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House music was born in Chicago, and @djloribranch was there from the beginning. On “House Music Chicago Testimony,” produced by @vitigrrl, she sits down with the pioneering Chicagoans who built the genre. Lori & Vitigrrl (two-thirds of @goodgirlsdjs) sat down with @nudiaonair to share some of their favorite stories from recording and discuss the podcast. Full convo on #youtube and in our bio!

In Season 1 of House Music Chicago Testimony, host @djloribranch sits down with Robert Williams (@robertwilliams4329), Craig Loftis (@craigsloftis), Toni Shelton (@disco.toni), Dajae (@the_real_dajaedajaedajae) and Vick Lavender (@vick_lavender).

People who’ve been instrumental at different stages, for different reasons. Before we even called it house music, these people were building it. You’ll also learn more about Lori in the premiere episode, launching tomorrow! Listen to the full teaser wherever you listen to podcasts (or at the link in my bio). Subscribe now so you’re ready for tomorrow’s launch.

#HouseMusic #ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusicHistory #ChicagoPodcast HouseMusicChicagoTestimony

We are back next weekend to close out May with a Chicago favorite @vitigrrl on the decks with support from residents @mister_hoochiemama and @glamourcadaver. Let’s twirl into pride season and take as many pictures as you can of @viktoria_kfrost cause she will be hosting all night long @arbellachicago ! THANKS FOR DANCING! @arbella.b.side

U-N-I-T-Y! 🏳️‍🌈☀️ Old Gold is back for our fourth summer season celebrating queer community connection, joy and healing under the Chicago sun. Featuring all-vinyl sets curated by the @goodgirlsdjs and friends (@djladyd @djloribranch @vitigrrl ) with hospitality by award-winning @littlelarkchicago feat.@donjuliotequila , Old Gold is hosted by @partymomchi and takes place Second Sundays June-September 2-7pm at the Little Lark at @guildrow . For the over 30 fam!

This year, we are offering summer passes that guarantee entry to all four events for $95 ($150 value) and include a gift bag with gifts from us and our event partners. Passes and tickets to all four event dates are on sale now. We are thrilled to welcome back resident DJ Dad @hij0pr0dig0 to the decks joining the Good Girls for our season opener June 14. Advance purchase is STRONGLY recommended for this one! Full event details and tickets are available at the link in bio.

About the illustration: Created by our graphic designer Kisira Hill @gemini_rising , this season’s poster is inspired by the 1990s queer culture movement of unity through art, music and activism. The iconography of openly gay artist & activist Keith Haring is emulated through the figures and bright colors. We can always look to our history and cultural lineage to know we can get through hard times together and create our own container of love, healing and positivity. 💓

We look forward to a reunion like no other this summer filled with line dancing, long hugs and deep joy. Thank you for co-cultivating a space truly worth treasuring. We love you, Chicago! 💋

U-N-I-T-Y! 🏳️‍🌈☀️ Old Gold is back for our fourth summer season celebrating queer community connection, joy and healing under the Chicago sun. Featuring all-vinyl sets curated by the @goodgirlsdjs and friends (@djladyd @djloribranch @vitigrrl ) with hospitality by award-winning @littlelarkchicago feat.@donjuliotequila , Old Gold is hosted by @partymomchi and takes place Second Sundays June-September 2-7pm at the Little Lark at @guildrow . For the over 30 fam!

This year, we are offering summer passes that guarantee entry to all four events for $95 ($150 value) and include a gift bag with gifts from us and our event partners. Passes and tickets to all four event dates are on sale now. We are thrilled to welcome back resident DJ Dad @hij0pr0dig0 to the decks joining the Good Girls for our season opener June 14. Advance purchase is STRONGLY recommended for this one! Full event details and tickets are available at the link in bio.

About the illustration: Created by our graphic designer Kisira Hill @gemini_rising , this season’s poster is inspired by the 1990s queer culture movement of unity through art, music and activism. The iconography of openly gay artist & activist Keith Haring is emulated through the figures and bright colors. We can always look to our history and cultural lineage to know we can get through hard times together and create our own container of love, healing and positivity. 💓

We look forward to a reunion like no other this summer filled with line dancing, long hugs and deep joy. Thank you for co-cultivating a space truly worth treasuring. We love you, Chicago! 💋

U-N-I-T-Y! 🏳️‍🌈☀️ Old Gold is back for our fourth summer season celebrating queer community connection, joy and healing under the Chicago sun. Featuring all-vinyl sets curated by the @goodgirlsdjs and friends (@djladyd @djloribranch @vitigrrl ) with hospitality by award-winning @littlelarkchicago feat.@donjuliotequila , Old Gold is hosted by @partymomchi and takes place Second Sundays June-September 2-7pm at the Little Lark at @guildrow . For the over 30 fam!

This year, we are offering summer passes that guarantee entry to all four events for $95 ($150 value) and include a gift bag with gifts from us and our event partners. Passes and tickets to all four event dates are on sale now. We are thrilled to welcome back resident DJ Dad @hij0pr0dig0 to the decks joining the Good Girls for our season opener June 14. Advance purchase is STRONGLY recommended for this one! Full event details and tickets are available at the link in bio.

About the illustration: Created by our graphic designer Kisira Hill @gemini_rising , this season’s poster is inspired by the 1990s queer culture movement of unity through art, music and activism. The iconography of openly gay artist & activist Keith Haring is emulated through the figures and bright colors. We can always look to our history and cultural lineage to know we can get through hard times together and create our own container of love, healing and positivity. 💓

We look forward to a reunion like no other this summer filled with line dancing, long hugs and deep joy. Thank you for co-cultivating a space truly worth treasuring. We love you, Chicago! 💋

U-N-I-T-Y! 🏳️‍🌈☀️ Old Gold is back for our fourth summer season celebrating queer community connection, joy and healing under the Chicago sun. Featuring all-vinyl sets curated by the @goodgirlsdjs and friends (@djladyd @djloribranch @vitigrrl ) with hospitality by award-winning @littlelarkchicago feat.@donjuliotequila , Old Gold is hosted by @partymomchi and takes place Second Sundays June-September 2-7pm at the Little Lark at @guildrow . For the over 30 fam!

This year, we are offering summer passes that guarantee entry to all four events for $95 ($150 value) and include a gift bag with gifts from us and our event partners. Passes and tickets to all four event dates are on sale now. We are thrilled to welcome back resident DJ Dad @hij0pr0dig0 to the decks joining the Good Girls for our season opener June 14. Advance purchase is STRONGLY recommended for this one! Full event details and tickets are available at the link in bio.

About the illustration: Created by our graphic designer Kisira Hill @gemini_rising , this season’s poster is inspired by the 1990s queer culture movement of unity through art, music and activism. The iconography of openly gay artist & activist Keith Haring is emulated through the figures and bright colors. We can always look to our history and cultural lineage to know we can get through hard times together and create our own container of love, healing and positivity. 💓

We look forward to a reunion like no other this summer filled with line dancing, long hugs and deep joy. Thank you for co-cultivating a space truly worth treasuring. We love you, Chicago! 💋

U-N-I-T-Y! 🏳️‍🌈☀️ Old Gold is back for our fourth summer season celebrating queer community connection, joy and healing under the Chicago sun. Featuring all-vinyl sets curated by the @goodgirlsdjs and friends (@djladyd @djloribranch @vitigrrl ) with hospitality by award-winning @littlelarkchicago feat.@donjuliotequila , Old Gold is hosted by @partymomchi and takes place Second Sundays June-September 2-7pm at the Little Lark at @guildrow . For the over 30 fam!

This year, we are offering summer passes that guarantee entry to all four events for $95 ($150 value) and include a gift bag with gifts from us and our event partners. Passes and tickets to all four event dates are on sale now. We are thrilled to welcome back resident DJ Dad @hij0pr0dig0 to the decks joining the Good Girls for our season opener June 14. Advance purchase is STRONGLY recommended for this one! Full event details and tickets are available at the link in bio.

About the illustration: Created by our graphic designer Kisira Hill @gemini_rising , this season’s poster is inspired by the 1990s queer culture movement of unity through art, music and activism. The iconography of openly gay artist & activist Keith Haring is emulated through the figures and bright colors. We can always look to our history and cultural lineage to know we can get through hard times together and create our own container of love, healing and positivity. 💓

We look forward to a reunion like no other this summer filled with line dancing, long hugs and deep joy. Thank you for co-cultivating a space truly worth treasuring. We love you, Chicago! 💋

“A Job in the Business”

Vick Lavender (@vick_lavender) has never taken the easy road. Born in Louisiana, and raised on Chicago’s west side, he came up on dub tapes, Italo, and New Wave records before deep house had a name. DJ, producer, founder of Sophisticado Recordings, co-owner of @bridgeportrecords312, every step has been deliberate and every move a natural progression. He has never been in a rush. He has never been satisfied either.

Deep house is not easily understood. Neither is an artist who has spent thirty years crafting music that draws from jazz fusion, world music and R&B, music that calls to ancestral spirit and permeates the soul. A prolific producer with releases on West End Records, Sacred Rhythm Music, Local Talk, Ocha and his own Sophisticado Recordings, championed by the likes of Glenn Underground, Anthony Nicholson, Boo Williams and Ron Trent, while remaining largely unbothered by the spotlight. Today he’s still putting out some of the most beautiful, unhurried music in the game. All of it on vinyl.

Recorded inside Bridgeport Records, in this episode, Vick talks about the city, people and records that shaped him, the culture of Chicago’s segregated club scene, what it means to always have a job inside the business and where he’s going next.

#ChicagoHouseMusic #DeepHouse #VickLavender #SophisticadoRecordings #BridgeportRecords

“A Job in the Business”

Vick Lavender (@vick_lavender) has never taken the easy road. Born in Louisiana, and raised on Chicago’s west side, he came up on dub tapes, Italo, and New Wave records before deep house had a name. DJ, producer, founder of Sophisticado Recordings, co-owner of @bridgeportrecords312, every step has been deliberate and every move a natural progression. He has never been in a rush. He has never been satisfied either.

Deep house is not easily understood. Neither is an artist who has spent thirty years crafting music that draws from jazz fusion, world music and R&B, music that calls to ancestral spirit and permeates the soul. A prolific producer with releases on West End Records, Sacred Rhythm Music, Local Talk, Ocha and his own Sophisticado Recordings, championed by the likes of Glenn Underground, Anthony Nicholson, Boo Williams and Ron Trent, while remaining largely unbothered by the spotlight. Today he’s still putting out some of the most beautiful, unhurried music in the game. All of it on vinyl.

Recorded inside Bridgeport Records, in this episode, Vick talks about the city, people and records that shaped him, the culture of Chicago’s segregated club scene, what it means to always have a job inside the business and where he’s going next.

#ChicagoHouseMusic #DeepHouse #VickLavender #SophisticadoRecordings #BridgeportRecords

“A Job in the Business”

Vick Lavender (@vick_lavender) has never taken the easy road. Born in Louisiana, and raised on Chicago’s west side, he came up on dub tapes, Italo, and New Wave records before deep house had a name. DJ, producer, founder of Sophisticado Recordings, co-owner of @bridgeportrecords312, every step has been deliberate and every move a natural progression. He has never been in a rush. He has never been satisfied either.

Deep house is not easily understood. Neither is an artist who has spent thirty years crafting music that draws from jazz fusion, world music and R&B, music that calls to ancestral spirit and permeates the soul. A prolific producer with releases on West End Records, Sacred Rhythm Music, Local Talk, Ocha and his own Sophisticado Recordings, championed by the likes of Glenn Underground, Anthony Nicholson, Boo Williams and Ron Trent, while remaining largely unbothered by the spotlight. Today he’s still putting out some of the most beautiful, unhurried music in the game. All of it on vinyl.

Recorded inside Bridgeport Records, in this episode, Vick talks about the city, people and records that shaped him, the culture of Chicago’s segregated club scene, what it means to always have a job inside the business and where he’s going next.

#ChicagoHouseMusic #DeepHouse #VickLavender #SophisticadoRecordings #BridgeportRecords

“A Job in the Business”

Vick Lavender (@vick_lavender) has never taken the easy road. Born in Louisiana, and raised on Chicago’s west side, he came up on dub tapes, Italo, and New Wave records before deep house had a name. DJ, producer, founder of Sophisticado Recordings, co-owner of @bridgeportrecords312, every step has been deliberate and every move a natural progression. He has never been in a rush. He has never been satisfied either.

Deep house is not easily understood. Neither is an artist who has spent thirty years crafting music that draws from jazz fusion, world music and R&B, music that calls to ancestral spirit and permeates the soul. A prolific producer with releases on West End Records, Sacred Rhythm Music, Local Talk, Ocha and his own Sophisticado Recordings, championed by the likes of Glenn Underground, Anthony Nicholson, Boo Williams and Ron Trent, while remaining largely unbothered by the spotlight. Today he’s still putting out some of the most beautiful, unhurried music in the game. All of it on vinyl.

Recorded inside Bridgeport Records, in this episode, Vick talks about the city, people and records that shaped him, the culture of Chicago’s segregated club scene, what it means to always have a job inside the business and where he’s going next.

#ChicagoHouseMusic #DeepHouse #VickLavender #SophisticadoRecordings #BridgeportRecords

“A Job in the Business”

Vick Lavender (@vick_lavender) has never taken the easy road. Born in Louisiana, and raised on Chicago’s west side, he came up on dub tapes, Italo, and New Wave records before deep house had a name. DJ, producer, founder of Sophisticado Recordings, co-owner of @bridgeportrecords312, every step has been deliberate and every move a natural progression. He has never been in a rush. He has never been satisfied either.

Deep house is not easily understood. Neither is an artist who has spent thirty years crafting music that draws from jazz fusion, world music and R&B, music that calls to ancestral spirit and permeates the soul. A prolific producer with releases on West End Records, Sacred Rhythm Music, Local Talk, Ocha and his own Sophisticado Recordings, championed by the likes of Glenn Underground, Anthony Nicholson, Boo Williams and Ron Trent, while remaining largely unbothered by the spotlight. Today he’s still putting out some of the most beautiful, unhurried music in the game. All of it on vinyl.

Recorded inside Bridgeport Records, in this episode, Vick talks about the city, people and records that shaped him, the culture of Chicago’s segregated club scene, what it means to always have a job inside the business and where he’s going next.

#ChicagoHouseMusic #DeepHouse #VickLavender #SophisticadoRecordings #BridgeportRecords

“A Job in the Business”

Vick Lavender (@vick_lavender) has never taken the easy road. Born in Louisiana, and raised on Chicago’s west side, he came up on dub tapes, Italo, and New Wave records before deep house had a name. DJ, producer, founder of Sophisticado Recordings, co-owner of @bridgeportrecords312, every step has been deliberate and every move a natural progression. He has never been in a rush. He has never been satisfied either.

