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Home » Ray Barney

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Posted inMusic

TALsounds and Matchess braid their music together on the debut of Damiana

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil July 13, 2021August 18, 2021

TALsounds and Matchess braid their music together on the debut of Damiana, Chi-ROCK Nation celebrate hip-hop heritage with a monthlong exhibit, and more.

Posted inMusic

Marcus Mixx has lost his home, but he still has house

by Leor Galil February 28, 2019August 18, 2021

Marcus Mixx’s early records fetch hundreds of dollars apiece from a cult of collectors, but he just wants a space of his own to make his new tracks.

Posted inMusic

West-side music-business institution Willie Barney dies at 89

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil March 1, 2017August 18, 2021

West-side music-business institution Willie Barney dies at 89, Music Frozen Dancing returns to the Empty Bottle with a “kool” surprise guest, and more.

Posted inBlogs

Did you see the Twitter video of a mobile DJ at a Chicago Trump protest? Here’s the story behind the song.

by Leor Galil January 25, 2017August 18, 2021

DJ Chip made the ghetto-house cut “Aw Shit” with his neighbor in 1999, and last week it soundtracked a downtown inauguration protest.

Posted inMusic

Gossip Wolf: Ghetto-house pioneer DJ Funk releases a career retrospective

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil August 20, 2014August 18, 2021

Ghetto-house pioneer DJ Funk releases a career retrospective, the Adler mashes up stars with rock stars, and more.

Posted inBlogs

Stream Paul Johnson’s contribution to Strut’s forthcoming Dance Mania compilation

by Leor Galil February 5, 2014August 18, 2021

Johnson’s “Feel My M.F. Bass” is the kind of raw, raunchy house music that’ll get you on the dance floor.

Posted inBlogs

Exploring Dance Mania’s old inventory in Ray Barney’s basement

by Leor Galil May 23, 2013August 19, 2021

Explore Ray Barney’s basement, which is filled with old back stock from his in-demand and soon-to-be-revived dance label, Dance Mania.

Victor Parris Mitchell and Ray Barney of Dance Mania Records near Barney's home in North Lawndale
Posted inMusic

The return of Dance Mania Records

by Leor Galil May 23, 2013August 19, 2021

Dance Mania Records helped birth ghetto house, juke, and footwork music—now it’s back to court the EDM crowd.

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