Terry Matthew
Managing Editor of 5 Magazine, Terry Matthew's first record was "Circus Bells." His first mixtape was from Armando Gallop. Aside from writing for 5 Mag, Terry has authored the liner notes for Jeff Mills' "Metropolis Metropolis" and the 20th anniversary reissue of Hardkiss' "Delusions of Grandeur." He lives in Chicago. You can reach Terry by email.
Many never thought we'd ever see city support - or even tolerance - for a Chicago beachfront festival again. But here we are, 2015, and React surprised everyone with the announcement of Mamby on the Beach, a two day...
This Friday, Tec-Troit - a free, three day, all ages festival - takes over Harmonie Park in Detroit and doesn't let go until Sunday night.
The festival features local talent from the city, ranging from up and comers to a...
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If you didn't live it, you read about it, heard about and learned about it. Or you're lying about it.
These are facts: the amount of people who claim today that they were "at the Warehouse" couldn't be comfortably seated...
Chicago DJ, producer and impresario Tim Zawada and Ben Van Dyke have teamed up for an intriguing new label.
"Star Creature" has released three records, the last two of which dropped this week and will be celebrated at a release...
"IT'S STRANGE," MARC KINCHEN says. "A lot of people have been asking me about this lately."
Marc Kinchen of course is MK, and what people have been asking him about is a song you were never meant to hear, called...
It was last June 3rd that we learned the shocking news that House Music producer and DJ and all around fixture in the Chicago House Music scene, Andre Harris, had passed away. I'll always remember where I was when...
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Scott Moncrieff (aka thatmanmonkz) hasn't released an average record yet. I mean that: from the first time I heard from him a couple of years back, he's been churning out superb releases, both his own productions and those he...
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Tragically, the man that made those celestial tracks - American Trip Hop and Ambient pioneer Michael Kandel,...
For the public at large, it's all about KC. For people who really love music, it's Gino Soccio, it's T-Connection, it's Boris Midney and Queen Samantha and more.
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It's been rough going for SoundCloud. Attempting the difficult pivot from a "freemium" model to a pure play streaming site, the embattled company (I think we can apply that word now!) has felt the sting after antagonizing a large...
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