The 24-year-old U.K.-born singer, songwriter, and producer builds her songs around a central tension: the sound is designed ...

‘The Inspection’ director also discusses preparations for crime thriller ‘By Any Means,’ starring Mark Wahlberg and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II It was Oscar-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams who ...

In 2025 house music is such a globally popular and varied genre that its origins in early 1980s Chicago warehouses seem improbable. But the myth of house music of course starts right there in the ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Fans emerged from pandemic lockdowns primed to hit the floor. Now online platforms are bringing fresh sounds and budding stars to bigger audiences worldwide. Fans emerged from ...

The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) presents several free downtown fests that celebrate distinctly Chicagoan styles of music with long local histories—Blues Fest, Jazz Fest, ...

ARC Music Festival celebrates Chicago as the birthplace of house music, which has evolved into an unstoppable musical and cultural force around the globe. ARC debuted in 2021, and this year’s ...

British painter Peter Doig brings his rhythmic, dreamlike art to life at London’s Serpentine gallery, where painting, sound and film merge—with Brian Eno among the featured performers.

American Stories celebrates the house music genre on its 40th anniversary. On the 40th anniversary of its invention in Chicago, celebrate the house music genre that was born in Chicago’s underground ...

Elegance Bratton, whose documentary "Move Ya Body: The Birth of House" had its international premiere this week at Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, speaks to Variety about the relevance of house ...