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The discussion featuring Czarina Mirani, Joe Shanahan, Mike Dunn and Lady D takes place April 26 2025 at Ramova Theater.

For Frankie! on Sunday January 19th pays tribute to Frankie Knuckles, Godfather of House Music, on the 70th anniversary of his birth.

Booty breaks from Chicago's JAGGY is this week's featured mix for 5 Mag's RISE series.

Frequent guest and Midwest techno stalwart DVS1 has been named a 2025 guest resident at Chicago's Smartbar.

Chicago DJ, Queen! resident and owner of Gramaphone Michael Serafini was seriously injured in an accident in August.

Ecstatically raging through the city’s underground, Prov Krivoshey (aka VORP) and Asha Rahaylia expand their event series into Chicago’s most exciting new label.

Smartbar has added a slew of events with a local, grassroots vibe for a rebooted Thursday night slate at the iconic Chicago nightclub.

Chicago stand up: Coming May 31 2024, 5 Mag presents two of our favorite DJs in the world: Jamie 3:26 and Seven Davis Jr with 5 Mag's Czboogie at Smartbar.

There is one official Frankie Knuckles birthday party and it is held in Chicago. And this year it's at Metro & Smartbar.

Kyiv, Chicago, Berlin: three cities that Alinka has called home, in a life that's been marked by an artistic journey and a physical one. With the rebirth of Twirl we talk to DJ and producer Alinka - one of the people we love, on the people and things that she loves.

Metro and Smartbar celebrate 40 years in the tony environs of Ravinia this Saturday with the cast of Queen.

Founder Joe Shanahan was on hand to accept the proclamation honoring the Chicago institutions on their 40th anniversary.

5 Mag welcomes Chicago house legend Terry Hunter with Czboogie & Duke Shin for a Saturday night special on June 4 2022 at Smartbar.

You need more techno in your life and Smartbar has the answer for you at Jeff Derringer's OKTAVE residency.

Straight outta Berlin to Chicago and now she's here: Cinthie will be playing Shaun J. Wright's residency at Smartbar on February 5, 2022.

For Frankie, the annual Foundation benefit is this Sunday at Metro / Smartbar with Ralphi Rosario, Kai Alce, Terisa Griffin, Czboogie, Derrick Carter, Michael Serafini and Garrett David.

Two Chicago legends take over Smartbar for a pre-holiday blowout. In this house we praise the people that brought us here, and Teri Bristol and Psycho-Bitch have brought a whole lot of us here.

Draw 4 is a "hybrid rock, jazz and funk-infused pop" EP with his band Ori Kawa and the Entals.

5 Mag's first Chicago event in more than 2 years with Michael Serafini and Czboogie with house music legend Tony Humphries.

Don't sleep in: Anna, Moodymann, Colette and more this weekend in House City.