Czarina Mirani
Czarina Mirani is the editor-in-chief of 5 Magazine. You can contact her at czarina@5chicago.com, via Instagram and facebook.
My favorite stories are not about the newly-discovered underdog, but those of transformation. Change is a daunting thing to many people, and we often favor trudging the same road rather than taking that leap of faith.
For over 10 years...
Kerri Chandler: It's You
This song has always had a special place in my heart. In 2010 I spent an entire Summer editing 41 separate videos of DJ interviews in celebration of 5 Magazine's fifth anniversary. The 42nd video was...
Now in its 3rd year, the Phoenix House Fest is looking to be its biggest and brightest yet, with lots of excitement and anticipation building up. Started by Rani Gharfeh and Chicago transplant Dawaine Yokley, what was once a...
Terry Hunter is once again infusing us with positivity and hope through his new EP, featuring an all-star cast of powerhouse vocalists, including Jon Pierce, Byron Stingily, Jamie Principle, Ann Nesby and Chantay Savage, among others. After the success...
On the heels of his upcoming show at the Mid in Chicago, MK (aka Marc Kinchen) is riding the wave of his BBC Radio1hit "Piece of Me" with Becky Hill.
With over 20 back to back tour dates that kicked...
Wanna get a brief lesson on House and Garage history as told (verbally and musically) by Marc Cotterell? Keep scrolling!
We’re beyond excited to have Marc Cotterell grace Chicago decks this coming week. We’re HUGE fans of his sound and...
Bristol’s Andy Compton is a beast when it comes to releasing music, and here he is once again with his - you heard it right - 30th album out on his own label Peng. Known for his deep love...
Mood II Swing's Lem Springsteen and John Ciafone left an indelible imprint in House music's global psyche since their debut in the early '90s. With Lem on keyboards and John doing the beats, their original productions and remixes such...
Gene Farris is one of the Chicago mainstays that proves that hard work and the inability to stay still will reward you to no end. His Farris Wheel Recordings just unveiled its 100th release, a long way from his...
Never one to be shy about his views on the current musical climate, Dennis Ferrer's interviews always draw lots of attention.
Getting ready to play here in Chicago this Friday, this time he tackles festival culture challenges in the US,...
When a successful producer and DJ with over twenty-five Top 10 releases in the past two years decides to pick up and move from one end of the country to the other and open up a club, you know...
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Demarkus Lewis is a man that has been entrenched deep into music for the last forty years, and it's evident in all of his one hundred-plus singles and remixes. His diversity shines with...
The 312 is 5 Magazine's Chicago House Music podcast, featuring 100% real Chicago DJs playing real House Music around the city.
One of my fondest memories of AJ Dubbz was the amazing afterparties he used to throw on Friday nights...
The one party that has defined Chicago House music has been the almost 25 year old running residency known as Boom Boom Room. It's literally the world's longest running dance night.
The space it has been most known for and...
There’s something deliciously sexy when you hear the future funk downtempo sounds of Extraordinary Magnitude. ExMag is a collaboration of producers with big names in their own right: Eric Mendelson, Mike Lannatto and Tyler Dondero (SuperNicer). This Brooklyn based...
The 312 is 5 Magazine's Chicago House Music podcast, featuring 100% real Chicago DJs playing real House Music around the city.
Dirty Lary is one of the most colorful characters in the industry, and his racy humor leaves an indelible...
Greatly loved, highly outspoken, Dezi Magby aka DJ Psycho from Detroit is a madman behind the tables, his wildly kinetic sets leaving an unforgettable imprint in our psyche.
The Flint native recently came to Chicago as part of the...
Lenny Fontana is a testament to New York's incredible influence in budding some of the most prolific producers and DJs. His iconic song with DJ Shorty from 2000, "Chocolate Sensation," is the stuff of legends. With a background of...
CHICAGO HAS FOREVER had a troubled history with violence in its inner city neighborhoods, with a total of over 2000 people shot and wounded this year alone. When Angie Tribett received a call from her good friend Jamillah Omar...
IN FIVE TO TEN YEARS, DJs who cannot function without digital music will hit a wall and be forced to turn back to the analog basics in some way, shape or form, as a representation of the right...
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Library of Congress adds Jamie Principle’s “Your Love” to National Recording Registry
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.
