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.

House Music All Stars Come Out to Support Boyd Jarvis

The Music Got Us Too: Timmy Regisford, Merlin Bobb, Francois K, Joe Claussell, Kevin Hedge, Barbara Tucker, Eli Escobar and Mark Francis lead a fundraiser in support of Boyd Jarvis.

Igor Jadranin: A 5 Mag Mix #29

Off-kilter house, disco and dance-floor jazz from Igor Jadranin's new 5 Mag Mix.

Demuir Does Chicago: The 5 Magazine Interview

5 Magazine's profile of Toronto-based DJ and producer Demuir.

DJ Heather, Lil’Mark and Dan X are Apollo Music Group

Three friends, three cities and a growing catalog of gorgeous House Music. Inside Apollo Music Group with 5 Magazine's new label profile series im/Print.
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Overjoy: Holiday

Dreamy electronic pop from the remarkable trio from Los Angeles.

DJ Spen: The 5 Magazine Interview

Baltimore House Music legend DJ Spen talks to 5 Magazine's Czarina Mirani on his career and the state of DJing and the industry.
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Vincent Floyd’s Vault 1: Love’s Pain

Why are these old, unreleased tracks from Chicago's Vincent Floyd better, fresher and more alive than 99% of the Beatport Top 100 right now?

Nachtbraker’s Pollo Con Pollo

Like a steampunk messiah harmonizing with a drill press, Nachtbraker unleashes Pollo con Pollo on Heist.
Phil Kieran

Phil Kieran: How I Play

Belfast-based DJ and producer Phil Kieran on the culture and craft of DJing.
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G. Marcell @ Noon

@ Noon is like a lodestone for Deep House: you can go over this with a potential convert to the Message, unpack this EP and pull out all kinds of brilliant records that influenced Marcell.
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Mateo & Matos: A 5 Mag Mix #28

They've been dubbed "House legends" and you're not going to find many that disagree. Mateo and Matos are back and in the mix for vol 28 of A 5 Mag Mix.

Second City Firsts: Paradise Circus EP

Two Deep House gems from Birmingham native Steve "Griffo" Griffiths under the Second City Firsts alias.
Video Clash

The Story of Video Clash

The strange history of Video Clash, a Chicago House classic.

Rareified Air from Keith Worthy, Hieroglyphic Being & Steven Tang

Made in Detroit and remixed in Chicago, three guys I love a lot come together for Aesthetic Audio.

Rondell Adams Releases “Threshold To Madness” on Ultramajic

In some religions they dance. Rondell Adams makes dance music worthy of building a religion around it.
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DJ Spen LIVE at 5 Magazine 11th Anniversary (August 27 2016 at Smartbar, Chicago)

Baltimore House Music legend DJ Spen's complete 3 hour set recorded at 5 Magazine's 11 Year Anniversary Party August 27 2016 at Smartbar, Chicago.
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Spencer Kincy and JT Donaldson: Duality

Rediscovering JT Donaldson and Spencer Kincy's strange and beautiful Duality, recently reissued by Cyclo.
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House Legends: Kerri Chandler Sampler EP 4

Because you can never be too rich, too thin or have too many Kerri Chandler records.
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Tim Andresen: Blue Sun

Resident DJ at Copenhagen's highly respected nightclub "Culture Box" and founder of What Happens Music, underground music stalwart Tim Andresen is definitely a little underrated as a composer and producer.
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Jerome Baker is the Underground OG

A new LP on Farris Wheel sees the Chicago OG back in the swing.

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