Deep house is not easily understood. Neither is an artist who has spent thirty years crafting music that draws from jazz fusion, world music and R&B, music that calls to ancestral spirit and permeates the soul. A prolific producer with releases on West End Records, Sacred Rhythm Music, Local Talk, Ocha and his own Sophisticado Recordings, championed by the likes of Glenn Underground, Anthony Nicholson, Boo Williams and Ron Trent, while remaining largely unbothered by the spotlight. Today he’s still putting out some of the most beautiful, unhurried music in the game. All of it on vinyl.

Recorded inside Bridgeport Records, in this episode, Vick talks about the city, people and records that shaped him, the culture of Chicago’s segregated club scene, what it means to always have a job inside the business and where he’s going next.

#ChicagoHouseMusic #DeepHouse #VickLavender #SophisticadoRecordings #BridgeportRecords

“A Job in the Business”

Vick Lavender (@vick_lavender) has never taken the easy road. Born in Louisiana, and raised on Chicago’s west side, he came up on dub tapes, Italo, and New Wave records before deep house had a name. DJ, producer, founder of Sophisticado Recordings, co-owner of @bridgeportrecords312, every step has been deliberate and every move a natural progression. He has never been in a rush. He has never been satisfied either.

Deep house is not easily understood. Neither is an artist who has spent thirty years crafting music that draws from jazz fusion, world music and R&B, music that calls to ancestral spirit and permeates the soul. A prolific producer with releases on West End Records, Sacred Rhythm Music, Local Talk, Ocha and his own Sophisticado Recordings, championed by the likes of Glenn Underground, Anthony Nicholson, Boo Williams and Ron Trent, while remaining largely unbothered by the spotlight. Today he’s still putting out some of the most beautiful, unhurried music in the game. All of it on vinyl.

Recorded inside Bridgeport Records, in this episode, Vick talks about the city, people and records that shaped him, the culture of Chicago’s segregated club scene, what it means to always have a job inside the business and where he’s going next.

#ChicagoHouseMusic #DeepHouse #VickLavender #SophisticadoRecordings #BridgeportRecords

“A Job in the Business”

Vick Lavender (@vick_lavender) has never taken the easy road. Born in Louisiana, and raised on Chicago’s west side, he came up on dub tapes, Italo, and New Wave records before deep house had a name. DJ, producer, founder of Sophisticado Recordings, co-owner of @bridgeportrecords312, every step has been deliberate and every move a natural progression. He has never been in a rush. He has never been satisfied either.

Deep house is not easily understood. Neither is an artist who has spent thirty years crafting music that draws from jazz fusion, world music and R&B, music that calls to ancestral spirit and permeates the soul. A prolific producer with releases on West End Records, Sacred Rhythm Music, Local Talk, Ocha and his own Sophisticado Recordings, championed by the likes of Glenn Underground, Anthony Nicholson, Boo Williams and Ron Trent, while remaining largely unbothered by the spotlight. Today he’s still putting out some of the most beautiful, unhurried music in the game. All of it on vinyl.

Recorded inside Bridgeport Records, in this episode, Vick talks about the city, people and records that shaped him, the culture of Chicago’s segregated club scene, what it means to always have a job inside the business and where he’s going next.

#ChicagoHouseMusic #DeepHouse #VickLavender #SophisticadoRecordings #BridgeportRecords

“A Job in the Business”

Vick Lavender (@vick_lavender) has never taken the easy road. Born in Louisiana, and raised on Chicago’s west side, he came up on dub tapes, Italo, and New Wave records before deep house had a name. DJ, producer, founder of Sophisticado Recordings, co-owner of @bridgeportrecords312, every step has been deliberate and every move a natural progression. He has never been in a rush. He has never been satisfied either.

Deep house is not easily understood. Neither is an artist who has spent thirty years crafting music that draws from jazz fusion, world music and R&B, music that calls to ancestral spirit and permeates the soul. A prolific producer with releases on West End Records, Sacred Rhythm Music, Local Talk, Ocha and his own Sophisticado Recordings, championed by the likes of Glenn Underground, Anthony Nicholson, Boo Williams and Ron Trent, while remaining largely unbothered by the spotlight. Today he’s still putting out some of the most beautiful, unhurried music in the game. All of it on vinyl.

Recorded inside Bridgeport Records, in this episode, Vick talks about the city, people and records that shaped him, the culture of Chicago’s segregated club scene, what it means to always have a job inside the business and where he’s going next.

#ChicagoHouseMusic #DeepHouse #VickLavender #SophisticadoRecordings #BridgeportRecords

“A Job in the Business”

Vick Lavender (@vick_lavender) has never taken the easy road. Born in Louisiana, and raised on Chicago’s west side, he came up on dub tapes, Italo, and New Wave records before deep house had a name. DJ, producer, founder of Sophisticado Recordings, co-owner of @bridgeportrecords312, every step has been deliberate and every move a natural progression. He has never been in a rush. He has never been satisfied either.

Deep house is not easily understood. Neither is an artist who has spent thirty years crafting music that draws from jazz fusion, world music and R&B, music that calls to ancestral spirit and permeates the soul. A prolific producer with releases on West End Records, Sacred Rhythm Music, Local Talk, Ocha and his own Sophisticado Recordings, championed by the likes of Glenn Underground, Anthony Nicholson, Boo Williams and Ron Trent, while remaining largely unbothered by the spotlight. Today he’s still putting out some of the most beautiful, unhurried music in the game. All of it on vinyl.

Recorded inside Bridgeport Records, in this episode, Vick talks about the city, people and records that shaped him, the culture of Chicago’s segregated club scene, what it means to always have a job inside the business and where he’s going next.

#ChicagoHouseMusic #DeepHouse #VickLavender #SophisticadoRecordings #BridgeportRecords

“A Job in the Business”

Vick Lavender (@vick_lavender) has never taken the easy road. Born in Louisiana, and raised on Chicago’s west side, he came up on dub tapes, Italo, and New Wave records before deep house had a name. DJ, producer, founder of Sophisticado Recordings, co-owner of @bridgeportrecords312, every step has been deliberate and every move a natural progression. He has never been in a rush. He has never been satisfied either.

Deep house is not easily understood. Neither is an artist who has spent thirty years crafting music that draws from jazz fusion, world music and R&B, music that calls to ancestral spirit and permeates the soul. A prolific producer with releases on West End Records, Sacred Rhythm Music, Local Talk, Ocha and his own Sophisticado Recordings, championed by the likes of Glenn Underground, Anthony Nicholson, Boo Williams and Ron Trent, while remaining largely unbothered by the spotlight. Today he’s still putting out some of the most beautiful, unhurried music in the game. All of it on vinyl.

Recorded inside Bridgeport Records, in this episode, Vick talks about the city, people and records that shaped him, the culture of Chicago’s segregated club scene, what it means to always have a job inside the business and where he’s going next.

#ChicagoHouseMusic #DeepHouse #VickLavender #SophisticadoRecordings #BridgeportRecords

“A Job in the Business”

Vick Lavender (@vick_lavender) has never taken the easy road. Born in Louisiana, and raised on Chicago’s west side, he came up on dub tapes, Italo, and New Wave records before deep house had a name. DJ, producer, founder of Sophisticado Recordings, co-owner of @bridgeportrecords312, every step has been deliberate and every move a natural progression. He has never been in a rush. He has never been satisfied either.

Deep house is not easily understood. Neither is an artist who has spent thirty years crafting music that draws from jazz fusion, world music and R&B, music that calls to ancestral spirit and permeates the soul. A prolific producer with releases on West End Records, Sacred Rhythm Music, Local Talk, Ocha and his own Sophisticado Recordings, championed by the likes of Glenn Underground, Anthony Nicholson, Boo Williams and Ron Trent, while remaining largely unbothered by the spotlight. Today he’s still putting out some of the most beautiful, unhurried music in the game. All of it on vinyl.

Recorded inside Bridgeport Records, in this episode, Vick talks about the city, people and records that shaped him, the culture of Chicago’s segregated club scene, what it means to always have a job inside the business and where he’s going next.

#ChicagoHouseMusic #DeepHouse #VickLavender #SophisticadoRecordings #BridgeportRecords

“A Job in the Business”

Vick Lavender (@vick_lavender) has never taken the easy road. Born in Louisiana, and raised on Chicago’s west side, he came up on dub tapes, Italo, and New Wave records before deep house had a name. DJ, producer, founder of Sophisticado Recordings, co-owner of @bridgeportrecords312, every step has been deliberate and every move a natural progression. He has never been in a rush. He has never been satisfied either.

Deep house is not easily understood. Neither is an artist who has spent thirty years crafting music that draws from jazz fusion, world music and R&B, music that calls to ancestral spirit and permeates the soul. A prolific producer with releases on West End Records, Sacred Rhythm Music, Local Talk, Ocha and his own Sophisticado Recordings, championed by the likes of Glenn Underground, Anthony Nicholson, Boo Williams and Ron Trent, while remaining largely unbothered by the spotlight. Today he’s still putting out some of the most beautiful, unhurried music in the game. All of it on vinyl.

Recorded inside Bridgeport Records, in this episode, Vick talks about the city, people and records that shaped him, the culture of Chicago’s segregated club scene, what it means to always have a job inside the business and where he’s going next.

#ChicagoHouseMusic #DeepHouse #VickLavender #SophisticadoRecordings #BridgeportRecords

“A Job in the Business”

Vick Lavender (@vick_lavender) has never taken the easy road. Born in Louisiana, and raised on Chicago’s west side, he came up on dub tapes, Italo, and New Wave records before deep house had a name. DJ, producer, founder of Sophisticado Recordings, co-owner of @bridgeportrecords312, every step has been deliberate and every move a natural progression. He has never been in a rush. He has never been satisfied either.

Deep house is not easily understood. Neither is an artist who has spent thirty years crafting music that draws from jazz fusion, world music and R&B, music that calls to ancestral spirit and permeates the soul. A prolific producer with releases on West End Records, Sacred Rhythm Music, Local Talk, Ocha and his own Sophisticado Recordings, championed by the likes of Glenn Underground, Anthony Nicholson, Boo Williams and Ron Trent, while remaining largely unbothered by the spotlight. Today he’s still putting out some of the most beautiful, unhurried music in the game. All of it on vinyl.

Recorded inside Bridgeport Records, in this episode, Vick talks about the city, people and records that shaped him, the culture of Chicago’s segregated club scene, what it means to always have a job inside the business and where he’s going next.

#ChicagoHouseMusic #DeepHouse #VickLavender #SophisticadoRecordings #BridgeportRecords

“A Job in the Business”

Vick Lavender (@vick_lavender) has never taken the easy road. Born in Louisiana, and raised on Chicago’s west side, he came up on dub tapes, Italo, and New Wave records before deep house had a name. DJ, producer, founder of Sophisticado Recordings, co-owner of @bridgeportrecords312, every step has been deliberate and every move a natural progression. He has never been in a rush. He has never been satisfied either.

Deep house is not easily understood. Neither is an artist who has spent thirty years crafting music that draws from jazz fusion, world music and R&B, music that calls to ancestral spirit and permeates the soul. A prolific producer with releases on West End Records, Sacred Rhythm Music, Local Talk, Ocha and his own Sophisticado Recordings, championed by the likes of Glenn Underground, Anthony Nicholson, Boo Williams and Ron Trent, while remaining largely unbothered by the spotlight. Today he’s still putting out some of the most beautiful, unhurried music in the game. All of it on vinyl.

Recorded inside Bridgeport Records, in this episode, Vick talks about the city, people and records that shaped him, the culture of Chicago’s segregated club scene, what it means to always have a job inside the business and where he’s going next.

#ChicagoHouseMusic #DeepHouse #VickLavender #SophisticadoRecordings #BridgeportRecords

“A Job in the Business”

Vick Lavender (@vick_lavender) has never taken the easy road. Born in Louisiana, and raised on Chicago’s west side, he came up on dub tapes, Italo, and New Wave records before deep house had a name. DJ, producer, founder of Sophisticado Recordings, co-owner of @bridgeportrecords312, every step has been deliberate and every move a natural progression. He has never been in a rush. He has never been satisfied either.

Deep house is not easily understood. Neither is an artist who has spent thirty years crafting music that draws from jazz fusion, world music and R&B, music that calls to ancestral spirit and permeates the soul. A prolific producer with releases on West End Records, Sacred Rhythm Music, Local Talk, Ocha and his own Sophisticado Recordings, championed by the likes of Glenn Underground, Anthony Nicholson, Boo Williams and Ron Trent, while remaining largely unbothered by the spotlight. Today he’s still putting out some of the most beautiful, unhurried music in the game. All of it on vinyl.

Recorded inside Bridgeport Records, in this episode, Vick talks about the city, people and records that shaped him, the culture of Chicago’s segregated club scene, what it means to always have a job inside the business and where he’s going next.

#ChicagoHouseMusic #DeepHouse #VickLavender #SophisticadoRecordings #BridgeportRecords

“A Job in the Business”

Vick Lavender (@vick_lavender) has never taken the easy road. Born in Louisiana, and raised on Chicago’s west side, he came up on dub tapes, Italo, and New Wave records before deep house had a name. DJ, producer, founder of Sophisticado Recordings, co-owner of @bridgeportrecords312, every step has been deliberate and every move a natural progression. He has never been in a rush. He has never been satisfied either.

Deep house is not easily understood. Neither is an artist who has spent thirty years crafting music that draws from jazz fusion, world music and R&B, music that calls to ancestral spirit and permeates the soul. A prolific producer with releases on West End Records, Sacred Rhythm Music, Local Talk, Ocha and his own Sophisticado Recordings, championed by the likes of Glenn Underground, Anthony Nicholson, Boo Williams and Ron Trent, while remaining largely unbothered by the spotlight. Today he’s still putting out some of the most beautiful, unhurried music in the game. All of it on vinyl.

Recorded inside Bridgeport Records, in this episode, Vick talks about the city, people and records that shaped him, the culture of Chicago’s segregated club scene, what it means to always have a job inside the business and where he’s going next.

#ChicagoHouseMusic #DeepHouse #VickLavender #SophisticadoRecordings #BridgeportRecords

“A Job in the Business”

Vick Lavender (@vick_lavender) has never taken the easy road. Born in Louisiana, and raised on Chicago’s west side, he came up on dub tapes, Italo, and New Wave records before deep house had a name. DJ, producer, founder of Sophisticado Recordings, co-owner of @bridgeportrecords312, every step has been deliberate and every move a natural progression. He has never been in a rush. He has never been satisfied either.

