Put a fork in it: the demise of Chicago’s Pitchfork Music Festival
This is what happens when you let ghouls establish ownership over your culture.
I-94 is a new mix series connecting Chicago & Detroit
Helmed by VITIGRRL, I-94 dives deep to explore "the gritty, raw and undeniable connection" between the Chicago and Detroit underground electronic music scenes.
Just Added 58 New Chicago House Events to Our Calendar
Absolutely floored at how many amazing parties are going on in this town this summer, from festivals to warehouses and art galleries, neighborhood street parties and Chicago's rightly internationally acclaimed clubs.
Disclosure to “FINALLY” release “She’s Gone, Dance On”
She's Gone, Dance On, which was clipped from sets and became a popular tune ID request, was apparently held up by sample clearance.
RIP Steve Albini, who probably hated everything we love
Steve Albini hated dance music, and "hated" was the word he used. We still admired him anyway.
Four Days of House: Chicago House Music Festival returns to Millennium Park June 2 2024
Karizma, Anané, Tony Touch, Ash Lauryn, Jana Rush, Wayne Williams and more highlight this year's Chicago House Music Festival's powerhouse main event and series of events spread over 4 days from May 30 to June 2 2024 in Chicago's Millennium Park.
John Tejada announces The Monitors rerelease with Silent Servant
The secret project originally dropped on vinyl in 2011 and the rerelease was in the works for a few weeks prior to Silent Servant's death.
Spybar enters 2024 with massive venue upgrades
The sound system and DJ booth get an upgrade as the Chicago nightclub enters its 27th season.
For Frankie: Celebrating the life of Frankie Knuckles
There is one official Frankie Knuckles birthday party and it is held in Chicago. And this year it's at Metro & Smartbar.
Underreported 2023: Will the Congress Theater rise again?
2023 in review: the venerable Congress Theater may finally reopen after city approves an $88 million rehab plan for the nearly century old live music venue.
Every city should have their own Teri Bristol
In Chicago we were selfish: we kept her here for ourselves.
Mapping 50 years of disco on a speaker circuit diagram
Dorothy's Disco Love Blueprint traces the history of disco through the people and places who connected one another.
Warehouse event series launches this Saturday with Juan Atkins
The Chicago events hosted by Warehouse (yes THAT Warehouse) founder Robert Williams was created to "celebrate the global impact of Chicago house music."
There was a war on disco. Disco won.
A new documentary says the quiet part out loud: the disco backlash was a battle in the culture war against Black and queer Americans. But Disco won.
Weed arrests are increasing despite widespread legalization
Police made more than a quarter million arrests for marijuana in 2022 according to the FBI's crime database, an increase over the previous year.
New Announce: Seth Troxler brings Slacker 85 to Chicago’s Serum
Playing b2b with Jackmaster, Bill Patrick b2b with Hiroko Yamamura and Tres Mortimor on Friday November 3 at Serum at Prysm.
Former basketball star sentenced to 20 years in Sound-Bar shooting
Armond Williams, who once appeared in an MTV reality show hosted by LeBron James, has pled guilty to the March 2019 killing of Sound-Bar doorman Thurmond Bailey.
Chicago shuts down club after 8 shot in River North
Police issued a summary closure of Blum after a mass shooting on Sunday morning sent 8 people to the hospital, 4 in critical condition.
DJ Diz is hospitalized. Help support his recovery.
The Chicago DJ and producer is undergoing dialysis in the hospital and will need support after discharge for outpatient treatment.
After Moog: The most depressing story in the industry gets worse
A storied company continues to gut staff and reportedly shift product manufacturing overseas under new ownership.
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Visions: Inside the New Issue of 5 Mag
Chicago house music visionary Hieroglyphic Being, plus cover mix and interview with Galen, Z.I.P.P.O., a new label called FLURB, the breaking of Live Nation and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag, out now.
