Dark Entries prepares an album of jazz, gospel and blues on Sylvester's Private Recordings: August 1970 in honor of legendary disco vocalist's 76th birthday. Sylvester is best known for disco, but Sylvester had range. He had range within that range. Private Recordings: August 1970 features the legendary vocalist and icon singing nine songs, mostly standards from jazz, [...]
My House Radio owner James Hall and I had the pleasure of attending the Charivari Detroit Music Festival 2023 – LEGACY - 10th anniversary on August 11-13 at Historic Fort Wayne. We caught up with Todd Johnson of Charivari Detroit to ask him about the festival, past, present, and future. Q: First, thank [...]
Under their Director's Cut alias, Frankie Knuckles and Eric Kupper lent an uplifting disco remix to Ultra Naté and Michelle Williams' "Waiting On You." A milestone album anniversary, a dance music holiday and new music from the Godfather of House Music Frankie Knuckles are all converging into one celebratory moment. 10 years ago, Ultra [...]
Opening on Ukrainian Independence Day, Mixmag Ukraine will run digital, social and video content — with an aim to spotlight local music and culture Mixmag has opened its 22nd international office in Kyiv, Ukraine. Officially launching today (August 24), on Ukrainian Independence Day, Mixmag Ukraine will run video, social and digital content; shining a light on Ukrainian dance [...]
By the late 1970s, New York had a number of nightclub destinations for queer folk. There were the exclusive parties at Nicky Siano’s The Loft, the sped-up house tracks pulsating from Paradise Garage, and the celebrity-laden elusive gatherings at the famed Studio 54. However, drive a little past the Lincoln Tunnel towards the Garden State, [...]
Making history with the 36-hour NON STOP club night, non-profit MTL 24/24 is working to seed a better future for nightlife in Montreal and spread helpful ideas beyond its borders It’s 3:AM and DJ Minx is powering through a pounding, sultry house set inside the Pavilion at the Port of Montreal’s Grand Quay. On most weekends, clubs [...]
The musical artist Musa Keys performing at the Afro Nation festival in Miami, in May.Photograph by Chris Allmeid / Courtesy Afro Nation A new form of South African dance music is thriving. A pair of twin brothers, known as Major League Djz, want the rest of the world to pay attention. It was [...]
JOESKI is one of the most prolific producers of house music in the world. With a career spanning three decades, the NYC DJ and producer established his label Maya Records in 2001 with the classic track, Hustler’s Revenge. While his collaboration with DJ Chus on El Amor propelled the label to the forefront of [...]
From August 11-13, West Coast Weekender will join forces with Charivari Detroit to bring us the Charivari Detroit Music Festival at Historic Fort Wayne in Detroit. Today, we are fortunate to have an opportunity to connect with the legendary and prolific Oscar P! Oscar, thank you so much for agreeing to share a few [...]
The Beatport Group‘s annual Diversity + Parity Fund, designed to support organizations that focus on underrepresented groups and promote diversity within the music industry, is now accepting applications for its 2023 grant cycle. This year, Beatport has increased the fund to $150,000 and will award two types of grants: one for smaller organizations ($3,000-$15,000) [...]