Deep house is not easily understood. Neither is an artist who has spent thirty years crafting music that draws from jazz fusion, world music and R&B, music that calls to ancestral spirit and permeates the soul. A prolific producer with releases on West End Records, Sacred Rhythm Music, Local Talk, Ocha and his own Sophisticado Recordings, championed by the likes of Glenn Underground, Anthony Nicholson, Boo Williams and Ron Trent, while remaining largely unbothered by the spotlight. Today he’s still putting out some of the most beautiful, unhurried music in the game. All of it on vinyl.

Recorded inside Bridgeport Records, in this episode, Vick talks about the city, people and records that shaped him, the culture of Chicago’s segregated club scene, what it means to always have a job inside the business and where he’s going next.

#ChicagoHouseMusic #DeepHouse #VickLavender #SophisticadoRecordings #BridgeportRecords

“A Job in the Business”

Vick Lavender (@vick_lavender) has never taken the easy road. Born in Louisiana, and raised on Chicago’s west side, he came up on dub tapes, Italo, and New Wave records before deep house had a name. DJ, producer, founder of Sophisticado Recordings, co-owner of @bridgeportrecords312, every step has been deliberate and every move a natural progression. He has never been in a rush. He has never been satisfied either.

Deep house is not easily understood. Neither is an artist who has spent thirty years crafting music that draws from jazz fusion, world music and R&B, music that calls to ancestral spirit and permeates the soul. A prolific producer with releases on West End Records, Sacred Rhythm Music, Local Talk, Ocha and his own Sophisticado Recordings, championed by the likes of Glenn Underground, Anthony Nicholson, Boo Williams and Ron Trent, while remaining largely unbothered by the spotlight. Today he’s still putting out some of the most beautiful, unhurried music in the game. All of it on vinyl.

Recorded inside Bridgeport Records, in this episode, Vick talks about the city, people and records that shaped him, the culture of Chicago’s segregated club scene, what it means to always have a job inside the business and where he’s going next.

#ChicagoHouseMusic #DeepHouse #VickLavender #SophisticadoRecordings #BridgeportRecords

“A Job in the Business”

Vick Lavender (@vick_lavender) has never taken the easy road. Born in Louisiana, and raised on Chicago’s west side, he came up on dub tapes, Italo, and New Wave records before deep house had a name. DJ, producer, founder of Sophisticado Recordings, co-owner of @bridgeportrecords312, every step has been deliberate and every move a natural progression. He has never been in a rush. He has never been satisfied either.

Deep house is not easily understood. Neither is an artist who has spent thirty years crafting music that draws from jazz fusion, world music and R&B, music that calls to ancestral spirit and permeates the soul. A prolific producer with releases on West End Records, Sacred Rhythm Music, Local Talk, Ocha and his own Sophisticado Recordings, championed by the likes of Glenn Underground, Anthony Nicholson, Boo Williams and Ron Trent, while remaining largely unbothered by the spotlight. Today he’s still putting out some of the most beautiful, unhurried music in the game. All of it on vinyl.

Recorded inside Bridgeport Records, in this episode, Vick talks about the city, people and records that shaped him, the culture of Chicago’s segregated club scene, what it means to always have a job inside the business and where he’s going next.

#ChicagoHouseMusic #DeepHouse #VickLavender #SophisticadoRecordings #BridgeportRecords

Intergenerational Lesbian Visibility: The power of seeing what is possible.🪞

There is something very unique about the energy and beauty of Old Gold: You look around the room and see people dancing together in their 30s to their 60s and beyond, a rare intergenerational experience that we really need right now to soften and remind us that we have been here and have so much more to look forward to.

On this Day of Lesbian Visibility, we lift up the queer women, dykes, sapphics and all the people across generations and gender (trans and non-binary family, we see you!) that take a chance on our parties. Old Gold intentionally makes space for queer women and non-binary babes on the decks and dance floor. By purchasing a ticket you’re investing in lesbian culture, commerce and community and we thank you for collaborating with us to make it such a welcoming and vibrant space.

May 3 is our last party of our spring season at Three Top Lounge and tickets are very close to selling out again so we recommend advance purchase; the word is out about our little day soiree! We’ll have 30 available at the door too; get there early.

The whole @goodgirlsdjs gang will be on the decks for our finale! We can’t wait to twirl to the R&B, house, disco and more against the backdrop of the best city view in town.

Summer is coming and we will see you at @guildrow Second Sundays June-Sept! So much togetherness to look forward to. 🌷

Photos by @erik.m.kommer & @cosmic_ghost

#lesbiandayofvisibility #lesbianvisibility #lesbianvisibilityday #lesbianparty

Intergenerational Lesbian Visibility: The power of seeing what is possible.🪞

There is something very unique about the energy and beauty of Old Gold: You look around the room and see people dancing together in their 30s to their 60s and beyond, a rare intergenerational experience that we really need right now to soften and remind us that we have been here and have so much more to look forward to.

On this Day of Lesbian Visibility, we lift up the queer women, dykes, sapphics and all the people across generations and gender (trans and non-binary family, we see you!) that take a chance on our parties. Old Gold intentionally makes space for queer women and non-binary babes on the decks and dance floor. By purchasing a ticket you’re investing in lesbian culture, commerce and community and we thank you for collaborating with us to make it such a welcoming and vibrant space.

May 3 is our last party of our spring season at Three Top Lounge and tickets are very close to selling out again so we recommend advance purchase; the word is out about our little day soiree! We’ll have 30 available at the door too; get there early.

The whole @goodgirlsdjs gang will be on the decks for our finale! We can’t wait to twirl to the R&B, house, disco and more against the backdrop of the best city view in town.

Summer is coming and we will see you at @guildrow Second Sundays June-Sept! So much togetherness to look forward to. 🌷

Photos by @erik.m.kommer & @cosmic_ghost

#lesbiandayofvisibility #lesbianvisibility #lesbianvisibilityday #lesbianparty

Intergenerational Lesbian Visibility: The power of seeing what is possible.🪞

There is something very unique about the energy and beauty of Old Gold: You look around the room and see people dancing together in their 30s to their 60s and beyond, a rare intergenerational experience that we really need right now to soften and remind us that we have been here and have so much more to look forward to.

On this Day of Lesbian Visibility, we lift up the queer women, dykes, sapphics and all the people across generations and gender (trans and non-binary family, we see you!) that take a chance on our parties. Old Gold intentionally makes space for queer women and non-binary babes on the decks and dance floor. By purchasing a ticket you’re investing in lesbian culture, commerce and community and we thank you for collaborating with us to make it such a welcoming and vibrant space.

May 3 is our last party of our spring season at Three Top Lounge and tickets are very close to selling out again so we recommend advance purchase; the word is out about our little day soiree! We’ll have 30 available at the door too; get there early.

The whole @goodgirlsdjs gang will be on the decks for our finale! We can’t wait to twirl to the R&B, house, disco and more against the backdrop of the best city view in town.

Summer is coming and we will see you at @guildrow Second Sundays June-Sept! So much togetherness to look forward to. 🌷

Photos by @erik.m.kommer & @cosmic_ghost

#lesbiandayofvisibility #lesbianvisibility #lesbianvisibilityday #lesbianparty

Intergenerational Lesbian Visibility: The power of seeing what is possible.🪞

There is something very unique about the energy and beauty of Old Gold: You look around the room and see people dancing together in their 30s to their 60s and beyond, a rare intergenerational experience that we really need right now to soften and remind us that we have been here and have so much more to look forward to.

On this Day of Lesbian Visibility, we lift up the queer women, dykes, sapphics and all the people across generations and gender (trans and non-binary family, we see you!) that take a chance on our parties. Old Gold intentionally makes space for queer women and non-binary babes on the decks and dance floor. By purchasing a ticket you’re investing in lesbian culture, commerce and community and we thank you for collaborating with us to make it such a welcoming and vibrant space.

May 3 is our last party of our spring season at Three Top Lounge and tickets are very close to selling out again so we recommend advance purchase; the word is out about our little day soiree! We’ll have 30 available at the door too; get there early.

The whole @goodgirlsdjs gang will be on the decks for our finale! We can’t wait to twirl to the R&B, house, disco and more against the backdrop of the best city view in town.

Summer is coming and we will see you at @guildrow Second Sundays June-Sept! So much togetherness to look forward to. 🌷

Photos by @erik.m.kommer & @cosmic_ghost

#lesbiandayofvisibility #lesbianvisibility #lesbianvisibilityday #lesbianparty

Intergenerational Lesbian Visibility: The power of seeing what is possible.🪞

There is something very unique about the energy and beauty of Old Gold: You look around the room and see people dancing together in their 30s to their 60s and beyond, a rare intergenerational experience that we really need right now to soften and remind us that we have been here and have so much more to look forward to.

On this Day of Lesbian Visibility, we lift up the queer women, dykes, sapphics and all the people across generations and gender (trans and non-binary family, we see you!) that take a chance on our parties. Old Gold intentionally makes space for queer women and non-binary babes on the decks and dance floor. By purchasing a ticket you’re investing in lesbian culture, commerce and community and we thank you for collaborating with us to make it such a welcoming and vibrant space.

May 3 is our last party of our spring season at Three Top Lounge and tickets are very close to selling out again so we recommend advance purchase; the word is out about our little day soiree! We’ll have 30 available at the door too; get there early.

The whole @goodgirlsdjs gang will be on the decks for our finale! We can’t wait to twirl to the R&B, house, disco and more against the backdrop of the best city view in town.

Summer is coming and we will see you at @guildrow Second Sundays June-Sept! So much togetherness to look forward to. 🌷

Photos by @erik.m.kommer & @cosmic_ghost

#lesbiandayofvisibility #lesbianvisibility #lesbianvisibilityday #lesbianparty

Intergenerational Lesbian Visibility: The power of seeing what is possible.🪞

There is something very unique about the energy and beauty of Old Gold: You look around the room and see people dancing together in their 30s to their 60s and beyond, a rare intergenerational experience that we really need right now to soften and remind us that we have been here and have so much more to look forward to.

On this Day of Lesbian Visibility, we lift up the queer women, dykes, sapphics and all the people across generations and gender (trans and non-binary family, we see you!) that take a chance on our parties. Old Gold intentionally makes space for queer women and non-binary babes on the decks and dance floor. By purchasing a ticket you’re investing in lesbian culture, commerce and community and we thank you for collaborating with us to make it such a welcoming and vibrant space.

May 3 is our last party of our spring season at Three Top Lounge and tickets are very close to selling out again so we recommend advance purchase; the word is out about our little day soiree! We’ll have 30 available at the door too; get there early.

The whole @goodgirlsdjs gang will be on the decks for our finale! We can’t wait to twirl to the R&B, house, disco and more against the backdrop of the best city view in town.

Summer is coming and we will see you at @guildrow Second Sundays June-Sept! So much togetherness to look forward to. 🌷

Photos by @erik.m.kommer & @cosmic_ghost

#lesbiandayofvisibility #lesbianvisibility #lesbianvisibilityday #lesbianparty

Intergenerational Lesbian Visibility: The power of seeing what is possible.🪞

There is something very unique about the energy and beauty of Old Gold: You look around the room and see people dancing together in their 30s to their 60s and beyond, a rare intergenerational experience that we really need right now to soften and remind us that we have been here and have so much more to look forward to.

On this Day of Lesbian Visibility, we lift up the queer women, dykes, sapphics and all the people across generations and gender (trans and non-binary family, we see you!) that take a chance on our parties. Old Gold intentionally makes space for queer women and non-binary babes on the decks and dance floor. By purchasing a ticket you’re investing in lesbian culture, commerce and community and we thank you for collaborating with us to make it such a welcoming and vibrant space.

May 3 is our last party of our spring season at Three Top Lounge and tickets are very close to selling out again so we recommend advance purchase; the word is out about our little day soiree! We’ll have 30 available at the door too; get there early.

The whole @goodgirlsdjs gang will be on the decks for our finale! We can’t wait to twirl to the R&B, house, disco and more against the backdrop of the best city view in town.

Summer is coming and we will see you at @guildrow Second Sundays June-Sept! So much togetherness to look forward to. 🌷

Photos by @erik.m.kommer & @cosmic_ghost

#lesbiandayofvisibility #lesbianvisibility #lesbianvisibilityday #lesbianparty

Intergenerational Lesbian Visibility: The power of seeing what is possible.🪞

There is something very unique about the energy and beauty of Old Gold: You look around the room and see people dancing together in their 30s to their 60s and beyond, a rare intergenerational experience that we really need right now to soften and remind us that we have been here and have so much more to look forward to.

On this Day of Lesbian Visibility, we lift up the queer women, dykes, sapphics and all the people across generations and gender (trans and non-binary family, we see you!) that take a chance on our parties. Old Gold intentionally makes space for queer women and non-binary babes on the decks and dance floor. By purchasing a ticket you’re investing in lesbian culture, commerce and community and we thank you for collaborating with us to make it such a welcoming and vibrant space.

May 3 is our last party of our spring season at Three Top Lounge and tickets are very close to selling out again so we recommend advance purchase; the word is out about our little day soiree! We’ll have 30 available at the door too; get there early.

The whole @goodgirlsdjs gang will be on the decks for our finale! We can’t wait to twirl to the R&B, house, disco and more against the backdrop of the best city view in town.

Summer is coming and we will see you at @guildrow Second Sundays June-Sept! So much togetherness to look forward to. 🌷

Photos by @erik.m.kommer & @cosmic_ghost

#lesbiandayofvisibility #lesbianvisibility #lesbianvisibilityday #lesbianparty

Intergenerational Lesbian Visibility: The power of seeing what is possible.🪞

There is something very unique about the energy and beauty of Old Gold: You look around the room and see people dancing together in their 30s to their 60s and beyond, a rare intergenerational experience that we really need right now to soften and remind us that we have been here and have so much more to look forward to.

On this Day of Lesbian Visibility, we lift up the queer women, dykes, sapphics and all the people across generations and gender (trans and non-binary family, we see you!) that take a chance on our parties. Old Gold intentionally makes space for queer women and non-binary babes on the decks and dance floor. By purchasing a ticket you’re investing in lesbian culture, commerce and community and we thank you for collaborating with us to make it such a welcoming and vibrant space.

May 3 is our last party of our spring season at Three Top Lounge and tickets are very close to selling out again so we recommend advance purchase; the word is out about our little day soiree! We’ll have 30 available at the door too; get there early.

The whole @goodgirlsdjs gang will be on the decks for our finale! We can’t wait to twirl to the R&B, house, disco and more against the backdrop of the best city view in town.

