Chicago House Music Festival 2026

Deep House

Deep House is a subgenre of House Music. Originating in the 1980s – particularly with the music of Larry Heard, Fingers Inc, and others – it fuses elements of Chicago House with a more melodic, sometimes soulful feeling.

Giorgio Luceri Dusts Off “6D22” Moniker for Dragon’s Path

Midnight Shift is probably one of the most well-known labels to be born and thrive in Asia, now adding 6D22 (aka Giorgio Luceri) to their roster with Dragon's Path.
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Free Shmoo!

Free Shmoo! - A Chicago affair remixed with love by Garrett David and released by Love Notes from Brooklyn.
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Joeski & Doc Martin Collaborate on Vajra

House legends Doc Martin and Joeski team up with Lillia for Vajra, a round of deep, sinister beats served up by Poker Flat.

T’s Crates Revamps Emmaculate’s Fenix

Terry Hunter's T's Crates takes Fenix into the shop, with a stomping acid mix and spoken word by Chicago's Black Widow.
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Nachtbraker’s Quartet Series Throws the Spotlight on Kuzma Palkin

Kuzma Palkin's "Macho Culture" is the 3rd in Nachtbraker's body-conscious Bodybuilder Quartet series.

Santonio Echols’ Detroit Bounce

Santonio Echols embodies the motto "Detroit Hustles Harder" and he's still slinging bad-ass wax in 2018 with Detroit Bounce.
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Lone Dancer’s House Is a Tunnel

Great EP of sci fi House and Techno from Lone Dancer and Deep Club Denver.
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Where It All Began: Karizma Reissues The Power

Karizma's "The Power" has lost none of its bossy authority in the intervening years. Here it is digitally with a choice exclusive.
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Mike Dunn: My House From All Angles

Not since the days of classic Chicago House labels Warehouse and Muzique has Mike Dunn concentrated as much attention on a single release as his new LP My House From All Angles.
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Xio: A 5 Mag Mix #53

A 5 Mag Mix travels to Russia to meet Xio, owner of Wax Ninja Records in Moscow with an exclusive mix of unreleased jams!
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Ricardo Miranda ft. K Joy: The DJ Knows What I Like

Two Chicago icons: the legendary vocalist K Joy ("Like This") joins Ricardo Miranda for new disco & proto house tracks on Noble Square.
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Virginia: The 5 Magazine Profile

Czarina Mirani meets Virginia: vocalist, DJ, producer and Panorama Bar resident.

Dungeon Meat presents Weapons of Ass Destruction Vol 1

A collection of dance floor dynamite from the oddball dancefloor and posterior destroyers at Dungeon Meat.
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Heist Remixes Heist on The Round Up Part IV

Detroit Swindle, Nachtbraker, Parker Madicine, Nebraska, Alma Negra and Fouk remix one another on the fourth installment of Heist Records' The Round Up series.

Billy Butler & Adam Hyjek featuring Josh Quenton: Stay

Mike Millrain's Soul Revolution Records stays in the gap where Deep House, Soulful House and UKG meet.

Various: Vibe Boutique Records ADE 2017 Sampler

Vibes provided by Glenn Underground, Reelsoul, Ross Couch, Crackazat, Mark de Clive-Lowe and more on the only one of the 3,000 ADE samplers we've profiled in 2017.
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Hong Kong’s FuFu Records Debuts with TVFROM86’s Turenne

Some classic dancefloor warm-ups from TVFROM86 and remixers Marion Poncet and Paul Cut on wax originating from Hong Kong.
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Various Artists: This Is Detroit

Mike Agent X Clark, DJ Cent, Kris Wadsworth, Drivetrain and more star on this compilation featuring the roster of Detroit Artist Agency.
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Are You Waitin is a Wonderful Tribute to the Late MJ White

Two years after MJ White passed away, "Are You Waitin'" by Carlos Vargas & Ricky Inch serves as a tribute and reminder of the genius still locked in so many vinyl grooves.

Review: DJ Pierre’s “MuSiQ”

MuSiQ is the lead single from DJ Pierre's new album Wild Pitch!

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