Marshall Jefferson - Move Your Body: The Evolution of Chicago House

A young Chicago headbanger once chased a prospective romantic interest into the famed Muzic Box, lorded over by legendary (and now late) DJ Ron Hardy. Roughly 20 years later, after a slew of groundbreaking productions that helped form the sound of house music as you should know it, that same person has come up with a glowing summary of an illustrious community that made sure that no demolition or amount of mainstream whitewashing would kill disco. In Chicago, along with a few other cities in the States and abroad, disco continued to thrive and evolve in the underground, where it all took root. Read More