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 [...]
The intimate space, which features a Danley sound system, is located above Little River restaurant Fooq. Miami has a new listening bar. Located above Fooq, the restaurant in the Little River neighbourhood, Lion's Den is an intimate vinyl lounge that's limited to five tables and operates a guestlist-only policy. The space, which draws [...]
Ron Trent, Todd Terje and many more will play the venue's next season. Ministry Of Sound has detailed the first events of its 2026 programme. The London venue, which celebrates its 35th anniversary next year, will kick 2026 off with a New Year's Day edition of Peach Club's House of Peach, featuring sets [...]
The Wizard serves up two hours of techno, '95 style. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of his seminal Live at Liquid Room mix, Jeff Mills returned to the Tokyo venue earlier this month for a special one-off performance. Channeling the energy of that influential show, Mills delivers a propulsive set of loopy techno [...]
A History of '70s Disco in Ten Tracks Barbara Tucker is among the most important house and soul vocalists living today. With the spirit of Studio 54 back, she runs down her essential feel-good jams, from Loleatta Holloway to the Bee Gees. Barbara Tucker is one of dance music's definitive living vocalists. Her gospel-trained voice [...]
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The house legend's latest full-length is out August 15th via Armada Music. House legend Joe Smooth has unveiled his first album in over 30 years. Due out on August 15th via Armada Music, We Shall Overcome features the likes of DJ Slugo, Robert Owens, Kaleb Searcy, Angie Brown, Black Pearl and Mr. Root. [...]
** This article was originally published in Resident Advisor on February 18, 2020 Inside the studio (and creative mind) of a true house music innovator. Ron Trent has been innovative from the very beginning of his production career. Some of the first music he ever committed to tape, at a friend's house on Chicago's South [...]
Kevin Aviance is one of the most iconic ballroom artists of all time, still leading the movement today. From Diana Ross to Kevin JZ Prodigy, he charts the history of a genre shaped by New York's queer underground. Kevin Aviance almost never made it in the ballroom scene. In the early '90s, when the [...]
A lack of venues in cities like Los Angeles is hurting promoters who have no choice but to adopt a DIY approach. Electronic music is rooted in a DIY spirit. Parties in remote fields, factories, residential units and other unconventional locations are a historically critical component of underground nightlife, embraced by promoters who proudly [...]