Kevin Irving, Legendary House Music Vocalist, Has Died
Another of the seminal artists that powered Chicago's early House Music scene has passed away.
5 Magazine has confirmed that legendary House Music vocalist Kevin Irving - whose voice was heard on tracks including "Children...
Save SSRadio
SSRadio, one of the leading House music radio stations on the Internet, is facing closure due to the financial pressures.
SSRadio, which has been online since 2005 and specializes in deep & soulful House music,...
Our December 2014 Issue: Mark Farina. Hot Since 82. Kevin Starke. Country Club Disco
5 Magazine closes out 2014 with a visit to an old friend.
Issue #113 is out now, featuring Mark Farina on the culture and craft of modern DJing. Mark will be appearing this December 27...
Dance Mania Residency Launches at Primary December 4
Public Housing and Primary are teaming up to launch a new Thursday night residency featuring the legendary Dance Mania Records.
With resident DJ Rees Urban, Dance Mania All-Stars launches this Thursday, December 4th at...
Bang Sundays Moves to Dolphin
After nearly four years in the South Loop, Bang Sundays is on the move.
Terry Hunter's long-running Sunday night residency has moved to the north side of the city. Formerly based at The Shrine in...
5 Magazine Hits Issue #112 with Recloose, Psycho-Bitch & Sundae
The November 2014 Issue of 5 Magazine is now available!
A deeper look inside this month's features:
5 Mag's Terry Matthew talks to Detroit-born DJ and producer Recloose. After 13 years in New Zealand, Recloose is...
Will Beatport Turn Into The Next SoundCloud?
SFX Entertainment has purchased Listn, a combination streaming/aggregation and social networking app, and will immediately shut the app down by the end of the month, according to a blog post by Listn's founder and...
Preserving The Beats: A Conversation About House Music with Gene Hunt
Chicago DJ Gene Hunt is one hell of a conversationalist, and now you can hear him in the refined setting of a university library on November 5, 2014.
The Dance Music Research and Archive Foundation...
Soundcloud Announces Twitter Streaming But Not For You
Users are now able to play tracks from directly within the Twitter timeline on their mobile devices. They just can't play yours. Yet.
SoundCloud announced today a partnership with Twitter on new "Audio Cards". "Some...
3 Degrees Will Launch a New Residency at GrandBar Tonight
They're more than a DJ collective but for the sake of clarity let's stick with the basics: Chicago based DJ collective 3 Degrees is back every Wednesday night.
Their new residency is launching in...
DVS1 Named Artist In Residence at SmartBar
Every so often, talent and character come together in the same person. And while nobody will pay a $15 cover to hear a DJ's character, it's nice to know that the people you admire...
5 Magazine Issue #111 Released
Issue #111 of 5 Magazine is out now, featuring Chicago juke and ghetto house prince Gant-Man aka Gant Garrard. Once heralded as the world's youngest professional DJ, Gant-Man released his first track on Dance...
Wired Fridays Is Back In Downtown Chicago
This Friday, October 3 marks the launch of the new season for Wired Fridays, the free daytime dance party in downtown Chicago brought to you by the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs...
Massive Vinyl Emporium Josey Records to Open in Dallas
They're counting down the days until the opening of a new 15,000 square foot record shop in Dallas, and there's a familiar face in the mix behind it.
JT Donaldson joins Luke Sardello and Waric...
5 Magazine Issue #110 Released
5 Magazine hits Issue #110, and this issue's cover story is with Chicago House legend Terry Hunter. Terry is - by pretty much any measure you want to use - one of the most...
City of Chicago Plays Music Critic, Bans EDM at Congress Theater
It should make your skin crawl to see a genre banned from a venue - even with the owner's somewhat desperate consent. But that's what will happen when and if the 88 year old...
Paul Zyla Is In The Hospital and His Family Could Use Some Help
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Host of the weekly DJ broadcast Ultrawizardsword Dot Net and Pittsburgh scene fixture, Paul Zyla is currently in the hospital. His family posted that last Monday, Paul suffered an aneurysm and seizure...
Funeral and Memorial Services for Andre Harris
Following up on our report yesterday about the death of Chicago House Music producer & DJ Andre Harris, 5 Magazine has learned that funeral and memorial services will be held this coming Saturday, June...
Chicago House Producer Andre Harris Passed Away
We've just received the sad and shocking news that Andre Harris - long a mainstay of the Chicago House scene - passed away last week.
The announcement was made in a joint statement by Roy...
Full Coverage of the City of Chicago Frankie Knuckles Tribute Tues June 3 2014
As announced previously, this June 3, 2014, the City of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events will be holding a dance party in Millennium Park to pay tribute to Frankie Knuckles.
The festivities...
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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.
