Tag: robert williams
Site of Chicago club The Warehouse listed as “most endangered”
A Chicago preservation group has listed the site of legendary house music club The Warehouse as one of Chicago's "7 most endangered" buildings and destinations for 2023.
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.
A Tribute to Ron Hardy & the Muzik Box
From DJ M-Traxxx aka Manny Cuevas, a longtime DJ and old school Chicago house enthusiast comes this tribute to Ron Hardy and Chicago's legendary Muzik Box nightclub.
Dancing While Black, Young and Queer in the 1970s
Lessons from Robert Williams: How dealing with the police was an essential part of dancing while Black, queer and young in the 1970s.
Vitality: Inside the New Issue of 5 Mag
Jorge Caiado, Erick Morillo, John Digweed, Tee Mango and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag, out now!
Beyond Heaven Showcases ’80s Chicago House Music Party Flyers
Beyond Heaven: Chicago House Party Flyers from 1983 to 1989 is now available for the Old School lover in your life.
Red Bull Music Festival Returns to Chicago in November 2018
A somewhat thin representation of electronic music among the 15 events for Red Bull Music Festival in November 2018 in Chicago.
Conversations with Frederick Dunson of the Frankie Knuckles Foundation
New podcast from 5 Magazine with original Warehouse kid and Frankie Knuckles’ longtime manager, promotion partner, label manager and now executive director of the Frankie Knuckles Foundation, Frederick Dunson.
David Mancuso Has Passed Away
David Mancuso, founder of The Loft and the very notion of the underground dance music party, has passed away, 5 Magazine can confirm.
Robert Williams and Green Velvet to speak at the Chicago Humanities...
Founder of the legendary club The Warehouse Robert Williams, Green Velvet and 5 Magazine's Czarina Mirani speak on November 11 2016.
Ron Hardy Photographs: Back To The Music Box
Ron Hardy photos and pictures of the Music Box, the legendary nightclub in Chicago from the personal collection of Robert Williams.
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...
Full Coverage of the City of Chicago Frankie Knuckles Tribute Tues...
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...
Tonight: The House That Chicago (and the LGBTQ Community) Built
It's always strange to see your favorite nightlife personalities outside of the ambience of the club, but tonight you'll be able to see them...
Robert Williams Music Box Memoirs
At every critical moment in early House Music history, Robert Williams was there. As the owner of the original Warehouse to the Music Box to the parties he continues to throw today, Robert Williams is an icon, a treasure of the Chicago House Music scene.
Who is Robert Williams?
WHO IS THE MAN with the glasses, the one you see at certain House parties? Those who know him revere him, and for those...
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Rediscovering Victor Simonelli
Three generations of dance music DJs, producers & fans have been enlightened by the funky, souled'up testament of Victor Simonelli. a new collection focuses attention on his deeply influential early '90s house tracks.
