Steve Fabus is perhaps best known as one of the founding fathers of San Francisco’s gay disco scene, but his DJ career spans just about every major countercultural moment in the past half century, from the civil rights movement in his native Chicago and the hippie communes of Northern California to the rise of house music at the Paradise Garage. Since he began his career soundtracking psychedelic gatherings in the Midwest, Fabus has always seen his role as taking party-goers on a trip — on this special episode of Honey Soundsystem, he takes us on a journey through American history as he lived it.
In a long-format interview with longtime friend and mentee Jackie House, Fabus discusses his legendary residencies at San Francisco institutions like I-Beam and the EndUp, playing bathhouses south of Market Street and using music to foster community during the AIDS crisis.
