Barbara Tucker, Curtis McClain, DJ Jazzy Jeff and DJ Slugo are among the special guest DJs and performers at this year’s Chosen Few Picnic and Music Festival, running for its 36th glorious year in Chicago. Returning to Jackson Park on July 11 2026, the Chosen Few Picnic and House Music Festival claims an “authentic, unbroken lineage” [...]
https://youtu.be/CImBSno_OZ4 Original Chosen Few DJ reflects on three decades of Chicago’s most enduring house music celebration Alan King, one of the original members of the legendary Chosen Few DJs, has been instrumental in creating one of Chicago’s most enduring cultural celebrations. What began as a small reunion in 1990 has evolved into a massive [...]
Chosen Few DJ’s Terry Hunter, Mike Dunn, Wayne Williams, Jessie Saunders, Alan King, and Tony and Andre Hatchett. CHICAGO (WGN) — It’s now one of the most anticipated events of “Summertime Chi,” but it started as a small outdoor get-together with a little music, for family and friends. Terry Hunter and Mike Dunn are two [...]
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 [...]
Desiree Taylor, 47, from Baltimore, came to Chicago for the first time with eight friends who go to house music festivals every year for the “funkier” and “more soulful” approach of house music. The Chosen Few picnic got off to a rainy start Saturday, but the rain couldn’t dampen the good vibes that brought thousands [...]
Chicagoans rarely suffer from a shortage of music festivals, but few such events make me feel like I’m participating in the city’s cultural fabric like the Chosen Few Picnic. The long-running house-music celebration began informally in 1990, and its roots extend even further back. Wayne Williams founded the Chosen Few DJ collective in 1977 [...]
Gene Farris/Facebook These seminal producers played instrumental roles in developing the early sounds of electronic music and bringing it to the masses. RACHEL KUPFER FEB 1, 2021 More than 40 years ago in Chicago's underground club scene, the foundational wave of modern dance music was just starting to hit its stride. It was the [...]
The DJs that brought House Music to the White House bring it back to the Southside this Summer. Chicago’s souled-up Woodstock returns in July 2018: The Chosen Few DJs have announced the dates for the 2018 Chosen Few Picnic, taking place on the Southside of Chicago. The 28th annual Chosen Few Picnic and Festival [...]