5 Magazine
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.
The Chicago community of soul lovers marks their 15th anniversary this Sunday April 6 2025 at The Promontory with Sean Alvarez, Duane Powell, Joe Kollege and Jay Illa.
A cast of friends and family come together to honor the life of one of Chicago's dance music pioneers on Sunday April 6 2025 at the Park West.
Hot on the heals of the Microwave, Waldorf offers a bit-by-bit emulation of another classic synth: the Waldorf Blofeld.
Save the Date: the Chicago House Music Festival and Chicago House Music Conference are coming in August 2025.
Created by Tame Impala's Kevin Parker, the Orchid is either the dopest or the dopiest hardware synth launched this year.
The three day festival starting March 28 2025 marks the 25th anniversary of the premiere EDM festival.
ARC Music Festival returns to Chicago's Union Park this August 2025. Auris just announced this year's lineup featuring Amelie Lens, Cajmere, Eric Prydz, Eris Drew, Jamie XX, Richie Hawtin, Floorplan, John Summit, Nicole Moudaber, DJ Tennis, Mike Dunn and more.
We just unearthed this video from 5 Mag's five year anniversary project archives in which the legendary DJ Funk talks about the history of ghetto house music, where it came from and what it's about.
Police and eyewitness accounts say 21 year old Zulma Daniela Calderon Pacheco was struck by a bullet fired during a fight involving club security.
"To be able to play in Detroit is and has always been a special kind of magic..."
From Sonicware and the makers of the colorful LIVEN line of synths comes CyDrums, a compact, "neo-hyperactive" drum machine with a unique visual style.
Wake up, it's time for a new deep & heady set from LUKUMIPEOPLE for 5 Mag's RISE series
The all-star event is April 12 2025 at Avondale Music Hall featuring Gant-Man, Lil'Tal, DJ Milton, Nehpets, Slugo, Eric Martin, Jana Rush, Traxman and more.
Musician, activist, educator and Grammy-award winning R&B and soul vocalist Roberta Flack has passed away at the age of 88. The legendary soul singer whose career spanned more than half a century had been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's Disease two years ago.
Flite is a multi-sampler and synth workstation aimed at music producers from Sharooz Raoofi aka Principleasure's new company.
Over 100 acts and some of the greatest house, techno and electronic music artists in the world gather together at Hart Plaza in Detroit this Memorial Day weekend.
Detroit ambassador-at-large Mike Agent X Clark in 5 Mag's cover profile, plus DJ Slugo cover mix, Mystic Freaks featuring Jamie 3:26, Danou P and Young Pulse and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag, out now.
Waldorf steps up with their own deluxe "bit-by-bit" plugin emulation of the famed Microwave synth, the first unit created by German manufacturer.
Frequent guest and Midwest techno stalwart DVS1 has been named a 2025 guest resident at Chicago's Smartbar.
Dutch deep house duo Fouk's first 5 Mag cover story and an exclusive mix, plus London soul with Paris Cesvette, Azzad, Thando, Moby, Aslice, another lost Paul Johnson mix and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag, out now.
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Pioneer DJ Warns of Major Security Threat to Rekordbox & Every CDJ
Action Required: Rekordbox, CDJs and many other other Pioneer DJ products have a severe security flaw that could give an attacker access to your laptop.
