The summer is coming to an end, but the good people at Grassroot Events keep bringing the community together through their communal events such as Dia De La Concha, Michelada Fest, and most recently, My House Music Festival.

My House Music Fest is a two-day festival that took place this past weekend (Aug. 28 & 29) in Pilsen's Harrison Park, celebrating all gender and races alike through house music.

Marcus, better known as M-Dok, a local Chicago DJ, Producer, and Music Director, took on the Guaranteed Rate Stage as the host. The stage where a lineup of legendary and iconic DJs spun their records throughout the weekend in the heart of Chicago.

DJ's from all walks of life took on that stage and poured their hearts out to their tunes. This year's lineup featured the likes of Felix Da Housecat, Mike Dunn, Gettoblaster's, Collete, CZBoogie, Flipside, Evie The Cool, and many more.

"Events are very important just to have a safe space to come and enjoy music, house music specifically, but also this fest, in my opinion, is very important for the culture, the culture of house music. For people who love house music already or just getting into it, this is a wonderful space to come and enjoy the music outside with a bunch of different activities and food and people around. I'm hoping I can come back next year."
Evie The Cool
DJ & Founder of Babes Only.

"It's great to bring the community together and let them know that we could have a good time and have music be the key to just enjoy positivity and bringing everyone together while having fun and making sure everyone is safe."
DJ Flipside
Official DJ for Chicago Bulls, White Sox, US Soccer, and more.

"Coming home to Chicago is very special to me. When I play here, I'm always the most excited and nervous. Even though I've been playing for so long whenever I'm back home, I feel how I did when I first started playing. I think it's great to have these outdoor festivals where everyone can come together safely and still have community because our connection to one another is so important. We're all part of this together. To be disconnected for so long, I think, was really overwhelming."
Colette
DJ & Singer-Songwriter.

Alongside great music, the festival was filled with local eats, merch vendors, art, and many more activities to keep friends and family entertained within sets.

"Our brand Sky represents freedom. I use the bee as an example of community. I want people to feel part of something when they're wearing my items. It's good for the community to come back together at events like this and see what the people of Pilsen are about to show them that during hard times we could still come together and put up a great event like this."
JoeSky
Founder of The Sky Co.

"We love to participate at festivals, especially the house music festival. It's one of our favorite festivals to come out to. Basically, at every family party growing up, there was house music playing, whether we were partying or cleaning the house. At events like this we get to show our culture and I know Chicago itself is very big on house music so I think its very important to us whether we recognize it or not."
Damien Maldonado
Founder of Chicago Midwest Made

This past week and I really enjoyed seeing the diversity among house music. Like mike Dunn's t-shirt stated, 'in our house we are all equal.' Many of the DJs that perform also came up around the same time or looked up to one another. Being able to provide an eventful experience with reminisces of the past and present of house music is big. Being able to sit back and host this year's fest also gave me a true perspective and more appreciation to the craft—both business and passion-wise. Music festivals like My House are important, especially after a pandemic, to bring people together. It also helps us understand that we all relate in one way or another. It brings people freedom of movement, feelings, and it allows people to be happy and enjoy the company of others.
M-Dok