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 [...]
Returning to the White Isle, legendary DJ and record producer Black Coffee has announced the dates for his 2026 summer residency at Hï Ibiza. Gearing up for yet another groundbreaking season on the White Isle, legendary DJ and record producer Black Coffee has announced the return of his summer residency at Hï Ibiza. Set to take place every [...]
A near-endless array of dance music documentaries have been released in recent years, but what makes one work? Is it an impressive cast of interviewees? Exclusive anecdotes? A clever use of archive footage? Top needle drops? The human story at its heart? Here, Wrongtom looks at some examples to work out what qualities can [...]
The Brooklyn Mirage spent 2025 in bankruptcy court instead of hosting raves, but Pacha plans to revive the shuttered nightlife complex starting in June 2026 with a five-month programming push. The storied nightlife brand has announced its first season at the old Avant Gardner complex, where it will absorb operational duties for the embattled [...]
Native Instruments just dropped a reality check for the global producer and DJ community. Despite storm clouds gathering on the business front, the company says the beat hasn’t stopped. In a candid statement following recent reports that the Berlin-based titan of music tech had entered preliminary insolvency proceedings. NI’s CEO Nick Williams stressed one [...]
The Masters At Work and Nuyorican Soul veteran takes over the 2,000-capacity venue HERE at Outernet this spring Photo Credit: Christelle de Castro Louie Vega is hosting his first "all-night-long" gig in London this spring. The Masters At Work veteran will take over the decks at 2,000-capacity Charing Cross venue HERE at Outernet from 8 PM to [...]