Summer is coming and we will see you at @guildrow Second Sundays June-Sept! So much togetherness to look forward to. 🌷

Photos by @erik.m.kommer & @cosmic_ghost

#lesbiandayofvisibility #lesbianvisibility #lesbianvisibilityday #lesbianparty

Intergenerational Lesbian Visibility: The power of seeing what is possible.🪞

There is something very unique about the energy and beauty of Old Gold: You look around the room and see people dancing together in their 30s to their 60s and beyond, a rare intergenerational experience that we really need right now to soften and remind us that we have been here and have so much more to look forward to.

On this Day of Lesbian Visibility, we lift up the queer women, dykes, sapphics and all the people across generations and gender (trans and non-binary family, we see you!) that take a chance on our parties. Old Gold intentionally makes space for queer women and non-binary babes on the decks and dance floor. By purchasing a ticket you’re investing in lesbian culture, commerce and community and we thank you for collaborating with us to make it such a welcoming and vibrant space.

May 3 is our last party of our spring season at Three Top Lounge and tickets are very close to selling out again so we recommend advance purchase; the word is out about our little day soiree! We’ll have 30 available at the door too; get there early.

The whole @goodgirlsdjs gang will be on the decks for our finale! We can’t wait to twirl to the R&B, house, disco and more against the backdrop of the best city view in town.

Summer is coming and we will see you at @guildrow Second Sundays June-Sept! So much togetherness to look forward to. 🌷

Photos by @erik.m.kommer & @cosmic_ghost

#lesbiandayofvisibility #lesbianvisibility #lesbianvisibilityday #lesbianparty

Intergenerational Lesbian Visibility: The power of seeing what is possible.🪞

There is something very unique about the energy and beauty of Old Gold: You look around the room and see people dancing together in their 30s to their 60s and beyond, a rare intergenerational experience that we really need right now to soften and remind us that we have been here and have so much more to look forward to.

On this Day of Lesbian Visibility, we lift up the queer women, dykes, sapphics and all the people across generations and gender (trans and non-binary family, we see you!) that take a chance on our parties. Old Gold intentionally makes space for queer women and non-binary babes on the decks and dance floor. By purchasing a ticket you’re investing in lesbian culture, commerce and community and we thank you for collaborating with us to make it such a welcoming and vibrant space.

May 3 is our last party of our spring season at Three Top Lounge and tickets are very close to selling out again so we recommend advance purchase; the word is out about our little day soiree! We’ll have 30 available at the door too; get there early.

The whole @goodgirlsdjs gang will be on the decks for our finale! We can’t wait to twirl to the R&B, house, disco and more against the backdrop of the best city view in town.

Summer is coming and we will see you at @guildrow Second Sundays June-Sept! So much togetherness to look forward to. 🌷

Photos by @erik.m.kommer & @cosmic_ghost

#lesbiandayofvisibility #lesbianvisibility #lesbianvisibilityday #lesbianparty

Intergenerational Lesbian Visibility: The power of seeing what is possible.🪞

There is something very unique about the energy and beauty of Old Gold: You look around the room and see people dancing together in their 30s to their 60s and beyond, a rare intergenerational experience that we really need right now to soften and remind us that we have been here and have so much more to look forward to.

On this Day of Lesbian Visibility, we lift up the queer women, dykes, sapphics and all the people across generations and gender (trans and non-binary family, we see you!) that take a chance on our parties. Old Gold intentionally makes space for queer women and non-binary babes on the decks and dance floor. By purchasing a ticket you’re investing in lesbian culture, commerce and community and we thank you for collaborating with us to make it such a welcoming and vibrant space.

May 3 is our last party of our spring season at Three Top Lounge and tickets are very close to selling out again so we recommend advance purchase; the word is out about our little day soiree! We’ll have 30 available at the door too; get there early.

The whole @goodgirlsdjs gang will be on the decks for our finale! We can’t wait to twirl to the R&B, house, disco and more against the backdrop of the best city view in town.

Summer is coming and we will see you at @guildrow Second Sundays June-Sept! So much togetherness to look forward to. 🌷

Photos by @erik.m.kommer & @cosmic_ghost

#lesbiandayofvisibility #lesbianvisibility #lesbianvisibilityday #lesbianparty

Intergenerational Lesbian Visibility: The power of seeing what is possible.🪞

There is something very unique about the energy and beauty of Old Gold: You look around the room and see people dancing together in their 30s to their 60s and beyond, a rare intergenerational experience that we really need right now to soften and remind us that we have been here and have so much more to look forward to.

On this Day of Lesbian Visibility, we lift up the queer women, dykes, sapphics and all the people across generations and gender (trans and non-binary family, we see you!) that take a chance on our parties. Old Gold intentionally makes space for queer women and non-binary babes on the decks and dance floor. By purchasing a ticket you’re investing in lesbian culture, commerce and community and we thank you for collaborating with us to make it such a welcoming and vibrant space.

May 3 is our last party of our spring season at Three Top Lounge and tickets are very close to selling out again so we recommend advance purchase; the word is out about our little day soiree! We’ll have 30 available at the door too; get there early.

The whole @goodgirlsdjs gang will be on the decks for our finale! We can’t wait to twirl to the R&B, house, disco and more against the backdrop of the best city view in town.

Summer is coming and we will see you at @guildrow Second Sundays June-Sept! So much togetherness to look forward to. 🌷

Photos by @erik.m.kommer & @cosmic_ghost

#lesbiandayofvisibility #lesbianvisibility #lesbianvisibilityday #lesbianparty

Intergenerational Lesbian Visibility: The power of seeing what is possible.🪞

There is something very unique about the energy and beauty of Old Gold: You look around the room and see people dancing together in their 30s to their 60s and beyond, a rare intergenerational experience that we really need right now to soften and remind us that we have been here and have so much more to look forward to.

On this Day of Lesbian Visibility, we lift up the queer women, dykes, sapphics and all the people across generations and gender (trans and non-binary family, we see you!) that take a chance on our parties. Old Gold intentionally makes space for queer women and non-binary babes on the decks and dance floor. By purchasing a ticket you’re investing in lesbian culture, commerce and community and we thank you for collaborating with us to make it such a welcoming and vibrant space.

May 3 is our last party of our spring season at Three Top Lounge and tickets are very close to selling out again so we recommend advance purchase; the word is out about our little day soiree! We’ll have 30 available at the door too; get there early.

The whole @goodgirlsdjs gang will be on the decks for our finale! We can’t wait to twirl to the R&B, house, disco and more against the backdrop of the best city view in town.

Summer is coming and we will see you at @guildrow Second Sundays June-Sept! So much togetherness to look forward to. 🌷

Photos by @erik.m.kommer & @cosmic_ghost

#lesbiandayofvisibility #lesbianvisibility #lesbianvisibilityday #lesbianparty

“Everybody Knows Dajae. Nobody Knows Karen.”

Episode 5 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with Karen Gordon — known to house music lovers everywhere as Dajae — in a rare, intimate conversation recorded at Bridgeport Records. You know the voice. The name behind it has largely stayed out of the spotlight. And honestly? Karen is fine with that, “I love the mystery of me.”

Karen grew up in Englewood, the daughter of a doo-wop singer who performed on the Ed Sullivan Show. Music was always in the house, but her path to it was long…years of singing background, a gold album on a Will Smith record, auditions that turned her away. By the time she was approaching thirty, she was almost done with it entirely.

Then a last-minute introduction to producer Cajmere (@officialgreenvelvet) in 1992 changed everything. “Brighter Days” reached number two on the Billboard dance charts and has never stopped being played. More than thirty years later, Dajae’s voice remains one of the most recognized in house music. Karen opens up about her family’s musical lineage, what it means to be a woman vocalist in a scene that often left its female voices uncredited, her spirituality, and her life today on the South Side caring for her mother.

Did we mention she sings? More than once! Dajae rarely gives interviews and we’re so grateful she gave us this one. Swipe to hear it in her own words. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #Dajae #BrighterDays #WomenInMusic

“Everybody Knows Dajae. Nobody Knows Karen.”

Episode 5 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with Karen Gordon — known to house music lovers everywhere as Dajae — in a rare, intimate conversation recorded at Bridgeport Records. You know the voice. The name behind it has largely stayed out of the spotlight. And honestly? Karen is fine with that, “I love the mystery of me.”

Karen grew up in Englewood, the daughter of a doo-wop singer who performed on the Ed Sullivan Show. Music was always in the house, but her path to it was long…years of singing background, a gold album on a Will Smith record, auditions that turned her away. By the time she was approaching thirty, she was almost done with it entirely.

Then a last-minute introduction to producer Cajmere (@officialgreenvelvet) in 1992 changed everything. “Brighter Days” reached number two on the Billboard dance charts and has never stopped being played. More than thirty years later, Dajae’s voice remains one of the most recognized in house music. Karen opens up about her family’s musical lineage, what it means to be a woman vocalist in a scene that often left its female voices uncredited, her spirituality, and her life today on the South Side caring for her mother.

Did we mention she sings? More than once! Dajae rarely gives interviews and we’re so grateful she gave us this one. Swipe to hear it in her own words. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #Dajae #BrighterDays #WomenInMusic

“Everybody Knows Dajae. Nobody Knows Karen.”

Episode 5 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with Karen Gordon — known to house music lovers everywhere as Dajae — in a rare, intimate conversation recorded at Bridgeport Records. You know the voice. The name behind it has largely stayed out of the spotlight. And honestly? Karen is fine with that, “I love the mystery of me.”

Karen grew up in Englewood, the daughter of a doo-wop singer who performed on the Ed Sullivan Show. Music was always in the house, but her path to it was long…years of singing background, a gold album on a Will Smith record, auditions that turned her away. By the time she was approaching thirty, she was almost done with it entirely.

Then a last-minute introduction to producer Cajmere (@officialgreenvelvet) in 1992 changed everything. “Brighter Days” reached number two on the Billboard dance charts and has never stopped being played. More than thirty years later, Dajae’s voice remains one of the most recognized in house music. Karen opens up about her family’s musical lineage, what it means to be a woman vocalist in a scene that often left its female voices uncredited, her spirituality, and her life today on the South Side caring for her mother.

Did we mention she sings? More than once! Dajae rarely gives interviews and we’re so grateful she gave us this one. Swipe to hear it in her own words. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #Dajae #BrighterDays #WomenInMusic

“Everybody Knows Dajae. Nobody Knows Karen.”

Episode 5 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with Karen Gordon — known to house music lovers everywhere as Dajae — in a rare, intimate conversation recorded at Bridgeport Records. You know the voice. The name behind it has largely stayed out of the spotlight. And honestly? Karen is fine with that, “I love the mystery of me.”

Karen grew up in Englewood, the daughter of a doo-wop singer who performed on the Ed Sullivan Show. Music was always in the house, but her path to it was long…years of singing background, a gold album on a Will Smith record, auditions that turned her away. By the time she was approaching thirty, she was almost done with it entirely.

Then a last-minute introduction to producer Cajmere (@officialgreenvelvet) in 1992 changed everything. “Brighter Days” reached number two on the Billboard dance charts and has never stopped being played. More than thirty years later, Dajae’s voice remains one of the most recognized in house music. Karen opens up about her family’s musical lineage, what it means to be a woman vocalist in a scene that often left its female voices uncredited, her spirituality, and her life today on the South Side caring for her mother.

Did we mention she sings? More than once! Dajae rarely gives interviews and we’re so grateful she gave us this one. Swipe to hear it in her own words. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #Dajae #BrighterDays #WomenInMusic

“Everybody Knows Dajae. Nobody Knows Karen.”

Episode 5 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with Karen Gordon — known to house music lovers everywhere as Dajae — in a rare, intimate conversation recorded at Bridgeport Records. You know the voice. The name behind it has largely stayed out of the spotlight. And honestly? Karen is fine with that, “I love the mystery of me.”

Karen grew up in Englewood, the daughter of a doo-wop singer who performed on the Ed Sullivan Show. Music was always in the house, but her path to it was long…years of singing background, a gold album on a Will Smith record, auditions that turned her away. By the time she was approaching thirty, she was almost done with it entirely.

Then a last-minute introduction to producer Cajmere (@officialgreenvelvet) in 1992 changed everything. “Brighter Days” reached number two on the Billboard dance charts and has never stopped being played. More than thirty years later, Dajae’s voice remains one of the most recognized in house music. Karen opens up about her family’s musical lineage, what it means to be a woman vocalist in a scene that often left its female voices uncredited, her spirituality, and her life today on the South Side caring for her mother.

Did we mention she sings? More than once! Dajae rarely gives interviews and we’re so grateful she gave us this one. Swipe to hear it in her own words. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #Dajae #BrighterDays #WomenInMusic

“Everybody Knows Dajae. Nobody Knows Karen.”

Episode 5 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with Karen Gordon — known to house music lovers everywhere as Dajae — in a rare, intimate conversation recorded at Bridgeport Records. You know the voice. The name behind it has largely stayed out of the spotlight. And honestly? Karen is fine with that, “I love the mystery of me.”

Karen grew up in Englewood, the daughter of a doo-wop singer who performed on the Ed Sullivan Show. Music was always in the house, but her path to it was long…years of singing background, a gold album on a Will Smith record, auditions that turned her away. By the time she was approaching thirty, she was almost done with it entirely.

Then a last-minute introduction to producer Cajmere (@officialgreenvelvet) in 1992 changed everything. “Brighter Days” reached number two on the Billboard dance charts and has never stopped being played. More than thirty years later, Dajae’s voice remains one of the most recognized in house music. Karen opens up about her family’s musical lineage, what it means to be a woman vocalist in a scene that often left its female voices uncredited, her spirituality, and her life today on the South Side caring for her mother.

Did we mention she sings? More than once! Dajae rarely gives interviews and we’re so grateful she gave us this one. Swipe to hear it in her own words. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #Dajae #BrighterDays #WomenInMusic

“Everybody Knows Dajae. Nobody Knows Karen.”

Episode 5 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with Karen Gordon — known to house music lovers everywhere as Dajae — in a rare, intimate conversation recorded at Bridgeport Records. You know the voice. The name behind it has largely stayed out of the spotlight. And honestly? Karen is fine with that, “I love the mystery of me.”

Karen grew up in Englewood, the daughter of a doo-wop singer who performed on the Ed Sullivan Show. Music was always in the house, but her path to it was long…years of singing background, a gold album on a Will Smith record, auditions that turned her away. By the time she was approaching thirty, she was almost done with it entirely.

