New Music: Quintessentials celebrates 100 releases with a V/A compilation
"Quite Essential" features music from Ralph Session, Borrowed Identity, Shaka, Simoncino and more.
Silver Room Block Party returns for 2026
The latest iteration of the Silver Room's long-running Chicago festival takes place July 18 2026 at The Salt Shed.
Premiere: Eddie Amador & Di Saronno – Our Mission [SoSure Music]
New weapons for your weekend: House music legend Eddie Amador and Di Saronno team up for OUR MISSION, a banging cut of mad horns and peak hour grooves aimed squarely at the dance floor for SoSure Music
New Music: Black Loops, Intr0beatz, Petals In Sound & more shine on a V/A compilation from...
All-star array of producers featured on V, the new deep house compilation from Berlin's Aterral Records.
New Music: Back In The Groove with Jérémy Delvila on Jolene Records
Lively house with a French touch on the sample-heavy, disco-primed EP from Danny Parton's Jolene Records.
LOVEFOXY / The 5 Mag Cover Mix
A new 5 Mag cover mix and it's a gorgeous set from emerging DJ, producer and artist LOVEFOXY
Chosen Few DJs announce lineup for 2026 picnic & music festival
Barbara Tucker, Curtis McClain, DJ Jazzy Jeff and DJ Slugo are among the special guest DJs and performers at this year's Chosen Few Picnic and Music Festival, running for its 36th glorious year in Chicago.
New Music: Soul Clap & Shaun J Wright are Drowning In Your Love
"Drowning In Your Love" is another nice outing from UK deep house faves Freerange, this time from Soul Clap and featuring an original vocal from Shaun J Wright.
New Music: Jump house tracks from Jimmy Allen on “The Get Down”
Bright brass and stomping grooves on a two track EP from Jimmy Allen on Circus Recordings.
New Music: Down in the deepness with Jerome & Sonya Zlo on “The Night We Had”
Saudi label Gabu debuts on vinyl with four tracks of deep house and tech house from Austrian producer Jerome and vocalist Sonya Zlo.
DJ CT mix / 5 Mag RISE vol 41
Wake up with a sunny new mix from Chicago's DJ CT (REDUX DJs) for 5 Mag's RISE series
Premiere: Lovebirds returns to Winding Road with the gorgeous deep house gem “Bali Birds”
15 years after the release of the Lovebirds and Stee Downes classic "Want You In My Soul," LOVEBIRDS returns to Winding Road Records with the velvet deep house of BALI BIRDS, the final track of the three song EP THEY CALL ME.
Mike Dunn: Chicago Honors a Native Son
"It’s a beautiful thing to come from nothing and be something" - Chicago house music pioneer Mike Dunn on being honored by the City of Chicago.
Infinite Salutations: Sophisti-core jazz house jams from Coflo & Emmaculate
DJs, if you're looking for a pair of high-end, jazz flavored, late night, soulful 4/4 tracks that s-t-r-e-t-c-h out in long, looping grooves, then this two track EP from Coflo and Emmaculate could be for you.
Om celebrates 30 years with Colette, Richard Earnshaw & Kenny Summit’s “The Sunshine”
From Om Records' forthcoming 30th anniversary compilation, "The Sunshine" finds DJ Colette in top form.
All Caps: Deep & dusty deep house vibes from Joe Babylon and Roundabout Sounds
Unsung heroes apparently seem to be a dime a dozen these days, but West Coast dance music veteran Joe Babylon truly fits the bill.
Unfold: Shur-I-Kan & Juliet Mendoza speaking truth on Lazy Days
Four highly polished tracks on this latest Lazy Days EP Unfold, a Shur-I-Kan original featuring spoken word vocals from Juliet Mendoza, an instrumental version, and a remix and dub from label boss Fred Everything
Put That Record Back On: Remembering DJ Dan
An icon of North American DJ culture and catalyst of the '90s rave explosion in the Bay Area and the United States, DJ Dan has passed away.
A Detroit Summer: Dazzling electronocturnes from John Beltran’s Placid Angles project
John Beltran has brought his ambient and breakbeat-driven techno alter ego to Kalahari Oyster Cult, the Dutch home of dreamy and esoteric electronic music.
On Repeat: Eris Drew — DJ-Kicks
Harold Heath selects 2025's best electronic music albums, including Eris Drew's mix for !K7's DJ-Kicks series.
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