The Chicago house music scene is mourning the loss an iconic figure. Charles "DJ Funk" Chambers died earlier this week. He was a pioneer in the unique Chicago music style Ghetto House. The Chicago ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The unmistakable sound of house music echoes throughout the South Loop on a picture perfect Saturday morning. "It's a workout for me, it's friendship it's the love of music," said ...

This house music, it's gonna set you free. In 2025 house music is such a globally popular and varied genre that its origins in early 1980s Chicago warehouses seem improbable. But the myth of house ...

If there was a Mount Funkmore for the greatest funk bassists, Marcus Miller’s face and trademark porkpie hat would be sculpted into that musical monument. Miller honed his musical chops during funk’s ...

House music has grown wide and tall in the three decades since it first took root in the after-hours clubs of Chicago. These days it is a global phenomenon with its own industry and countless distinct ...

The Chicago house music scene is mourning the loss of an iconic figure. Charles Chambers, known as DJ Funk, died of cancer this week. He was 54. Jonas Adams, who's a producer at ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, ...