5 Mag: House Music and Electronic Music News

West Fest returns July 17-19 2026 with 20+ hours of house music

Terry Matthew — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:01:00 CDT

The Northside Chicago street festival welcomes DJ Sneak, Derrick Carter, DJ Heather, Jevon Jackson, Tyree Cooper, Diz, Czboogie and more.

elevate: Nico Lahs, Dam Swindle, Heist in the new 5 Mag

5 Mag Staff — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:55:00 CDT

Nico Lahs on the cover, Dam Swindle cover mix, 100 releases of Heist Recordings, Point Winona and the LA underground and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag.

Jeremy Sylvester surprise set at Masada tonight

5 Mag Staff — Wed, 3 Jun 2026 14:34:00 CDT

Heads up for our Chicago fam: UK Garage legend Jeremy Sylvester is playing one more set in Chicago, Wednesday night at Masada.

Ellen Allien announces New Life album

5 Mag Staff — Mon, 1 Jun 2026 13:31:00 CDT

Listen to the first single from the Berlin techno legend: Steh Auf is out now.

Magnolia: The Ultimate Synth

Terry Matthew — Mon, 1 Jun 2026 12:59:00 CDT

Magnolia evokes the era of Bob Moog, Dave Smith and the towering founder/engineers who built instruments that they themselves wanted to use.

Musique Electronique festival is the Midwest's best kept secret

5 Mag Staff — Fri, 29 May 2026 14:59:30 CDT

The free Musique Electronique festival returns to Madison July 10 - 12 2026 with Cinthie, Jimpster, Stacey Hotwaxx Hale, Special Request, Sterac, Anthony Rother and The Carry Nation and many more.

Jeremy Sylvester launches whirlwind US tour

5 Mag Staff — Wed, 27 May 2026 19:56:00 CDT

UK Garage legend Jeremy Sylvester plays in 5 cities in 8 days, including Chicago this Sunday, New York City on June 5 and Miami on June 6 2026.

Library of Congress adds Jamie Principle's "Your Love" to National Recording Registry

Terry Matthew — Fri, 15 May 2026 18:05:00 CDT

The classic of classic Chicago house tracks was selected for preservation as one of the defining sounds of history and culture. Here's how it was made.

New Music: DJ Plant Texture drops two companion EPs on Mistress

Terry Matthew — Fri, 15 May 2026 16:45:00 CDT

DVS1's Mistress Recordings has dropped a very odd but absolutely must-have pair of records from Dona and DJ Plant Texture.

Short video platform Vine is back from the dead

Andrew Gowdy — Fri, 15 May 2026 15:48:00 CDT

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey signed a check to restore the service he shut down in 2017.

Junie: Rolando's enigmatic techno classic remixed by Cinthie, Cassy and Carlos Nilmmns

Harold Heath — Fri, 15 May 2026 14:16:00 CDT

Rolando's Junie, which originally come out in 2011 on his 5 to 9 EP, is mystical, haunting, spaced out half-time techno, a quietly mystical and beautiful record much loved by his fans.

New Mix - Cz's House #11 / Jazzy & Soulful House Set

Czarina Mirani — Fri, 15 May 2026 13:23:00 CDT

An hour of deep, jazzy, soulful House for your mind body and soul from 5 Mag's Czboogie and her Cz's House mix set.

New Music: Rasmus Faber rides to house music nirvana on Too Little, Too Late

Terry Matthew — Thu, 14 May 2026 18:39:00 CDT

Rasmus Faber's Too Little, Too Late is nearly perfect, with smooth hooks, a polished groove and an almost unrelenting upbeat energy.

2 Live Crew's Luther Campbell is running for Congress

5 Mag Staff — Thu, 14 May 2026 18:06:00 CDT

Uncle Luke is one of the candidates in for Florida's open but contentious 20th congressional district seat.

New Music: Mira Lo announces the gorgeous "The Way We Glowed" for Nowadays

Terry Matthew — Thu, 14 May 2026 14:14:00 CDT

The new EP from the emerging French artist drops on June 5; listen to the first single Never Be Defeated here.

New Music: The Other Side is a classy deep cut from Franck Roger

Harold Heath — Thu, 14 May 2026 13:27:00 CDT

The Other Side is a great piece of quality, heads-down, creative, grooving original deep house from Franck Roger.

Back to Somewhere, WI: Seminal Midwest festival FURTHUR returns Labor Day weekend

5 Mag Staff — Thu, 14 May 2026 13:13:00 CDT

Drop Bass announces dates and advanced tickets to the 2026 edition of FURTHUR, a continuation of the legendary outdoor festival launched in 1994.

New Jersey Transit Traxx: Raw jams from Manny Steelo & Star Creature

Harold Heath — Thu, 7 May 2026 21:51:00 CDT

Manny Steelo with an Interesting EP of really raw dancefloor tracks courtesy of Star Creature Universal Vibration.

New Music: Quintessentials celebrates 100 releases with a V/A compilation

Terry Matthew — Thu, 7 May 2026 18:47:00 CDT

Quite Essential features music from Ralph Session, Borrowed Identity, Shaka, Simoncino and more.

Silver Room Block Party returns for 2026

5 Mag Staff — Thu, 7 May 2026 15:47:00 CDT

The latest iteration of the Silver Room's long-running Chicago festival takes place July 18 2026 at The Salt Shed.

Premiere: Eddie Amador & Di Saronno - Our Mission [SoSure Music]

Terry Matthew — Fri, 1 May 2026 14:02:00 CDT

New weapons for your weekend: House music legend Eddie Amador and Di Saronno team up for OUR MISSION, a banging cut of mad horns and peak hour grooves aimed squarely at the dance floor for SoSure Music.

New Music: Black Loops, Intr0beatz, Petals In Sound & more shine on a V/A compilation from Aterral

Harold Heath — Fri, 1 May 2026 12:25:00 CDT

All-star array of producers featured on V, the new deep house compilation from Berlin's Aterral Records.

New Music: Back In The Groove with Jeremy Delvila on Jolene Records

Terry Matthew — Fri, 1 May 2026 12:02:00 CDT

Lively house with a French touch on the sample-heavy, disco-primed EP from Danny Parton's Jolene Records.

America's largest radio network is for sale. Cheap.

Terry Matthew — Fri, 1 May 2026 11:42:00 CDT

Once known as Clear Channel, IHeartMedia is in talks to sell the company's 860 radio stations to the country's largest satellite radio provider. It's the latest twist for a troubled and debt-saddled company in a dying industry.