{"id":93,"date":"2025-07-02T19:42:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T11:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.pro.radio\/wp3\/news\/how-the-illegal-rave-scene-thrives-during-the-pandemic\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T21:54:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T05:54:49","slug":"how-the-illegal-rave-scene-thrives-during-the-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/housenationradio.fm\/live\/how-the-illegal-rave-scene-thrives-during-the-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Chosen Few 2025: House Music\u2019s Soulful Homecoming"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chosen Few 2025: House Music\u2019s Soulful Homecoming<\/em><\/h4>\n

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Chicago\u2019s South Side came alive once again as the Chosen Few House Music Festival transformed Jackson Park into a sea of dancing souls. Despite rain and sweeping grills under tents (hello, picnic vibes!), fans from across the country showed that nothing\u2014and we mean nothing\u2014can dampen the spirit of house.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Deep rhythms, open hearts, and an electrifying community beat<\/strong><\/p>\n

Baltimore\u2019s Desiree Taylor summed it up best: house music isn\u2019t just heard\u2014it\u2019s felt<\/em>, \u201cfunkier,\u201d \u201cmore soulful,\u201d and freeing. \u201cWe don\u2019t know each other,\u201d she said, \u201cbut when we lock eyes\u2014somehow, we know each other.\u201d For George \u201cMikey\u201d James, a seasoned attendee, this was a return to spiritual origins\u2014the warehouses and basement parties that shaped the genre.<\/span><\/p>\n

Carrying a legacy forward<\/strong><\/p>\n

What began in 1977 as The Chosen Few Disco, Corp.\u2014a tight-knit group of Chicago DJs\u2014has grown into one of the country\u2019s largest house gatherings. Each summer, Jackson Park pulses with that same foundational energy that birthed house music.<\/span> instagram.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>Chicago Sun-Times<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

At housenationradio.fm<\/em>, this isn\u2019t just a story\u2014it\u2019s a reminder why house lives on: through unity, rhythm, and everyday connections that become unforgettable memories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chosen Few 2025: House Music\u2019s Soulful Homecoming Chicago\u2019s South Side came alive once again as the Chosen Few House Music Festival transformed Jackson Park into a sea of dancing souls. Despite rain and sweeping grills under tents (hello, picnic vibes!), fans from across the country showed that nothing\u2014and we mean ...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10038,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[77,78],"class_list":["post-93","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-house","tag-house-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/housenationradio.fm\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/housenationradio.fm\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/housenationradio.fm\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/housenationradio.fm\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/housenationradio.fm\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/housenationradio.fm\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10041,"href":"https:\/\/housenationradio.fm\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93\/revisions\/10041"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/housenationradio.fm\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/housenationradio.fm\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/housenationradio.fm\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/housenationradio.fm\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}