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Why There Would Be No House Music Without Chicago
House music comes from Chicago's Black nightlife scene, and despite its worldwide popularity, that can never be erased.
Located on 206 Jefferson in Chicago’s West Loop, the Warehouse, house music’s prime nightclub, was a revolutionary dance haven all about inclusion, style, and evolution. Those rouge-ish White Sox fans sent a crystal-clear message: “You don’t belong.” Thankfully, Frankie Knuckles, patron saint of rare grooves at the Warehouse, had been laying out a new path for deflated partygoers with a choice mix of subtle deep cuts that all but bull-horned, “You’re already here!” But mainstream saturation made US listeners focus on the latest star-placing pop trend, not the vast heritage of Black LGBTQIA culture from which house emerged.
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