Fallout: Live Nation & Travis Scott settle claims over AstroWorld deaths
Axel Acosta was 21 and Brianna Rodriguez was 16 when they were killed in the mayhem of Houston's AstroWorld festival.
Chicago music creep pleads guilty to secretly recording women
Michael Johnston was CEO of Chicago music venues Lincoln Hall and Schubas. He pleaded guilty to setting up secret cameras to record young female employees in his home bathroom.
Necropolis Festival in Chicago cancels 2 weeks prior to debut
The new EDM festival was scheduled for Halloween Weekend at Northerly Island.
Viva Acid Music Conference & Shows Return for Year 2
Viva Acid launches Thursday with a series of talks, workshops and gigs around Chicago from some of the most important artists in electronic music, then and now.
Biden pardons thousands convicted for weed possession
The president urged states to follow suit and directed the Feds to review how marijuana is classified in federal drug laws.
More classic Chicago House flyers in Beyond Heaven Vol 3
The third and final collection of house music flyers from the genesis of Chicago's house music scene published by Almighty & Insane Books.
Community mourns after Berlin Nightclub death amid search for answers
A club patron was found unresponsive early Saturday morning after close at the LGBTQ+ centered nightclub and later pronounced dead at Illinois Masonic hospital.
#RIP Giano Lujan
We hadn't heard from house music producer and DJ Giano for awhile. Sadly, friends are posting on Facebook that Giano (aka Ian) Lujan passed away last week.
Garage City holds a reunion to raise funds for Steve from Bobby & Steve
Bringing the tribe back together in Shoreditch London this Saturday Oct 1 with Norman Jay, Grant Nelson, Full Intention and more to raise money for the care of Steve Laviniere, who is in neurological hospital care following complications from COVID.
With Love for Detroit: Inside the New 5 Mag
The making of God Said Give Em Drum Machines, plus Rees Urban on Dam Swindle & 10 years of Heist, Lauren Krieger on Nala, Ultra Naté, Steve Mill and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag, out now.
House Music in Strange Places: 3 Days in Chicago
DJs in aquariums, legends in the park and Queen on the green: celebrating house music and the end of summer at three unforgettable Chicago events.
Queen! on the Green
Metro and Smartbar celebrate 40 years in the tony environs of Ravinia this Saturday with the cast of Queen.
Larry Heard & Robert Owens win vs Trax Records
The Guardian carries the story that the lawsuit by Larry Heard and Robert Owens against Trax Records has been settled.
House Music comes to Shedd Aquarium
DJs under the sea this September 8, 15 and 22 at Shedd Aquarium on Chicago's lakefront.
It took Vic Mensa to launch Chicago’s first Black-owned weed brand
Vic Mensa & Towkio's 93 Boyz overcame "hurdle after hurdle" to launch pre-rolled joints in Chicago dispensaries.
Detroit techno doc “God Said Give ‘Em Drum Machines” debuted at Tribeca
An auspicious premiere for this techno documentary of "mismanaged success, damaged friendships, ascendant beats & raw inspiration" in 1980s Detroit.
This is 5 Mag Issue 200
Milestone issue as we celebrate our 17th anniversary with Ron Trent, Black Loops, John Digweed & Nick Muir, Todd Edwards, Rebecca Goldberg, Elisa Bee and more.
The new “small claims copyright court” is taking its first cases
The Copyright Claims Board will streamline and take the expense out of copyright infringement lawsuits. Here's what artists need to know.
Chicago declares July 14 “Metro / Smartbar Day”
Founder Joe Shanahan was on hand to accept the proclamation honoring the Chicago institutions on their 40th anniversary.
Levon Vincent stalks a ghostly Berlin on “Silent Cities”
The artist's fourth album marks a stunning departure from music for clubs to music for dreams.
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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