Then a last-minute introduction to producer Cajmere (@officialgreenvelvet) in 1992 changed everything. “Brighter Days” reached number two on the Billboard dance charts and has never stopped being played. More than thirty years later, Dajae’s voice remains one of the most recognized in house music. Karen opens up about her family’s musical lineage, what it means to be a woman vocalist in a scene that often left its female voices uncredited, her spirituality, and her life today on the South Side caring for her mother.

Did we mention she sings? More than once! Dajae rarely gives interviews and we’re so grateful she gave us this one. Swipe to hear it in her own words. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #Dajae #BrighterDays #WomenInMusic

“Everybody Knows Dajae. Nobody Knows Karen.”

Episode 5 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with Karen Gordon — known to house music lovers everywhere as Dajae — in a rare, intimate conversation recorded at Bridgeport Records. You know the voice. The name behind it has largely stayed out of the spotlight. And honestly? Karen is fine with that, “I love the mystery of me.”

Karen grew up in Englewood, the daughter of a doo-wop singer who performed on the Ed Sullivan Show. Music was always in the house, but her path to it was long…years of singing background, a gold album on a Will Smith record, auditions that turned her away. By the time she was approaching thirty, she was almost done with it entirely.

Then a last-minute introduction to producer Cajmere (@officialgreenvelvet) in 1992 changed everything. “Brighter Days” reached number two on the Billboard dance charts and has never stopped being played. More than thirty years later, Dajae’s voice remains one of the most recognized in house music. Karen opens up about her family’s musical lineage, what it means to be a woman vocalist in a scene that often left its female voices uncredited, her spirituality, and her life today on the South Side caring for her mother.

Did we mention she sings? More than once! Dajae rarely gives interviews and we’re so grateful she gave us this one. Swipe to hear it in her own words. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #Dajae #BrighterDays #WomenInMusic

“Everybody Knows Dajae. Nobody Knows Karen.”

Episode 5 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with Karen Gordon — known to house music lovers everywhere as Dajae — in a rare, intimate conversation recorded at Bridgeport Records. You know the voice. The name behind it has largely stayed out of the spotlight. And honestly? Karen is fine with that, “I love the mystery of me.”

Karen grew up in Englewood, the daughter of a doo-wop singer who performed on the Ed Sullivan Show. Music was always in the house, but her path to it was long…years of singing background, a gold album on a Will Smith record, auditions that turned her away. By the time she was approaching thirty, she was almost done with it entirely.

Then a last-minute introduction to producer Cajmere (@officialgreenvelvet) in 1992 changed everything. “Brighter Days” reached number two on the Billboard dance charts and has never stopped being played. More than thirty years later, Dajae’s voice remains one of the most recognized in house music. Karen opens up about her family’s musical lineage, what it means to be a woman vocalist in a scene that often left its female voices uncredited, her spirituality, and her life today on the South Side caring for her mother.

Did we mention she sings? More than once! Dajae rarely gives interviews and we’re so grateful she gave us this one. Swipe to hear it in her own words. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #Dajae #BrighterDays #WomenInMusic

“Everybody Knows Dajae. Nobody Knows Karen.”

Episode 5 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with Karen Gordon — known to house music lovers everywhere as Dajae — in a rare, intimate conversation recorded at Bridgeport Records. You know the voice. The name behind it has largely stayed out of the spotlight. And honestly? Karen is fine with that, “I love the mystery of me.”

Karen grew up in Englewood, the daughter of a doo-wop singer who performed on the Ed Sullivan Show. Music was always in the house, but her path to it was long…years of singing background, a gold album on a Will Smith record, auditions that turned her away. By the time she was approaching thirty, she was almost done with it entirely.

Then a last-minute introduction to producer Cajmere (@officialgreenvelvet) in 1992 changed everything. “Brighter Days” reached number two on the Billboard dance charts and has never stopped being played. More than thirty years later, Dajae’s voice remains one of the most recognized in house music. Karen opens up about her family’s musical lineage, what it means to be a woman vocalist in a scene that often left its female voices uncredited, her spirituality, and her life today on the South Side caring for her mother.

Did we mention she sings? More than once! Dajae rarely gives interviews and we’re so grateful she gave us this one. Swipe to hear it in her own words. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #Dajae #BrighterDays #WomenInMusic

“Everybody Knows Dajae. Nobody Knows Karen.”

Episode 5 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with Karen Gordon — known to house music lovers everywhere as Dajae — in a rare, intimate conversation recorded at Bridgeport Records. You know the voice. The name behind it has largely stayed out of the spotlight. And honestly? Karen is fine with that, “I love the mystery of me.”

Karen grew up in Englewood, the daughter of a doo-wop singer who performed on the Ed Sullivan Show. Music was always in the house, but her path to it was long…years of singing background, a gold album on a Will Smith record, auditions that turned her away. By the time she was approaching thirty, she was almost done with it entirely.

Then a last-minute introduction to producer Cajmere (@officialgreenvelvet) in 1992 changed everything. “Brighter Days” reached number two on the Billboard dance charts and has never stopped being played. More than thirty years later, Dajae’s voice remains one of the most recognized in house music. Karen opens up about her family’s musical lineage, what it means to be a woman vocalist in a scene that often left its female voices uncredited, her spirituality, and her life today on the South Side caring for her mother.

Did we mention she sings? More than once! Dajae rarely gives interviews and we’re so grateful she gave us this one. Swipe to hear it in her own words. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #Dajae #BrighterDays #WomenInMusic

“Everybody Knows Dajae. Nobody Knows Karen.”

Episode 5 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with Karen Gordon — known to house music lovers everywhere as Dajae — in a rare, intimate conversation recorded at Bridgeport Records. You know the voice. The name behind it has largely stayed out of the spotlight. And honestly? Karen is fine with that, “I love the mystery of me.”

Karen grew up in Englewood, the daughter of a doo-wop singer who performed on the Ed Sullivan Show. Music was always in the house, but her path to it was long…years of singing background, a gold album on a Will Smith record, auditions that turned her away. By the time she was approaching thirty, she was almost done with it entirely.

Then a last-minute introduction to producer Cajmere (@officialgreenvelvet) in 1992 changed everything. “Brighter Days” reached number two on the Billboard dance charts and has never stopped being played. More than thirty years later, Dajae’s voice remains one of the most recognized in house music. Karen opens up about her family’s musical lineage, what it means to be a woman vocalist in a scene that often left its female voices uncredited, her spirituality, and her life today on the South Side caring for her mother.

Did we mention she sings? More than once! Dajae rarely gives interviews and we’re so grateful she gave us this one. Swipe to hear it in her own words. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #Dajae #BrighterDays #WomenInMusic

“Everybody Knows Dajae. Nobody Knows Karen.”

Episode 5 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with Karen Gordon — known to house music lovers everywhere as Dajae — in a rare, intimate conversation recorded at Bridgeport Records. You know the voice. The name behind it has largely stayed out of the spotlight. And honestly? Karen is fine with that, “I love the mystery of me.”

Karen grew up in Englewood, the daughter of a doo-wop singer who performed on the Ed Sullivan Show. Music was always in the house, but her path to it was long…years of singing background, a gold album on a Will Smith record, auditions that turned her away. By the time she was approaching thirty, she was almost done with it entirely.

Then a last-minute introduction to producer Cajmere (@officialgreenvelvet) in 1992 changed everything. “Brighter Days” reached number two on the Billboard dance charts and has never stopped being played. More than thirty years later, Dajae’s voice remains one of the most recognized in house music. Karen opens up about her family’s musical lineage, what it means to be a woman vocalist in a scene that often left its female voices uncredited, her spirituality, and her life today on the South Side caring for her mother.

Did we mention she sings? More than once! Dajae rarely gives interviews and we’re so grateful she gave us this one. Swipe to hear it in her own words. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #Dajae #BrighterDays #WomenInMusic

“Everybody Knows Dajae. Nobody Knows Karen.”

Episode 5 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with Karen Gordon — known to house music lovers everywhere as Dajae — in a rare, intimate conversation recorded at Bridgeport Records. You know the voice. The name behind it has largely stayed out of the spotlight. And honestly? Karen is fine with that, “I love the mystery of me.”

Karen grew up in Englewood, the daughter of a doo-wop singer who performed on the Ed Sullivan Show. Music was always in the house, but her path to it was long…years of singing background, a gold album on a Will Smith record, auditions that turned her away. By the time she was approaching thirty, she was almost done with it entirely.

Then a last-minute introduction to producer Cajmere (@officialgreenvelvet) in 1992 changed everything. “Brighter Days” reached number two on the Billboard dance charts and has never stopped being played. More than thirty years later, Dajae’s voice remains one of the most recognized in house music. Karen opens up about her family’s musical lineage, what it means to be a woman vocalist in a scene that often left its female voices uncredited, her spirituality, and her life today on the South Side caring for her mother.

Did we mention she sings? More than once! Dajae rarely gives interviews and we’re so grateful she gave us this one. Swipe to hear it in her own words. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #Dajae #BrighterDays #WomenInMusic

“Everybody Knows Dajae. Nobody Knows Karen.”

Episode 5 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with Karen Gordon — known to house music lovers everywhere as Dajae — in a rare, intimate conversation recorded at Bridgeport Records. You know the voice. The name behind it has largely stayed out of the spotlight. And honestly? Karen is fine with that, “I love the mystery of me.”

Karen grew up in Englewood, the daughter of a doo-wop singer who performed on the Ed Sullivan Show. Music was always in the house, but her path to it was long…years of singing background, a gold album on a Will Smith record, auditions that turned her away. By the time she was approaching thirty, she was almost done with it entirely.

Then a last-minute introduction to producer Cajmere (@officialgreenvelvet) in 1992 changed everything. “Brighter Days” reached number two on the Billboard dance charts and has never stopped being played. More than thirty years later, Dajae’s voice remains one of the most recognized in house music. Karen opens up about her family’s musical lineage, what it means to be a woman vocalist in a scene that often left its female voices uncredited, her spirituality, and her life today on the South Side caring for her mother.

Did we mention she sings? More than once! Dajae rarely gives interviews and we’re so grateful she gave us this one. Swipe to hear it in her own words. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #Dajae #BrighterDays #WomenInMusic

“Everybody Knows Dajae. Nobody Knows Karen.”

Episode 5 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with Karen Gordon — known to house music lovers everywhere as Dajae — in a rare, intimate conversation recorded at Bridgeport Records. You know the voice. The name behind it has largely stayed out of the spotlight. And honestly? Karen is fine with that, “I love the mystery of me.”

Karen grew up in Englewood, the daughter of a doo-wop singer who performed on the Ed Sullivan Show. Music was always in the house, but her path to it was long…years of singing background, a gold album on a Will Smith record, auditions that turned her away. By the time she was approaching thirty, she was almost done with it entirely.

Then a last-minute introduction to producer Cajmere (@officialgreenvelvet) in 1992 changed everything. “Brighter Days” reached number two on the Billboard dance charts and has never stopped being played. More than thirty years later, Dajae’s voice remains one of the most recognized in house music. Karen opens up about her family’s musical lineage, what it means to be a woman vocalist in a scene that often left its female voices uncredited, her spirituality, and her life today on the South Side caring for her mother.

Did we mention she sings? More than once! Dajae rarely gives interviews and we’re so grateful she gave us this one. Swipe to hear it in her own words. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #Dajae #BrighterDays #WomenInMusic

“Everybody Knows Dajae. Nobody Knows Karen.”

Episode 5 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with Karen Gordon — known to house music lovers everywhere as Dajae — in a rare, intimate conversation recorded at Bridgeport Records. You know the voice. The name behind it has largely stayed out of the spotlight. And honestly? Karen is fine with that, “I love the mystery of me.”

Karen grew up in Englewood, the daughter of a doo-wop singer who performed on the Ed Sullivan Show. Music was always in the house, but her path to it was long…years of singing background, a gold album on a Will Smith record, auditions that turned her away. By the time she was approaching thirty, she was almost done with it entirely.

Then a last-minute introduction to producer Cajmere (@officialgreenvelvet) in 1992 changed everything. “Brighter Days” reached number two on the Billboard dance charts and has never stopped being played. More than thirty years later, Dajae’s voice remains one of the most recognized in house music. Karen opens up about her family’s musical lineage, what it means to be a woman vocalist in a scene that often left its female voices uncredited, her spirituality, and her life today on the South Side caring for her mother.

Did we mention she sings? More than once! Dajae rarely gives interviews and we’re so grateful she gave us this one. Swipe to hear it in her own words. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #Dajae #BrighterDays #WomenInMusic

“Everybody Knows Dajae. Nobody Knows Karen.”

Episode 5 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with Karen Gordon — known to house music lovers everywhere as Dajae — in a rare, intimate conversation recorded at Bridgeport Records. You know the voice. The name behind it has largely stayed out of the spotlight. And honestly? Karen is fine with that, “I love the mystery of me.”

Karen grew up in Englewood, the daughter of a doo-wop singer who performed on the Ed Sullivan Show. Music was always in the house, but her path to it was long…years of singing background, a gold album on a Will Smith record, auditions that turned her away. By the time she was approaching thirty, she was almost done with it entirely.

Then a last-minute introduction to producer Cajmere (@officialgreenvelvet) in 1992 changed everything. “Brighter Days” reached number two on the Billboard dance charts and has never stopped being played. More than thirty years later, Dajae’s voice remains one of the most recognized in house music. Karen opens up about her family’s musical lineage, what it means to be a woman vocalist in a scene that often left its female voices uncredited, her spirituality, and her life today on the South Side caring for her mother.

Did we mention she sings? More than once! Dajae rarely gives interviews and we’re so grateful she gave us this one. Swipe to hear it in her own words. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #Dajae #BrighterDays #WomenInMusic

“Everybody Knows Dajae. Nobody Knows Karen.”

Episode 5 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with Karen Gordon — known to house music lovers everywhere as Dajae — in a rare, intimate conversation recorded at Bridgeport Records. You know the voice. The name behind it has largely stayed out of the spotlight. And honestly? Karen is fine with that, “I love the mystery of me.”

Karen grew up in Englewood, the daughter of a doo-wop singer who performed on the Ed Sullivan Show. Music was always in the house, but her path to it was long…years of singing background, a gold album on a Will Smith record, auditions that turned her away. By the time she was approaching thirty, she was almost done with it entirely.

Then a last-minute introduction to producer Cajmere (@officialgreenvelvet) in 1992 changed everything. “Brighter Days” reached number two on the Billboard dance charts and has never stopped being played. More than thirty years later, Dajae’s voice remains one of the most recognized in house music. Karen opens up about her family’s musical lineage, what it means to be a woman vocalist in a scene that often left its female voices uncredited, her spirituality, and her life today on the South Side caring for her mother.

