Black Futures: How house music took center stage in the ’80s (NPR.org)

By |2024-02-13T17:01:46-06:00February 13th, 2024|black History Month, Chicago, Dance Music, Detroit, Frankie Knuckles, House, House Music, House Music History, NPR, Techno|

Known as The Godfather of House Music, Frankie Knuckles helped revolutionize electronic music in the '80s. - The Frankie Knuckles Foundation If the grandeur of disco reigned supreme in the '70s, the following decade belonged to the homespun productions of rogue DJs. "In the '80s, you got the introduction of relatively affordable music-making equipment," says World [...]

Where is house music at home? Check out 7 destinations rich in Black house history (The Grio)

By |2024-02-12T10:54:18-06:00February 12th, 2024|African American, Baltimore, black History Month, Chicago, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Detroit, DJ, House Music, House Music History, Ibiza, manchester UK, New Jersey, New York, Techno|

  Visit these destinations to experience and understand the enduring power, prevalence and history of Black house music.  As many already know, house music has always been heralded in Black and marginalized communities, and like many musical genres, it originated at a time when collective frustrations were high. While many identify the genre with the [...]

DJ Minx shares new single, ‘Taking It Back’: Listen (DJ Mag)

By |2024-02-11T14:22:23-06:00February 11th, 2024|African American, Announcements, black History Month, Dance Music, Detroit, DJ Mag, House Music, Music News, producer, Promotional, Women|

The new cut, released to coincide with Black History Month, features vocals by the artist herself DJ Minx has released a new single, 'Taking It Back'. Out now through her Women On Wax label to coincide with Black History Month, the track features lyrics written and performed by the Detroit artist herself. You can listen [...]

MK ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE ‘TAKE MY CHANCE’ (Mixmag)

By |2023-10-27T19:44:19-05:00October 27th, 2023|Announcements, Dance Music, Detroit, DJ, House Music, MixMAg, New Release, news, producer|

The new release lands via Ultra Records on Friday MK, real name Marc Kinchen, continues a prolific 2023 with a new single 'Take My Chance' dropping this week.The song, which has featured heavily in the DJ's summer sets, pays homage to '90s piano house and evokes dancefloor euphoria. The Detroit-born producer has amassed over one billion global [...]

My House Radio Interview with Todd Johnson of Charivari Detroit

By |2023-08-30T21:11:27-05:00August 30th, 2023|Dance Music, Detroit, House, House Music, Interviews, Promotional|

    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 [...]

Lineups and Set Times for Charivari Detroit 2023 (5 Magazine)

By |2023-08-08T20:43:12-05:00August 8th, 2023|5 Magazine, Announcements, Detroit, DJ, Entertaiment, House, House Music, news, Promotional|

Daily lineups and set times have been revealed for this year’s Charivari — long a favorite of 5 Mag readers across the Midwest — held this August 11, 12 and 13th, 2023 in Detroit. Celebrating its 10th year, the Charivari festival spreads out over two stages and three days at Historic Fort Wayne (6325 W. Jefferson) in Detroit and features DJs including Delano Smith, Karizma, [...]

My House Radio Exclusive Interview with Oscar P

By |2023-07-31T23:00:49-05:00July 31st, 2023|Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, Detroit, Entertaiment, House, House Music, Interviews, Promotional, San Diego|

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 [...]

Where Is House Music at Home? Check out 7 Destinations Rich in Black House History (The Grio)

By |2023-07-23T09:37:50-05:00July 23rd, 2023|African American, Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Ibiza, manchester UK, New Jersey, New York|

Visit these destinations to experience and understand the enduring power, prevalence and history of Black house music.  As many already know, house music has always been heralded in Black and marginalized communities, and like many musical genres, it originated at a time when collective frustrations were high. While many identify the genre with the 1980s, [...]

ULTRA NATÉ LAUNCHES PODCAST SERIES ON THE WORLD’S GREATEST NIGHTCLUBS (MIXMAG)

By |2023-07-19T17:52:27-05:00July 19th, 2023|Announcements, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, Detroit, Entertaiment, House, House Music, House Music History, MixMAg, Music News, My House Radio, New York, Women|

The 12-part series documents the history of some of the most iconic clubs around the world A new podcast series scoping the history of some of the world’s greatest nightclubs has landed on Apple Podcasts from iHeart Radio, hosted by Ultra Naté. The 12-part series, titled The History of the World’s Greatest Nightclubs, is set to look at iconic [...]

From Chicago House to Detroit Techno

By |2023-07-17T21:39:28-05:00July 17th, 2023|Chicago, Dance Music, Detroit, DJ, House, House Music|

  WORDS BY NEAL ANDREW EMIL GUSTAFSON AND JESSICA FORTUNE FENNER A strong relationship exists between the spiritual sounds of Chicago and the mechanical sonics of Detroit. The decades-strong alignment is rooted in their history of shared traditions within the Black American musical diaspora, their proximity, and their midwestern heart. Both cities contributed significantly to [...]

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