Magic Wand Edits Vol 12 (Magic Wand)
Four tracks, four remixers as Magic Wand reaches volume 12 of their irresistible disco edit series.
Memory Hole: Under the Surface
Before it was an R&B group, Surface was a dance band, with one of the best vocalists no one has ever heard of. What happened to Karen Copeland?
Danny Krivit, a Razor Blade & TK Disco
Special Disco Edits vol 3 sees the NYC DJ pioneer hacking at the TK Disco catalog again, with marvelous results.
Eli Escobar: The 5 Magazine Profile
Who is Eli Escobar and why are people saying such wonderful things about his records? 5 Magazine's cover story with the NYC DJ/producer.
Jamie 3:26, Masalo, Sameed Release Scorching “Testify”/”Can’t U”
Gospel-influenced, as you can imagine; disco-influenced, as you would expect; essential, right now. A MASSIVE record from Local Talk.
John Morales Remixes Disco Chick
Legendary remixer John Morales remixes Kiki Kyte's Disco Chick, out now from Sed Soul.
Fatback: The Last of the Great Dance Bands
Can a band release 35 albums and still be "unsung"? In the case of Fatback, the answer is most certainly "Yes!"
Chosen Few Picnic Weekend 2017 Dates, Lineup & Everything In One Place
Chicago's first homegrown House Music and Disco festival returns July 1 and July 2 2017. Full line-up and details inside.
NYC Is Saying Goodbye to David Mancuso
A candlelight vigil is planned this weekend in Tompkins Square Park in East Village, Manhattan.
Danny Krivit Celebrates 45 Years of DJing with 45s
The Funkanova/Sex split is the latest 7 inch of disco edits from Danny Krivit on Most Excellent Unlimited.
Q’ing Up: John Morales’ Great American Comeback
Still best known for his disco work, John Morales has roared back with some of the best Soulful House made today, collected here on CD from Quantize.
EKO: Funky Disco Music
Rare African disco gets a reissue by the ever-classy Fly By Night imprint.
David Mancuso Has Passed Away
David Mancuso, founder of The Loft and the very notion of the underground dance music party, has passed away, 5 Magazine can confirm.
Ron Trent’s Dance Floor Boogie Delites
"If you close your eyes you can almost hear Stevie": Ron Trent's Boogie Down/In The Light on Music and Power.
Soul Clap’s The Album is a Tour de Force
Listen to Soul Clap's The Album, the culmination of years of criss-crossing the globe for late night meetings with witch doctors and psychonauts of sound.
Tim Zawada: The 312 Mix Vol 19
5 Magazine's Chicago-centric podcast series features half (Side A!) of a new cassette tape mix and interview from our town's Tim Zawada (Tugboat Edits, Star Creature).
It’s Louie Vega’s Turn to remix Bourgie’, Bourgie’
After Joe Claussell, Director's Cut and a billion others, Louie Vega takes on the disco classic Bourgie', Bourgie' on Nurvous.
Mark Grusane Releases MGM Edits Vol 2
Mark Grusane captivates with three untitled tracks ingeniously edited from the fruits of decades of crate digging
Francisco & Cosmo: Lineabeat Vol 3
Throbbing, horny and a little gross, the third edition of the Lineabeats series is the best one yet.
Latin Soul Brothas: Jingito
Twelve inches of steely funk and garage soul for the masses from Chicago's Latin Soul Brothas.
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Library of Congress adds Jamie Principle’s “Your Love” to National Recording Registry
The classic of classic Chicago house tracks was selected for preservation as one of "the defining sounds of history and culture." Here's how it was made.