Did we mention she sings? More than once! Dajae rarely gives interviews and we’re so grateful she gave us this one. Swipe to hear it in her own words. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #Dajae #BrighterDays #WomenInMusic

“Everybody Knows Dajae. Nobody Knows Karen.”

Episode 5 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with Karen Gordon — known to house music lovers everywhere as Dajae — in a rare, intimate conversation recorded at Bridgeport Records. You know the voice. The name behind it has largely stayed out of the spotlight. And honestly? Karen is fine with that, “I love the mystery of me.”

Karen grew up in Englewood, the daughter of a doo-wop singer who performed on the Ed Sullivan Show. Music was always in the house, but her path to it was long…years of singing background, a gold album on a Will Smith record, auditions that turned her away. By the time she was approaching thirty, she was almost done with it entirely.

Then a last-minute introduction to producer Cajmere (@officialgreenvelvet) in 1992 changed everything. “Brighter Days” reached number two on the Billboard dance charts and has never stopped being played. More than thirty years later, Dajae’s voice remains one of the most recognized in house music. Karen opens up about her family’s musical lineage, what it means to be a woman vocalist in a scene that often left its female voices uncredited, her spirituality, and her life today on the South Side caring for her mother.

Did we mention she sings? More than once! Dajae rarely gives interviews and we’re so grateful she gave us this one. Swipe to hear it in her own words. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #Dajae #BrighterDays #WomenInMusic

“Everybody Has Somewhere to Go.”

Episode 4 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with the legendary Toni Shelton (also known as @disco.toni) Chicago’s first woman to be a solo House Music party promoter. She’s one of the most unsung & enduring figures in the history of Chicago house music.

Since 1979, Toni has been doing one thing better than almost anyone: bringing people together. From passing out pluggers (aka flyers) with her own photo on them at high schools across the city at 16, to hosting all-white parties that have drawn crowds for over two decades, she has spent her entire life creating a place where everybody belongs.

She is a promoter, a photographer, a model, an entrepreneur, a mother of four, and the kind of woman who has been mothering her community long before she ever had children of her own.

Her story of longevity, legacy, and love for this culture is one of the most warm, funny, and alive conversations we’ve had yet.

Swipe to hear it in her own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #ToniShelton #DiscoToni WomenInMusic

“Everybody Has Somewhere to Go.”

Episode 4 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with the legendary Toni Shelton (also known as @disco.toni) Chicago’s first woman to be a solo House Music party promoter. She’s one of the most unsung & enduring figures in the history of Chicago house music.

Since 1979, Toni has been doing one thing better than almost anyone: bringing people together. From passing out pluggers (aka flyers) with her own photo on them at high schools across the city at 16, to hosting all-white parties that have drawn crowds for over two decades, she has spent her entire life creating a place where everybody belongs.

She is a promoter, a photographer, a model, an entrepreneur, a mother of four, and the kind of woman who has been mothering her community long before she ever had children of her own.

Her story of longevity, legacy, and love for this culture is one of the most warm, funny, and alive conversations we’ve had yet.

Swipe to hear it in her own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #ToniShelton #DiscoToni WomenInMusic

“Everybody Has Somewhere to Go.”

Episode 4 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with the legendary Toni Shelton (also known as @disco.toni) Chicago’s first woman to be a solo House Music party promoter. She’s one of the most unsung & enduring figures in the history of Chicago house music.

Since 1979, Toni has been doing one thing better than almost anyone: bringing people together. From passing out pluggers (aka flyers) with her own photo on them at high schools across the city at 16, to hosting all-white parties that have drawn crowds for over two decades, she has spent her entire life creating a place where everybody belongs.

She is a promoter, a photographer, a model, an entrepreneur, a mother of four, and the kind of woman who has been mothering her community long before she ever had children of her own.

Her story of longevity, legacy, and love for this culture is one of the most warm, funny, and alive conversations we’ve had yet.

Swipe to hear it in her own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #ToniShelton #DiscoToni WomenInMusic

“Everybody Has Somewhere to Go.”

Episode 4 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with the legendary Toni Shelton (also known as @disco.toni) Chicago’s first woman to be a solo House Music party promoter. She’s one of the most unsung & enduring figures in the history of Chicago house music.

Since 1979, Toni has been doing one thing better than almost anyone: bringing people together. From passing out pluggers (aka flyers) with her own photo on them at high schools across the city at 16, to hosting all-white parties that have drawn crowds for over two decades, she has spent her entire life creating a place where everybody belongs.

She is a promoter, a photographer, a model, an entrepreneur, a mother of four, and the kind of woman who has been mothering her community long before she ever had children of her own.

Her story of longevity, legacy, and love for this culture is one of the most warm, funny, and alive conversations we’ve had yet.

Swipe to hear it in her own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #ToniShelton #DiscoToni WomenInMusic

“Everybody Has Somewhere to Go.”

Episode 4 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with the legendary Toni Shelton (also known as @disco.toni) Chicago’s first woman to be a solo House Music party promoter. She’s one of the most unsung & enduring figures in the history of Chicago house music.

Since 1979, Toni has been doing one thing better than almost anyone: bringing people together. From passing out pluggers (aka flyers) with her own photo on them at high schools across the city at 16, to hosting all-white parties that have drawn crowds for over two decades, she has spent her entire life creating a place where everybody belongs.

She is a promoter, a photographer, a model, an entrepreneur, a mother of four, and the kind of woman who has been mothering her community long before she ever had children of her own.

Her story of longevity, legacy, and love for this culture is one of the most warm, funny, and alive conversations we’ve had yet.

Swipe to hear it in her own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #ToniShelton #DiscoToni WomenInMusic

“Everybody Has Somewhere to Go.”

Episode 4 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with the legendary Toni Shelton (also known as @disco.toni) Chicago’s first woman to be a solo House Music party promoter. She’s one of the most unsung & enduring figures in the history of Chicago house music.

Since 1979, Toni has been doing one thing better than almost anyone: bringing people together. From passing out pluggers (aka flyers) with her own photo on them at high schools across the city at 16, to hosting all-white parties that have drawn crowds for over two decades, she has spent her entire life creating a place where everybody belongs.

She is a promoter, a photographer, a model, an entrepreneur, a mother of four, and the kind of woman who has been mothering her community long before she ever had children of her own.

Her story of longevity, legacy, and love for this culture is one of the most warm, funny, and alive conversations we’ve had yet.

Swipe to hear it in her own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #ToniShelton #DiscoToni WomenInMusic

“Everybody Has Somewhere to Go.”

Episode 4 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with the legendary Toni Shelton (also known as @disco.toni) Chicago’s first woman to be a solo House Music party promoter. She’s one of the most unsung & enduring figures in the history of Chicago house music.

Since 1979, Toni has been doing one thing better than almost anyone: bringing people together. From passing out pluggers (aka flyers) with her own photo on them at high schools across the city at 16, to hosting all-white parties that have drawn crowds for over two decades, she has spent her entire life creating a place where everybody belongs.

She is a promoter, a photographer, a model, an entrepreneur, a mother of four, and the kind of woman who has been mothering her community long before she ever had children of her own.

Her story of longevity, legacy, and love for this culture is one of the most warm, funny, and alive conversations we’ve had yet.

Swipe to hear it in her own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #ToniShelton #DiscoToni WomenInMusic

“Everybody Has Somewhere to Go.”

Episode 4 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with the legendary Toni Shelton (also known as @disco.toni) Chicago’s first woman to be a solo House Music party promoter. She’s one of the most unsung & enduring figures in the history of Chicago house music.

Since 1979, Toni has been doing one thing better than almost anyone: bringing people together. From passing out pluggers (aka flyers) with her own photo on them at high schools across the city at 16, to hosting all-white parties that have drawn crowds for over two decades, she has spent her entire life creating a place where everybody belongs.

She is a promoter, a photographer, a model, an entrepreneur, a mother of four, and the kind of woman who has been mothering her community long before she ever had children of her own.

Her story of longevity, legacy, and love for this culture is one of the most warm, funny, and alive conversations we’ve had yet.

Swipe to hear it in her own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #ToniShelton #DiscoToni WomenInMusic

“Everybody Has Somewhere to Go.”

Episode 4 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with the legendary Toni Shelton (also known as @disco.toni) Chicago’s first woman to be a solo House Music party promoter. She’s one of the most unsung & enduring figures in the history of Chicago house music.

Since 1979, Toni has been doing one thing better than almost anyone: bringing people together. From passing out pluggers (aka flyers) with her own photo on them at high schools across the city at 16, to hosting all-white parties that have drawn crowds for over two decades, she has spent her entire life creating a place where everybody belongs.

She is a promoter, a photographer, a model, an entrepreneur, a mother of four, and the kind of woman who has been mothering her community long before she ever had children of her own.

Her story of longevity, legacy, and love for this culture is one of the most warm, funny, and alive conversations we’ve had yet.

Swipe to hear it in her own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #ToniShelton #DiscoToni WomenInMusic

“Everybody Has Somewhere to Go.”

Episode 4 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with the legendary Toni Shelton (also known as @disco.toni) Chicago’s first woman to be a solo House Music party promoter. She’s one of the most unsung & enduring figures in the history of Chicago house music.

Since 1979, Toni has been doing one thing better than almost anyone: bringing people together. From passing out pluggers (aka flyers) with her own photo on them at high schools across the city at 16, to hosting all-white parties that have drawn crowds for over two decades, she has spent her entire life creating a place where everybody belongs.

She is a promoter, a photographer, a model, an entrepreneur, a mother of four, and the kind of woman who has been mothering her community long before she ever had children of her own.

Her story of longevity, legacy, and love for this culture is one of the most warm, funny, and alive conversations we’ve had yet.

Swipe to hear it in her own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #ToniShelton #DiscoToni WomenInMusic

“Everybody Has Somewhere to Go.”

Episode 4 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with the legendary Toni Shelton (also known as @disco.toni) Chicago’s first woman to be a solo House Music party promoter. She’s one of the most unsung & enduring figures in the history of Chicago house music.

Since 1979, Toni has been doing one thing better than almost anyone: bringing people together. From passing out pluggers (aka flyers) with her own photo on them at high schools across the city at 16, to hosting all-white parties that have drawn crowds for over two decades, she has spent her entire life creating a place where everybody belongs.

She is a promoter, a photographer, a model, an entrepreneur, a mother of four, and the kind of woman who has been mothering her community long before she ever had children of her own.

Her story of longevity, legacy, and love for this culture is one of the most warm, funny, and alive conversations we’ve had yet.

Swipe to hear it in her own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #ToniShelton #DiscoToni WomenInMusic

“Everybody Has Somewhere to Go.”

Episode 4 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with the legendary Toni Shelton (also known as @disco.toni) Chicago’s first woman to be a solo House Music party promoter. She’s one of the most unsung & enduring figures in the history of Chicago house music.

Since 1979, Toni has been doing one thing better than almost anyone: bringing people together. From passing out pluggers (aka flyers) with her own photo on them at high schools across the city at 16, to hosting all-white parties that have drawn crowds for over two decades, she has spent her entire life creating a place where everybody belongs.

She is a promoter, a photographer, a model, an entrepreneur, a mother of four, and the kind of woman who has been mothering her community long before she ever had children of her own.

Her story of longevity, legacy, and love for this culture is one of the most warm, funny, and alive conversations we’ve had yet.

Swipe to hear it in her own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #ToniShelton #DiscoToni WomenInMusic

“Everybody Has Somewhere to Go.”

Episode 4 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with the legendary Toni Shelton (also known as @disco.toni) Chicago’s first woman to be a solo House Music party promoter. She’s one of the most unsung & enduring figures in the history of Chicago house music.

Since 1979, Toni has been doing one thing better than almost anyone: bringing people together. From passing out pluggers (aka flyers) with her own photo on them at high schools across the city at 16, to hosting all-white parties that have drawn crowds for over two decades, she has spent her entire life creating a place where everybody belongs.

She is a promoter, a photographer, a model, an entrepreneur, a mother of four, and the kind of woman who has been mothering her community long before she ever had children of her own.

Her story of longevity, legacy, and love for this culture is one of the most warm, funny, and alive conversations we’ve had yet.

Swipe to hear it in her own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #ToniShelton #DiscoToni WomenInMusic

“Everybody Has Somewhere to Go.”

Episode 4 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with the legendary Toni Shelton (also known as @disco.toni) Chicago’s first woman to be a solo House Music party promoter. She’s one of the most unsung & enduring figures in the history of Chicago house music.

Since 1979, Toni has been doing one thing better than almost anyone: bringing people together. From passing out pluggers (aka flyers) with her own photo on them at high schools across the city at 16, to hosting all-white parties that have drawn crowds for over two decades, she has spent her entire life creating a place where everybody belongs.

She is a promoter, a photographer, a model, an entrepreneur, a mother of four, and the kind of woman who has been mothering her community long before she ever had children of her own.

Her story of longevity, legacy, and love for this culture is one of the most warm, funny, and alive conversations we’ve had yet.

Swipe to hear it in her own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #ToniShelton #DiscoToni WomenInMusic

“Everybody Has Somewhere to Go.”

Episode 4 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with the legendary Toni Shelton (also known as @disco.toni) Chicago’s first woman to be a solo House Music party promoter. She’s one of the most unsung & enduring figures in the history of Chicago house music.

Since 1979, Toni has been doing one thing better than almost anyone: bringing people together. From passing out pluggers (aka flyers) with her own photo on them at high schools across the city at 16, to hosting all-white parties that have drawn crowds for over two decades, she has spent her entire life creating a place where everybody belongs.

She is a promoter, a photographer, a model, an entrepreneur, a mother of four, and the kind of woman who has been mothering her community long before she ever had children of her own.

Her story of longevity, legacy, and love for this culture is one of the most warm, funny, and alive conversations we’ve had yet.

Swipe to hear it in her own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #ToniShelton #DiscoToni WomenInMusic

“Everybody Has Somewhere to Go.”

Episode 4 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with the legendary Toni Shelton (also known as @disco.toni) Chicago’s first woman to be a solo House Music party promoter. She’s one of the most unsung & enduring figures in the history of Chicago house music.

Since 1979, Toni has been doing one thing better than almost anyone: bringing people together. From passing out pluggers (aka flyers) with her own photo on them at high schools across the city at 16, to hosting all-white parties that have drawn crowds for over two decades, she has spent her entire life creating a place where everybody belongs.

She is a promoter, a photographer, a model, an entrepreneur, a mother of four, and the kind of woman who has been mothering her community long before she ever had children of her own.

Her story of longevity, legacy, and love for this culture is one of the most warm, funny, and alive conversations we’ve had yet.

