Chip E.
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Chicago Invented House Music. Its Own Festival Still Won't Charge You a Dime.
Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events is running the free, four-day Chicago House Music Festival & Conference from August 27 to 30, 2026, headlined by Roy Davis Jr, Chip E. and Maurice Joshua across Millennium Park, the Chicago Cultural Center and Grant Park.
The Martinez Brothers Say House Started in NYC. Chicago House Legends Say Absolutely Not.
The Martinez Brothers have reignited one of dance music’s oldest arguments: if New York had the clubs, the DJs and records that sounded like house before Chicago’s first house releases, who really created the genre? Chicago’s answer has been loud, passionate, and historically pretty convincing.
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