‘House City’ series brings popular up music occasions to Chicago neighborhoods this late spring

Summer in Chicago is salvageable for nearby “House Heads” all things considered.

Rather than the Chicago House Music Festival — and the Chosen Few Picnic and House Music Festival, which has gone virtual for back to back years — the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) is featuring the privately made classification’s commitments to current music with “House City,” a free, 10-section spring up series that started July 4.

The spring up occasions will occur in Chicago neighborhoods like South Shore, Englewood, North Lawndale, Humboldt Park and Lake View, among others. The Aug. 28 date is supported by the Protect Chicago Music Series, and Chicago SummerDance in the Parks is a piece of the Sept. 12 South Shore occasion.

While declaring the suspension of the mainstream house, jazz, gospel and blues celebrations in Millennium Park, DCASE and Mayor Lori Lightfoot last month uncovered a mid year record of option social occasions that city authorities said will follow the most recent general wellbeing and security rules.

Selah Say, a Chicago-based DJ, is headlining the North Lawndale slate of “House City” on July 16. Say says she has an unconventional backstory when it comes to house music, and when she moved to Chicago, she heard all about house music when studying its importance to the city.

“When I first got to Chicago as a DJ, I had to take some time to really study house music because house music is an institution here in Chicago and I did not want to disrespect the movement,” said Say, a South Carolina native. “And once I realized what was going on in Chicago with house — and the spirit of it — and the legacy of house, to be asked to do an event like this, that is celebrating house music but also targeted to make sure that it goes to every corner of Chicago, I couldn’t be more thrilled because people need to know about house music and know about the roots, and actually get to experience it in sonic form.”

Say says she’s going to bring a different spin to the event because of her Southern heritage, and because so many Chicagoans have roots in that part of the country.

“It’s like playing for Southerners who don’t know that they are Southerners, and so it’s a different flavor that I can bring into it as a DJ,” said Say. “This is a series that’s gonna be outside, so that’s another great thing because once [music] is outside, you can’t control where the music goes; everybody [who] hears it is in that space or in that area. [Music] gives me an opportunity to put these jams on Earth and in a natural environment.”

Selah Say, a Chicago-based DJ, is featuring the North Lawndale record of “House City” on July 16. Say says she has an offbeat history with regards to house music, and when she moved to Chicago, she heard about house music when considering its significance to the city.

“When I first got to Chicago as a DJ, I had to take some time to really study house music because house music is an institution here in Chicago and I did not want to disrespect the movement,” said Say, a South Carolina native. “And once I realized what was going on in Chicago with house — and the spirit of it — and the legacy of house, to be asked to do an event like this, that is celebrating house music but also targeted to make sure that it goes to every corner of Chicago, I couldn’t be more thrilled because people need to know about house music and know about the roots, and actually get to experience it in sonic form.”

Say says she will carry an alternate twist to the occasion due to her Southern legacy, and in light of the fact that so numerous Chicagoans have establishes in that piece of the country.

“When I first got to Chicago as a DJ, I had to take some time to really study house music because house music is an institution here in Chicago and I did not want to disrespect the movement,” said Say, a South Carolina native. “And once I realized what was going on in Chicago with house — and the spirit of it — and the legacy of house, to be asked to do an event like this, that is celebrating house music but also targeted to make sure that it goes to every corner of Chicago, I couldn’t be more thrilled because people need to know about house music and know about the roots, and actually get to experience it in sonic form.”