Swipe to hear it in her own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #ToniShelton #DiscoToni WomenInMusic

“Everybody Has Somewhere to Go.”

Episode 4 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with the legendary Toni Shelton (also known as @disco.toni) Chicago’s first woman to be a solo House Music party promoter. She’s one of the most unsung & enduring figures in the history of Chicago house music.

Since 1979, Toni has been doing one thing better than almost anyone: bringing people together. From passing out pluggers (aka flyers) with her own photo on them at high schools across the city at 16, to hosting all-white parties that have drawn crowds for over two decades, she has spent her entire life creating a place where everybody belongs.

She is a promoter, a photographer, a model, an entrepreneur, a mother of four, and the kind of woman who has been mothering her community long before she ever had children of her own.

Her story of longevity, legacy, and love for this culture is one of the most warm, funny, and alive conversations we’ve had yet.

Swipe to hear it in her own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #ToniShelton #DiscoToni WomenInMusic

“Everybody Has Somewhere to Go.”

Episode 4 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with the legendary Toni Shelton (also known as @disco.toni) Chicago’s first woman to be a solo House Music party promoter. She’s one of the most unsung & enduring figures in the history of Chicago house music.

Since 1979, Toni has been doing one thing better than almost anyone: bringing people together. From passing out pluggers (aka flyers) with her own photo on them at high schools across the city at 16, to hosting all-white parties that have drawn crowds for over two decades, she has spent her entire life creating a place where everybody belongs.

She is a promoter, a photographer, a model, an entrepreneur, a mother of four, and the kind of woman who has been mothering her community long before she ever had children of her own.

Her story of longevity, legacy, and love for this culture is one of the most warm, funny, and alive conversations we’ve had yet.

Swipe to hear it in her own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #ToniShelton #DiscoToni WomenInMusic

Over 30 but these face cards never decline. 😌April’s sold out Old Gold was glorious. What a gift to reflect each other’s beauty and have windows to what we can look forward to.🪞🪟

Our last springtime Old Gold is 5/3 at @threetoplounge . April online tix sold out a week in advance and likely will again, so we recommend you snag yours. As always, there will be door tix available for the early birds. ☀️

Old Gold is an all-vinyl day party for queer fam over 30 produced by @partymomchi and @goodgirlsdjs . We return for our fourth season at Guild Row second Sundays June-September. Stay tuned for the drop…!

Photos by @erik.m.kommer

Over 30 but these face cards never decline. 😌April’s sold out Old Gold was glorious. What a gift to reflect each other’s beauty and have windows to what we can look forward to.🪞🪟

Our last springtime Old Gold is 5/3 at @threetoplounge . April online tix sold out a week in advance and likely will again, so we recommend you snag yours. As always, there will be door tix available for the early birds. ☀️

Old Gold is an all-vinyl day party for queer fam over 30 produced by @partymomchi and @goodgirlsdjs . We return for our fourth season at Guild Row second Sundays June-September. Stay tuned for the drop…!

Photos by @erik.m.kommer

Over 30 but these face cards never decline. 😌April’s sold out Old Gold was glorious. What a gift to reflect each other’s beauty and have windows to what we can look forward to.🪞🪟

Our last springtime Old Gold is 5/3 at @threetoplounge . April online tix sold out a week in advance and likely will again, so we recommend you snag yours. As always, there will be door tix available for the early birds. ☀️

Old Gold is an all-vinyl day party for queer fam over 30 produced by @partymomchi and @goodgirlsdjs . We return for our fourth season at Guild Row second Sundays June-September. Stay tuned for the drop…!

Photos by @erik.m.kommer

Over 30 but these face cards never decline. 😌April’s sold out Old Gold was glorious. What a gift to reflect each other’s beauty and have windows to what we can look forward to.🪞🪟

Our last springtime Old Gold is 5/3 at @threetoplounge . April online tix sold out a week in advance and likely will again, so we recommend you snag yours. As always, there will be door tix available for the early birds. ☀️

Old Gold is an all-vinyl day party for queer fam over 30 produced by @partymomchi and @goodgirlsdjs . We return for our fourth season at Guild Row second Sundays June-September. Stay tuned for the drop…!

Photos by @erik.m.kommer

Over 30 but these face cards never decline. 😌April’s sold out Old Gold was glorious. What a gift to reflect each other’s beauty and have windows to what we can look forward to.🪞🪟

Our last springtime Old Gold is 5/3 at @threetoplounge . April online tix sold out a week in advance and likely will again, so we recommend you snag yours. As always, there will be door tix available for the early birds. ☀️

Old Gold is an all-vinyl day party for queer fam over 30 produced by @partymomchi and @goodgirlsdjs . We return for our fourth season at Guild Row second Sundays June-September. Stay tuned for the drop…!

Photos by @erik.m.kommer

Over 30 but these face cards never decline. 😌April’s sold out Old Gold was glorious. What a gift to reflect each other’s beauty and have windows to what we can look forward to.🪞🪟

Our last springtime Old Gold is 5/3 at @threetoplounge . April online tix sold out a week in advance and likely will again, so we recommend you snag yours. As always, there will be door tix available for the early birds. ☀️

Old Gold is an all-vinyl day party for queer fam over 30 produced by @partymomchi and @goodgirlsdjs . We return for our fourth season at Guild Row second Sundays June-September. Stay tuned for the drop…!

Photos by @erik.m.kommer

Over 30 but these face cards never decline. 😌April’s sold out Old Gold was glorious. What a gift to reflect each other’s beauty and have windows to what we can look forward to.🪞🪟

Our last springtime Old Gold is 5/3 at @threetoplounge . April online tix sold out a week in advance and likely will again, so we recommend you snag yours. As always, there will be door tix available for the early birds. ☀️

Old Gold is an all-vinyl day party for queer fam over 30 produced by @partymomchi and @goodgirlsdjs . We return for our fourth season at Guild Row second Sundays June-September. Stay tuned for the drop…!

Photos by @erik.m.kommer

Over 30 but these face cards never decline. 😌April’s sold out Old Gold was glorious. What a gift to reflect each other’s beauty and have windows to what we can look forward to.🪞🪟

Our last springtime Old Gold is 5/3 at @threetoplounge . April online tix sold out a week in advance and likely will again, so we recommend you snag yours. As always, there will be door tix available for the early birds. ☀️

Old Gold is an all-vinyl day party for queer fam over 30 produced by @partymomchi and @goodgirlsdjs . We return for our fourth season at Guild Row second Sundays June-September. Stay tuned for the drop…!

Photos by @erik.m.kommer

Over 30 but these face cards never decline. 😌April’s sold out Old Gold was glorious. What a gift to reflect each other’s beauty and have windows to what we can look forward to.🪞🪟

Our last springtime Old Gold is 5/3 at @threetoplounge . April online tix sold out a week in advance and likely will again, so we recommend you snag yours. As always, there will be door tix available for the early birds. ☀️

Old Gold is an all-vinyl day party for queer fam over 30 produced by @partymomchi and @goodgirlsdjs . We return for our fourth season at Guild Row second Sundays June-September. Stay tuned for the drop…!

Photos by @erik.m.kommer

Over 30 but these face cards never decline. 😌April’s sold out Old Gold was glorious. What a gift to reflect each other’s beauty and have windows to what we can look forward to.🪞🪟

Our last springtime Old Gold is 5/3 at @threetoplounge . April online tix sold out a week in advance and likely will again, so we recommend you snag yours. As always, there will be door tix available for the early birds. ☀️

Old Gold is an all-vinyl day party for queer fam over 30 produced by @partymomchi and @goodgirlsdjs . We return for our fourth season at Guild Row second Sundays June-September. Stay tuned for the drop…!

Photos by @erik.m.kommer

Over 30 but these face cards never decline. 😌April’s sold out Old Gold was glorious. What a gift to reflect each other’s beauty and have windows to what we can look forward to.🪞🪟

Our last springtime Old Gold is 5/3 at @threetoplounge . April online tix sold out a week in advance and likely will again, so we recommend you snag yours. As always, there will be door tix available for the early birds. ☀️

Old Gold is an all-vinyl day party for queer fam over 30 produced by @partymomchi and @goodgirlsdjs . We return for our fourth season at Guild Row second Sundays June-September. Stay tuned for the drop…!

Photos by @erik.m.kommer

“It All Started in Craig’s Basement.”

Episode 3 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with her dear friend Craig Loftis (@craigsloftis) DJ, producer, and a man who was present for some of the most magical moments in the history of Chicago house music.

From a pile of gear dropped on a living room floor, to Friday nights at Mendel where a generation of kids unknowingly built a culture, to creating their own social club Vertigo, to barbecues with Frankie Knuckles, to daily sessions at DJ International where the greatest producers in the city fed off each other in real time. Craig’s story is one of the most vivid, personal, and alive accounts of this era we’ve captured yet.

Swipe to hear it in his own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode now wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #FrankieKnuckles #DJInternational #MendelHighSchool

“It All Started in Craig’s Basement.”

Episode 3 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with her dear friend Craig Loftis (@craigsloftis) DJ, producer, and a man who was present for some of the most magical moments in the history of Chicago house music.

From a pile of gear dropped on a living room floor, to Friday nights at Mendel where a generation of kids unknowingly built a culture, to creating their own social club Vertigo, to barbecues with Frankie Knuckles, to daily sessions at DJ International where the greatest producers in the city fed off each other in real time. Craig’s story is one of the most vivid, personal, and alive accounts of this era we’ve captured yet.

Swipe to hear it in his own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode now wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #FrankieKnuckles #DJInternational #MendelHighSchool

“It All Started in Craig’s Basement.”

Episode 3 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with her dear friend Craig Loftis (@craigsloftis) DJ, producer, and a man who was present for some of the most magical moments in the history of Chicago house music.

From a pile of gear dropped on a living room floor, to Friday nights at Mendel where a generation of kids unknowingly built a culture, to creating their own social club Vertigo, to barbecues with Frankie Knuckles, to daily sessions at DJ International where the greatest producers in the city fed off each other in real time. Craig’s story is one of the most vivid, personal, and alive accounts of this era we’ve captured yet.

Swipe to hear it in his own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode now wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #FrankieKnuckles #DJInternational #MendelHighSchool

“It All Started in Craig’s Basement.”

Episode 3 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with her dear friend Craig Loftis (@craigsloftis) DJ, producer, and a man who was present for some of the most magical moments in the history of Chicago house music.

From a pile of gear dropped on a living room floor, to Friday nights at Mendel where a generation of kids unknowingly built a culture, to creating their own social club Vertigo, to barbecues with Frankie Knuckles, to daily sessions at DJ International where the greatest producers in the city fed off each other in real time. Craig’s story is one of the most vivid, personal, and alive accounts of this era we’ve captured yet.

Swipe to hear it in his own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode now wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #FrankieKnuckles #DJInternational #MendelHighSchool

“It All Started in Craig’s Basement.”

Episode 3 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with her dear friend Craig Loftis (@craigsloftis) DJ, producer, and a man who was present for some of the most magical moments in the history of Chicago house music.

From a pile of gear dropped on a living room floor, to Friday nights at Mendel where a generation of kids unknowingly built a culture, to creating their own social club Vertigo, to barbecues with Frankie Knuckles, to daily sessions at DJ International where the greatest producers in the city fed off each other in real time. Craig’s story is one of the most vivid, personal, and alive accounts of this era we’ve captured yet.

Swipe to hear it in his own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode now wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #FrankieKnuckles #DJInternational #MendelHighSchool

“It All Started in Craig’s Basement.”

Episode 3 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with her dear friend Craig Loftis (@craigsloftis) DJ, producer, and a man who was present for some of the most magical moments in the history of Chicago house music.

From a pile of gear dropped on a living room floor, to Friday nights at Mendel where a generation of kids unknowingly built a culture, to creating their own social club Vertigo, to barbecues with Frankie Knuckles, to daily sessions at DJ International where the greatest producers in the city fed off each other in real time. Craig’s story is one of the most vivid, personal, and alive accounts of this era we’ve captured yet.

Swipe to hear it in his own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode now wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #FrankieKnuckles #DJInternational #MendelHighSchool

“It All Started in Craig’s Basement.”

Episode 3 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with her dear friend Craig Loftis (@craigsloftis) DJ, producer, and a man who was present for some of the most magical moments in the history of Chicago house music.

From a pile of gear dropped on a living room floor, to Friday nights at Mendel where a generation of kids unknowingly built a culture, to creating their own social club Vertigo, to barbecues with Frankie Knuckles, to daily sessions at DJ International where the greatest producers in the city fed off each other in real time. Craig’s story is one of the most vivid, personal, and alive accounts of this era we’ve captured yet.

Swipe to hear it in his own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode now wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #FrankieKnuckles #DJInternational #MendelHighSchool

“It All Started in Craig’s Basement.”

Episode 3 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with her dear friend Craig Loftis (@craigsloftis) DJ, producer, and a man who was present for some of the most magical moments in the history of Chicago house music.

From a pile of gear dropped on a living room floor, to Friday nights at Mendel where a generation of kids unknowingly built a culture, to creating their own social club Vertigo, to barbecues with Frankie Knuckles, to daily sessions at DJ International where the greatest producers in the city fed off each other in real time. Craig’s story is one of the most vivid, personal, and alive accounts of this era we’ve captured yet.

Swipe to hear it in his own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode now wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #FrankieKnuckles #DJInternational #MendelHighSchool

“It All Started in Craig’s Basement.”

Episode 3 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with her dear friend Craig Loftis (@craigsloftis) DJ, producer, and a man who was present for some of the most magical moments in the history of Chicago house music.

From a pile of gear dropped on a living room floor, to Friday nights at Mendel where a generation of kids unknowingly built a culture, to creating their own social club Vertigo, to barbecues with Frankie Knuckles, to daily sessions at DJ International where the greatest producers in the city fed off each other in real time. Craig’s story is one of the most vivid, personal, and alive accounts of this era we’ve captured yet.

Swipe to hear it in his own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode now wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #FrankieKnuckles #DJInternational #MendelHighSchool

“It All Started in Craig’s Basement.”

Episode 3 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with her dear friend Craig Loftis (@craigsloftis) DJ, producer, and a man who was present for some of the most magical moments in the history of Chicago house music.

From a pile of gear dropped on a living room floor, to Friday nights at Mendel where a generation of kids unknowingly built a culture, to creating their own social club Vertigo, to barbecues with Frankie Knuckles, to daily sessions at DJ International where the greatest producers in the city fed off each other in real time. Craig’s story is one of the most vivid, personal, and alive accounts of this era we’ve captured yet.

