhibition at London’s Tate Modern gallery next week as part of LGBTQIA+ History Month. The one-night event will take place on Friday, 27th February and will include conversations, workshops, listening [...]
If we could pinpoint our experience of DJ culture over the years; it would start with the clock. Specifically, the relentless tyranny of the one-hour slot that has become the industry standard at clubs and festivals worldwide. We’ve written before about the lost art of the warm-up DJ, but that conversation needs to expand beyond [...]
While nightclub attendance is on the decline, interest in dance music is “not declining” — with unlicensed events growing by 34% last year Free parties now account for 15% of all electronic music programming across the UK, according to the latest annual report from the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA). The fourth Electronic Music Report was published [...]
At Brooklyn’s “hi-def dance club” Refuge, two mainstays of New York nightlife have joined forces to execute their vision of the perfect club, building on the city’s mighty legacy and carrying that inspiration forward into the future. Patrick Hinton headed out to the debut of legendary Detroit-meets-New York party No Way Back at Refuge [...]
