Music courtesy Rachel Cain at Trax Records. Plus, Anthony says he wanted to know what he missed out on in terms of key DJs, styles, and what the scene was like because “no one is really talking about the historical and racial, sexual aspect to ”Īnthony says he wasn’t too surprised to hear that Chicago artists had their work shipped to Europe without getting royalties but he was intrigued by the cross-cultural aspects of house. As he says, “local matters,” so “others should care about the misperception that house music originated in Europe with their rave scene.” now, he wants to generate more discussion about Chicago’s history with house. It is today most famous for being what many.
It was while he was writing his dissertation that he started becoming more familiar with Chicago’s House and was curious about its history and roots.Įven though Anthony lives in D.C. The Warehouse was a nightclub established in Chicago, Illinois in 1977 under the direction of Robert Williams.
Anthony Avery wrote his PhD dissertation on “Folklore and Alternative Masculinities in a Rave Scene.” He’s a ‘90s raver of the Buffalo, New York scene and he’s traveled around the country and attended different rave and house scenes.