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Soul Train’s Don Cornelius honored by Chicago TV industry body

Legendary Chicago impresario Don Cornelius of Soul Train to be inducted by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Chicago chapter.
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#Praise – Inside the new issue of 5 Mag

Live from Detroit with Norm Talley & Upstairs Asylum, Lea Lisa, Cratan and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag.
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New exhibition celebrates house music history in Salt Lake City & the Mountain West

Neon Desert is an exhibition at Fice Gallery December 10 to benefit the Frankie Knuckles Foundation.

Remembering the victims of the Oakland Ghost Ship fire 5 years later

Remembering the 36 people who died during a show at the warehouse-turned-artists' space on December 2, 2016.
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How Frankie Knuckles’ reel-to-reel wound up in Abe Lincoln’s library

"The State of Sound" is an exhibit showcasing Illinois artists from Miles Davis to Frankie Knuckles at the Abraham Lincoln presidential library in Springfield.
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Party Like It’s Y2K: “Pirates” UK Garage movie opens to rave reviews

Nitpicking aside, generally positive reviews for UK Garage inspired movie Pirates that opened in the UK last week.
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Ten City’s JUDGEMENT nominated for a Grammy Award

The nominations are out, and Marshall Jefferson and Byron Stingily are nominated for a Grammy Award for Ten City's JUDGEMENT album.
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DJ Seinfeld’s Mirrors: Live tour comes to Chicago

DJ Seinfeld will be performing music from his Ninja Tune album Mirrors on December 3 at Metro.

Owner of Schubas & Lincoln Hall accused of using spycams to secretly record women

Michael Johnston, owner of Chicago music venues Schubas, Lincoln Hall and Tied House as well as music label and live music platform Audiotree, has been charged with making an unauthorized recording of female employees in his home.
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Jimpster is in Detroit this Saturday

Rick Wilhite, Bruce Bailey and Mister Joshooa round out an amazing night at TV Lounge this Saturday November 13 2021.
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Gramaphone: The life & survival of a Chicago record store

NPR profiles Chicago house music landmark Gramaphone Records and the changing face of the record store business.
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There’s a new documentary on the Chosen Few Picnic

It airs this week in Chicago. Watch the trailer for the story of "The Woodstock of House."
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8 concertgoers dead, scores injured at Astroworld Festival

The incident at the Houston festival happened after some of the 50,000 in attendance rushed toward the stage.
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5 Mag welcomes Tony Humphries to Smartbar December 4

5 Mag's first Chicago event in more than 2 years with Michael Serafini and Czboogie with house music legend Tony Humphries.
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Watch the trailer for a new Italo Disco documentary

Italo Disco: The Sparkling Sound of the '80s evokes a time when "cybernetic tracks fueled by hopes and dreams of the young musicians, who were capable of releasing mind-blowing pop, and always moving between trash and brilliance."
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Infolines plans 4 day art event dedicated to Detroit’s Packard Plant

Infolines: Packard opens on November 3 2021 and runs through November 6 at The Bankle in Detroit, an exhibition "harkening back to days of black plastic, strobes, and crumbling ceilings."
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Carl Cox, Nina Kraviz, Amelie Lens headline Ultra Music Fest 2022

After two years of COVID cancellations, the Ultra Music Festival returns to Bayfront Park, Miami March 25, 26 and 27 2022.
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Boom Boom Room pops up again for Dia de los Muertos masquerade

Monday November 1 the legendary Chicago residency Boom Boom Room returns for a day of the dead masquerade pop up.
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Charlotte de Witte brings KNTXT to Chicago on Halloween

Belgian DJ and producer Charlotte de Witte presents KNTXT on October 31 at Radius with Enrico Sangiuliano, ONYVAA and Hiroko Yamamura.
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Viva Chicago, Viva Acid

Viva Acid is a cultural celebration, lecture and event series this weekend October 23 and 24 in Chicago.

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