5 Magazine

There will never be another Paul Johnson. Ever.

Felix Da Housecat, Mike Dunn, Ron Trent, Colette and more headline this year's two day festival August 28 and 29 in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

Black Sjuan's Rogue Disco EP is a Bandcamp find of the funky kind.

Bought by the Pharma Bro, seized by the government and now sold to... the Wu-Tang Clan again? Elon Musk? or who?

Moodymann, Eddie Fowlkes, K'Alexi Shelby, Joe Smooth, KC Wray and NO:SL33P will play at the Shake Shop Records launch Party August 28 2021 at an undisclosed location in Chicago.

"Distance" is an incendiary release from Glasgow native Yeti Mind Tricks from Motech.

Jimpster's Freerange drops another "buy on sight" record - Mind in a Daze - from underground heroes Solid Gold Playaz.

Roland is rolling out Zenology FX, a plugin for macOS and Windows with "nearly 50 years of legendary Roland sounds, including over 90 genre-defining effects."

Damian Rausch has a preternatural feel for deep house, making tracks that have a sound and feel that is classic on Watch Me Fly, his forthcoming EP from Balance sublabel The Gathering.

Objektivity boss Dennis Ferrer makes his first post-pandemic visit to Chicago this Friday July 30 at Spybar.

Hugely underrated broken beat pioneer Kaidi Tatham inaugurates the new 7 Inch Nails label with a platter of pure gold.

Body-moving bass and drums like thunder on Nu-Cleo's debut release from new label Aural Vision.

Chicago's 100% homegrown House of Sol festival returns to Pilsen this week with DJ Heather, Ron Carroll and more.

From Mike Dunn to Michael Ezebukwu: here are 6 tracks we love most from the small but hugely influential early Chicago house label, Rockin' House, and the late Rodney Bakerr.

Soul Clap, Nona Hendryx, 15 years of Burial and more in 5 Mag issue 191, out today.

Mark de Clive-Lowe's new series "Midnight Snacks" launches on vinyl & digital on Mashibeats.

Stoned drunk on acid: more than 130 minutes of tweak & squelch on Kick.S's Acid 2021 out now from AcidWorx.

Steve Laviniere of Bobby & Steve - DJ, producer and pioneer of the soulful house sound - has been disabled as a result of complications from COVID-19.

The brilliant Clive From Accounts made one of the best records of 2020 and is back with a new EP on Dirt Crew with a remix from Dan Only.

Another amazing EP from the Rotterdam techno savants and another great slab of black wax from Vault Wax.