This isn’t the house party you remember from high school and college.
Dance to Chicago house music with this live music celebration.
Millennium Park will embrace its roots in house music as it showcases local Chicago artists at the Chicago House Party.
With the many genres of dance music, it can get hard to keep track of all of them and their differences. Here’s a little background on house music and its importance to the Chicago community:
House Music History:
Frankie Knuckles, the godfather of house music, and his club, “The Warehouse”, re-invented dance music by giving life to the genre of house music in Chicago in 1977. House music derives from disco, but integrates deep, heavy-baseline beats. Though house music was created in Chicago, it’s true inspiration comes from European music, such as English electric pop.
The actual terminology of “house” music came from the shortening of the club’s name, “The Warehouse”, as record stores chose to label recorded music from the club this way.
House music was originated in the African-American community, with the ultimate goal to uplift oppressed communities of people through dance.
Fun Fact: New York City also had a very similar genre of music during this time called “Garage” music, and both the genre and the name derived from the dance club, “Paradise Garage”.
Learn more about house music, mixing and scratching, and other fun facts here.
Chicago House Party Details
The tribute to the late Frankie Knuckles continues as Millennium Park will host the Chicago House Party this month. The event will feature a variety of music acts, from live performances and features to DJ sets.
Check out the lineup:
Live Acts/Features:
- The House Legacy Project
- Peven Everett
- Vick Lavender Ensemble
- Byron Stingily (Ten City)
- Dajae
- Lidell Townsell
- Faith Howard
- Paris Brightledge
- Ronnell
- Kim Jay
- First Lady
- Ivelisse Diaz
DJ Sets:
- Joe Smooth
- Steve Miggedy Maestro
- Superjane’s DJ Heather & Lady D
Date: May 28, 2016
Time: 3-9 p.m.
Location: Jay Pritzker Pavilion @ Millennium Park | 201 E. Randolph St. Chicago, IL 60601
Price: FREE
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Photo Credit: The Every Girl