Swipe to hear it in his own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode now wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #FrankieKnuckles #DJInternational #MendelHighSchool

“It All Started in Craig’s Basement.”

Episode 3 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with her dear friend Craig Loftis (@craigsloftis) DJ, producer, and a man who was present for some of the most magical moments in the history of Chicago house music.

From a pile of gear dropped on a living room floor, to Friday nights at Mendel where a generation of kids unknowingly built a culture, to creating their own social club Vertigo, to barbecues with Frankie Knuckles, to daily sessions at DJ International where the greatest producers in the city fed off each other in real time. Craig’s story is one of the most vivid, personal, and alive accounts of this era we’ve captured yet.

Swipe to hear it in his own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode now wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #FrankieKnuckles #DJInternational #MendelHighSchool

“It All Started in Craig’s Basement.”

Episode 3 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with her dear friend Craig Loftis (@craigsloftis) DJ, producer, and a man who was present for some of the most magical moments in the history of Chicago house music.

From a pile of gear dropped on a living room floor, to Friday nights at Mendel where a generation of kids unknowingly built a culture, to creating their own social club Vertigo, to barbecues with Frankie Knuckles, to daily sessions at DJ International where the greatest producers in the city fed off each other in real time. Craig’s story is one of the most vivid, personal, and alive accounts of this era we’ve captured yet.

Swipe to hear it in his own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode now wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #FrankieKnuckles #DJInternational #MendelHighSchool

“It All Started in Craig’s Basement.”

Episode 3 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with her dear friend Craig Loftis (@craigsloftis) DJ, producer, and a man who was present for some of the most magical moments in the history of Chicago house music.

From a pile of gear dropped on a living room floor, to Friday nights at Mendel where a generation of kids unknowingly built a culture, to creating their own social club Vertigo, to barbecues with Frankie Knuckles, to daily sessions at DJ International where the greatest producers in the city fed off each other in real time. Craig’s story is one of the most vivid, personal, and alive accounts of this era we’ve captured yet.

Swipe to hear it in his own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode now wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #FrankieKnuckles #DJInternational #MendelHighSchool

“It All Started in Craig’s Basement.”

Episode 3 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with her dear friend Craig Loftis (@craigsloftis) DJ, producer, and a man who was present for some of the most magical moments in the history of Chicago house music.

From a pile of gear dropped on a living room floor, to Friday nights at Mendel where a generation of kids unknowingly built a culture, to creating their own social club Vertigo, to barbecues with Frankie Knuckles, to daily sessions at DJ International where the greatest producers in the city fed off each other in real time. Craig’s story is one of the most vivid, personal, and alive accounts of this era we’ve captured yet.

Swipe to hear it in his own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode now wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #FrankieKnuckles #DJInternational #MendelHighSchool

“It All Started in Craig’s Basement.”

Episode 3 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with her dear friend Craig Loftis (@craigsloftis) DJ, producer, and a man who was present for some of the most magical moments in the history of Chicago house music.

From a pile of gear dropped on a living room floor, to Friday nights at Mendel where a generation of kids unknowingly built a culture, to creating their own social club Vertigo, to barbecues with Frankie Knuckles, to daily sessions at DJ International where the greatest producers in the city fed off each other in real time. Craig’s story is one of the most vivid, personal, and alive accounts of this era we’ve captured yet.

Swipe to hear it in his own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode now wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #FrankieKnuckles #DJInternational #MendelHighSchool

“It All Started in Craig’s Basement.”

Episode 3 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with her dear friend Craig Loftis (@craigsloftis) DJ, producer, and a man who was present for some of the most magical moments in the history of Chicago house music.

From a pile of gear dropped on a living room floor, to Friday nights at Mendel where a generation of kids unknowingly built a culture, to creating their own social club Vertigo, to barbecues with Frankie Knuckles, to daily sessions at DJ International where the greatest producers in the city fed off each other in real time. Craig’s story is one of the most vivid, personal, and alive accounts of this era we’ve captured yet.

Swipe to hear it in his own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode now wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #FrankieKnuckles #DJInternational #MendelHighSchool

“It All Started in Craig’s Basement.”

Episode 3 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with her dear friend Craig Loftis (@craigsloftis) DJ, producer, and a man who was present for some of the most magical moments in the history of Chicago house music.

From a pile of gear dropped on a living room floor, to Friday nights at Mendel where a generation of kids unknowingly built a culture, to creating their own social club Vertigo, to barbecues with Frankie Knuckles, to daily sessions at DJ International where the greatest producers in the city fed off each other in real time. Craig’s story is one of the most vivid, personal, and alive accounts of this era we’ve captured yet.

Swipe to hear it in his own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode now wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #FrankieKnuckles #DJInternational #MendelHighSchool

“It All Started in Craig’s Basement.”

Episode 3 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with her dear friend Craig Loftis (@craigsloftis) DJ, producer, and a man who was present for some of the most magical moments in the history of Chicago house music.

From a pile of gear dropped on a living room floor, to Friday nights at Mendel where a generation of kids unknowingly built a culture, to creating their own social club Vertigo, to barbecues with Frankie Knuckles, to daily sessions at DJ International where the greatest producers in the city fed off each other in real time. Craig’s story is one of the most vivid, personal, and alive accounts of this era we’ve captured yet.

Swipe to hear it in his own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode now wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #FrankieKnuckles #DJInternational #MendelHighSchool

“It All Started in Craig’s Basement.”

Episode 3 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with her dear friend Craig Loftis (@craigsloftis) DJ, producer, and a man who was present for some of the most magical moments in the history of Chicago house music.

From a pile of gear dropped on a living room floor, to Friday nights at Mendel where a generation of kids unknowingly built a culture, to creating their own social club Vertigo, to barbecues with Frankie Knuckles, to daily sessions at DJ International where the greatest producers in the city fed off each other in real time. Craig’s story is one of the most vivid, personal, and alive accounts of this era we’ve captured yet.

Swipe to hear it in his own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode now wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #FrankieKnuckles #DJInternational #MendelHighSchool

“It All Started in Craig’s Basement.”

Episode 3 of House Music Chicago Testimony is out now. @djloribranch sits down with her dear friend Craig Loftis (@craigsloftis) DJ, producer, and a man who was present for some of the most magical moments in the history of Chicago house music.

From a pile of gear dropped on a living room floor, to Friday nights at Mendel where a generation of kids unknowingly built a culture, to creating their own social club Vertigo, to barbecues with Frankie Knuckles, to daily sessions at DJ International where the greatest producers in the city fed off each other in real time. Craig’s story is one of the most vivid, personal, and alive accounts of this era we’ve captured yet.

Swipe to hear it in his own words and to see some truly legendary photos. Listen to the full episode now wherever you get your podcasts!

#ChicagoHouseMusic #HouseMusic #FrankieKnuckles #DJInternational #MendelHighSchool

an honor to share these photos taken for the new podcast series House Music Chicago Testimony.If you (like me) cherish the other worldly, joyful, and cosmic transcendence that is house music - tune in on a platform of choice- listen to stories from the beloved people that nourished this genre to life. Hosted and created by the icon and sonic historian @djloribranch and co-produced and edited by my dear friend DJ @vitigrrl ft @vick_lavender @disco.toni ❣️all photos captured on film

an honor to share these photos taken for the new podcast series House Music Chicago Testimony.If you (like me) cherish the other worldly, joyful, and cosmic transcendence that is house music - tune in on a platform of choice- listen to stories from the beloved people that nourished this genre to life. Hosted and created by the icon and sonic historian @djloribranch and co-produced and edited by my dear friend DJ @vitigrrl ft @vick_lavender @disco.toni ❣️all photos captured on film

an honor to share these photos taken for the new podcast series House Music Chicago Testimony.If you (like me) cherish the other worldly, joyful, and cosmic transcendence that is house music - tune in on a platform of choice- listen to stories from the beloved people that nourished this genre to life. Hosted and created by the icon and sonic historian @djloribranch and co-produced and edited by my dear friend DJ @vitigrrl ft @vick_lavender @disco.toni ❣️all photos captured on film

an honor to share these photos taken for the new podcast series House Music Chicago Testimony.If you (like me) cherish the other worldly, joyful, and cosmic transcendence that is house music - tune in on a platform of choice- listen to stories from the beloved people that nourished this genre to life. Hosted and created by the icon and sonic historian @djloribranch and co-produced and edited by my dear friend DJ @vitigrrl ft @vick_lavender @disco.toni ❣️all photos captured on film

an honor to share these photos taken for the new podcast series House Music Chicago Testimony.If you (like me) cherish the other worldly, joyful, and cosmic transcendence that is house music - tune in on a platform of choice- listen to stories from the beloved people that nourished this genre to life. Hosted and created by the icon and sonic historian @djloribranch and co-produced and edited by my dear friend DJ @vitigrrl ft @vick_lavender @disco.toni ❣️all photos captured on film

an honor to share these photos taken for the new podcast series House Music Chicago Testimony.If you (like me) cherish the other worldly, joyful, and cosmic transcendence that is house music - tune in on a platform of choice- listen to stories from the beloved people that nourished this genre to life. Hosted and created by the icon and sonic historian @djloribranch and co-produced and edited by my dear friend DJ @vitigrrl ft @vick_lavender @disco.toni ❣️all photos captured on film

an honor to share these photos taken for the new podcast series House Music Chicago Testimony.If you (like me) cherish the other worldly, joyful, and cosmic transcendence that is house music - tune in on a platform of choice- listen to stories from the beloved people that nourished this genre to life. Hosted and created by the icon and sonic historian @djloribranch and co-produced and edited by my dear friend DJ @vitigrrl ft @vick_lavender @disco.toni ❣️all photos captured on film

an honor to share these photos taken for the new podcast series House Music Chicago Testimony.If you (like me) cherish the other worldly, joyful, and cosmic transcendence that is house music - tune in on a platform of choice- listen to stories from the beloved people that nourished this genre to life. Hosted and created by the icon and sonic historian @djloribranch and co-produced and edited by my dear friend DJ @vitigrrl ft @vick_lavender @disco.toni ❣️all photos captured on film

an honor to share these photos taken for the new podcast series House Music Chicago Testimony.If you (like me) cherish the other worldly, joyful, and cosmic transcendence that is house music - tune in on a platform of choice- listen to stories from the beloved people that nourished this genre to life. Hosted and created by the icon and sonic historian @djloribranch and co-produced and edited by my dear friend DJ @vitigrrl ft @vick_lavender @disco.toni ❣️all photos captured on film

an honor to share these photos taken for the new podcast series House Music Chicago Testimony.If you (like me) cherish the other worldly, joyful, and cosmic transcendence that is house music - tune in on a platform of choice- listen to stories from the beloved people that nourished this genre to life. Hosted and created by the icon and sonic historian @djloribranch and co-produced and edited by my dear friend DJ @vitigrrl ft @vick_lavender @disco.toni ❣️all photos captured on film

an honor to share these photos taken for the new podcast series House Music Chicago Testimony.If you (like me) cherish the other worldly, joyful, and cosmic transcendence that is house music - tune in on a platform of choice- listen to stories from the beloved people that nourished this genre to life. Hosted and created by the icon and sonic historian @djloribranch and co-produced and edited by my dear friend DJ @vitigrrl ft @vick_lavender @disco.toni ❣️all photos captured on film

an honor to share these photos taken for the new podcast series House Music Chicago Testimony.If you (like me) cherish the other worldly, joyful, and cosmic transcendence that is house music - tune in on a platform of choice- listen to stories from the beloved people that nourished this genre to life. Hosted and created by the icon and sonic historian @djloribranch and co-produced and edited by my dear friend DJ @vitigrrl ft @vick_lavender @disco.toni ❣️all photos captured on film

an honor to share these photos taken for the new podcast series House Music Chicago Testimony.If you (like me) cherish the other worldly, joyful, and cosmic transcendence that is house music - tune in on a platform of choice- listen to stories from the beloved people that nourished this genre to life. Hosted and created by the icon and sonic historian @djloribranch and co-produced and edited by my dear friend DJ @vitigrrl ft @vick_lavender @disco.toni ❣️all photos captured on film

an honor to share these photos taken for the new podcast series House Music Chicago Testimony.If you (like me) cherish the other worldly, joyful, and cosmic transcendence that is house music - tune in on a platform of choice- listen to stories from the beloved people that nourished this genre to life. Hosted and created by the icon and sonic historian @djloribranch and co-produced and edited by my dear friend DJ @vitigrrl ft @vick_lavender @disco.toni ❣️all photos captured on film

an honor to share these photos taken for the new podcast series House Music Chicago Testimony.If you (like me) cherish the other worldly, joyful, and cosmic transcendence that is house music - tune in on a platform of choice- listen to stories from the beloved people that nourished this genre to life. Hosted and created by the icon and sonic historian @djloribranch and co-produced and edited by my dear friend DJ @vitigrrl ft @vick_lavender @disco.toni ❣️all photos captured on film

an honor to share these photos taken for the new podcast series House Music Chicago Testimony.If you (like me) cherish the other worldly, joyful, and cosmic transcendence that is house music - tune in on a platform of choice- listen to stories from the beloved people that nourished this genre to life. Hosted and created by the icon and sonic historian @djloribranch and co-produced and edited by my dear friend DJ @vitigrrl ft @vick_lavender @disco.toni ❣️all photos captured on film

an honor to share these photos taken for the new podcast series House Music Chicago Testimony.If you (like me) cherish the other worldly, joyful, and cosmic transcendence that is house music - tune in on a platform of choice- listen to stories from the beloved people that nourished this genre to life. Hosted and created by the icon and sonic historian @djloribranch and co-produced and edited by my dear friend DJ @vitigrrl ft @vick_lavender @disco.toni ❣️all photos captured on film

an honor to share these photos taken for the new podcast series House Music Chicago Testimony.If you (like me) cherish the other worldly, joyful, and cosmic transcendence that is house music - tune in on a platform of choice- listen to stories from the beloved people that nourished this genre to life. Hosted and created by the icon and sonic historian @djloribranch and co-produced and edited by my dear friend DJ @vitigrrl ft @vick_lavender @disco.toni ❣️all photos captured on film

Sharing some new photos from one of my favorite places to be, amongst the records. It’s an honor to be captured on film by my dear friend @georgiatankard at @bridgeportrecords312 💚

Sharing some new photos from one of my favorite places to be, amongst the records. It’s an honor to be captured on film by my dear friend @georgiatankard at @bridgeportrecords312 💚

Sharing some new photos from one of my favorite places to be, amongst the records. It’s an honor to be captured on film by my dear friend @georgiatankard at @bridgeportrecords312 💚