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House Music magazine publishing for more than 12 years from Chicago, covering Deep House, Soulful House, Techno, Synth, Disco and every flavor of underground electronic music.
Ralf Gum always provides heavy ammunition for his DJs. The third single from his 2014 album In My City dropped yesterday in promo release on Traxsource with a surprising mix from Detroit's Kenny Dixon, Jr. aka Moodymann.
"With Her Hand"...
Bon chance and safe journeys to our pal Kevin Starke. The owner of Kstarke Records is donning his Jackmaster Hater guise again for his first ever London, UK or even European gig!
If you are local, we highly recommend dropping...
Another month, another foundational figure in Chicago House Music history playing for Wired Fridays, the free downtown dance party held 1st and 3rd Fridays at the Chicago Cultural Center, presented by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special...
Smooth, soulful and almost painfully earnest. That's how I'd describe "Love Like No Other", released last year on Nurvous, as well as the man that created it. Denver is his home base now, but you'd never know it from...
Updated 3/9: Out today via beatport.
Dance music often deals with currents affairs and controversies from an oblique and indirect angle. I don't think this is anything to apologize for. Dance music grew out of a marriage of pop, which...
Rare is the import that claims to be "Chicago-influenced" and actually sounds like it. Liverpool-based Friend Within's collaboration with Disclosure, "The Mechanism", not only passes the test, but, uh, oh... has topped 3 million plays on SoundCloud, too. Much...
The marketing department of Chicago's second most successful professional baseball team is hiring a DJ.
The Chicago Cubs are looking for a DJ for some 60+ dates over the summer of 2015, and their job listing for the position outlines...
This Saturday, February 21, the UGHTV and Output are holding a celebration of the life of Claudia Beruben. Claudia lost her life in a widely publicized accident on January 19, leaving a three year old daughter and a bereaved...
Get up, get dressed and get down at the Chicago Cultural Center at noon, Wired Fridays continues into 2015 with Chicago's favorite downtown daytime dance party. Crowds have topped several hundred this Fall at Chicago's free downtown dance party...
Chicago's DJ Colette has released Dubs Vol 1, a set of five dubs representing five years of releases for the Chicago House Music DJ, producer and impresario's Candy Talk Records.
Among the tracks are dubs by remixers Sonny Fodera...
Friends of Claudia Beruben are gathering together this Thursday, February 19 to "collectively pay it forward" in memory of Claudia and for her three year old daughter Brianna.
LIVESONG - which has frequently raised money for medical and emergency expenses...
DJ Submerge mixes Volume #9 of the SLAPCAST, the monthly Slap Jaxx Podcast techno mix series curated by Chicago's Angel Alanis exclusively for 5 Magazine.
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Orlando Solis also...
One of Chicago's most underrated residencies, Oktave brings in top-drawer Techno artists and gives them a chance to play the kind of long sets that everyone but twitchy promoters seems to prefer.
Two separate dates this month see Oktave...
Out today comes another bundle of sunshine from Cajual and Relief Records in Chicago - a massive 31 track compilation pitting the labels in mortal combat, Cajual vs. Relief Volume 2.
There are few labels that blend the old...
Practically everything Brawther touches turns into an underground smash. Following releases on MLIU & Dungeon Meat, the French Deep House DJ has another on his hands with BL16 on Chez Damier’s Balance – a record popular enough right out...
Our friends Yogi and Husky are back with Volume 22 of Random Soul Sessions, a mix series appearing in this space each and every month from the Australian House Music duo Random Soul for 5 Magazine.
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One of the most memorable parties Chicago clubbers reminisce about were the Crobar Saturdays that the legendary duo of Psycho-Bitch and Teri Bristol used to throw.
On Saturday February 14th, Evil Olive will be having a very special Valentine's...
Sergio Fedasz and Steve Fabus mount a Go BANG! takeover of Four Play Sessions, a monthly mix series from Chicago's Four Play Music curated by Andrew Emil exclusively for 5 Magazine.
Go BANG! (SoundCloud) is a San Francisco residency established...
In anticipation of warmer days to come, the good folks at React have announced the acts to their 4th annual Spring Awakening Music Festival, taking place once again Chicago’s Soldier Field on June 12th, 13th and 14th. Headlining will...
Out of all of the songs named after great cities, this is probably the first dance music anthem dedicated to Arkansas City, pop 12,305. The new record and title track from Till Von Sein & Tigerskin showcases an exhausted,...
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Vitality: Inside the New Issue of 5 Mag
DJ Three on the cover, Jimpster on 30 Years of Freerange, Ryan Sadorus on House of Beretta, Fred Everything and Teuteu live keys + DJ cover mix and more.
