Czarina Mirani
Czarina Mirani is the editor-in-chief of 5 Magazine. You can contact her at czarina@5chicago.com, via Instagram and facebook.
“Get on the Bus!” That’s been the catch phrase on everyone’s lips this past month in a series of videos featuring Chicago DJs in support of an intriguing new event, the House Club Tour.
"Eat, drink, and leave the driving...
DJ E-Clyps mixes Vol #9 of A 5 Mag Mix, 5 Magazine's flagship House Music mix and interview series.
E-Clyps is blazing his way through the dance community like nobody's business. His music has been played by DJs such as...
In the 1990s, Derrick Carter and Chez Damier formed two of the most influential labels in music history, right here in Chicago. Twenty years later, they are celebrated at home and internationally as two of the true ambassadors for...
It's been a tough time for everyone. We've been losing people in our House community at an alarming rate this past year, and each one is completely unexpected. Last month we mourned the sudden passing of Tortured Soul keyboardist...
Jasmine Clemente has been on our radar for a while. This Puerto Rican songstress has been making beautiful noise in the New York nightlife, debuting her first soulful House single, "Free My Spirit" in 2011 on Fusion Records. Her...
While basking in the paradise which was the UK's final Southport Weekender, I had the wonderful opportunity to meet two likeminded individuals: Giordano Fracasso and Alessandro Mele from Italy. They were like me, first time participants trying to enjoy...
DJ Jes steps up for Volume #2 of The 312, 5 Magazine's Chicago House Music mix and interview series with the DJs that keep the Chicago House scene on top.
The 312 features sets and interviews with everyone from up-and-coming...
UK Garage pioneer Jeremy Sylvester mixes Volume #7 of A 5 Mag Mix, 5 Magazine's signature mix and interview series.
"I’ve been quite busy DJing around UK and Europe with gigs in Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany and Eastern Europe," Jeremy Sylvester...
5 Magazine is pleased to announce a new mix series more than a year in the making.
The 312 is our Chicago House Music Mix Series, featuring Chicago DJs and nothing but Chicago DJs, from up-and-coming DJs to established legends....
MJ COLE HAS A STYLE ALL HIS OWN. It's the kind of musical hybrid that combines the roughness of a broken beat with the beautiful melodies of a lush piano chord. He has made innumerable tracks starting from his...
After 20 years of putting out music, Andy Compton from The Rurals has the hard-earned reputation for being a connoisseur of all things soulful, jazzy, with a groovy downtempo vibe. He's about to release the 16th Rurals album to...
Ahead of this Saturday's festivities, Primary welcomes , the next installment in a series of workshops for the serious music production community in Chicago. Led by officially endorsed product experts, the event begins at 7:30 (doors open at 7:00pm)...
THERE ARE VERY FEW FESTIVALS like Southport Weekender. The very name of it elicits a feeling of warmth, hospitality and of coming home. With today's mind numbing pyrotechnics, billion watt sound systems and DJ lineups that scream ego and...
We've been dropping hints for over a month now: this is the one we’ve been waiting for. Wednesday nights will hereafter be known as Paul Johnson Night as twenty five years after his first record dropped, the Chicago legend...
The Silver Room is finally saying goodbye to Wicker Park, its home for the past seventeen years.
With The Silver Room's lease up for renewal and a pending doubling of the rent, owner Eric Williams is moving his iconic store...
You can't write a history of Chicago's House Music scene in the last two decades without reference to Soul Foundation. All of your heroes' heroes partied at events planned, promoted and played by the collective of Chicago loft party...
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN FASCINATING to me to find young artists in dance music that gravitate towards soulful music. Since releasing his first tracks in 2003 at 17 years old, Sean McCabe has quietly and determinedly put out remix after...
There's a story behind every track. Or at least the good ones. Listening Room is a regular feature devoted to discovering new House Music and learning the story behind the tracks from their creators.
It's no secret that Victor Simonelli...
We are saddened to find out that we lost a very important and pivotal figure in the House Dance community, when Marjory Smarth recently lost her battle with cancer.
Originally hailing from Haiti, she grew up in New York...
Josh Milan’s talents are unparalleled. He’s a songbird whose voice can inspire people to tears, and he’s garnered more songwriting and production hits than one could possibly imagine. His label Honeycomb Music is his platform to produce songs with...
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