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36 panels of Haring's 1989 mural with Chicago public school students will be on display at a new exhibition in Chicago.

Jeff Derringer is also marking Oktave's 8 year anniversary and the launch of Oktave Records.

For the first time in memory (including his!) Karizma will be in Chicago again for 5 Magazine's 12 Year Anniversary bash at Smartbar August 26 2017.

Miguel Migs comes to Smartbar this June 16 2017, and this is why we love him.

A tribute to a tribute to Chicago with DJ Pierre, DJ Hyperactive, Glenn Underground, Paul Johnson, Boo Williams, Mike Dearborn and Ron Trent.

Chicago DJ Jeff Derringer celebrates seven years of his Oktave residency and playing Techno in a House Music town.

Baltimore House Music legend DJ Spen's complete 3 hour set recorded at 5 Magazine's 11 Year Anniversary Party August 27 2016 at Smartbar, Chicago.

After 35 years DJing, Tony Humphries has done it all. Twice. From holding down the legendary Zanzibar, from which much of the scene to...

Wanna get a brief lesson on House and Garage history as told (verbally and musically) by Marc Cotterell? Keep scrolling! We’re beyond excited to have...

Next Time For 45: It was 33 and a third years ago (July 1982) that Joe Shanahan opened Smart Bar. From Frankie Knuckles and...

5 Magazine's Czarina Mirani goes behind the scenes of Queen!, Chicago's Sunday night residency at SmartBar with Derrick Carter, Michael Serafini, Garrett David, Jojo...

One of the most reliable dates on the calendar over the last six years, Oktave remains one of Chicago's most underrated residencies. The SmartBar...

Your favorite northside club is behind your new favorite label. "Northside '82" is the year SmartBar opened its doors and its general location, and...

Meet the man behind probably the greatest underground House Music label going in 2015. My Love Is Underground boasts a roster of like-minded producers...

It was 1997, and a depressing rave in Bloomington set the scene for the Superjane DJ collective's conquest of Chicago, then the Midwest, then...

DAPHNE PRESENTS. Those two words have preceded a whole group of events in Chicago this month, tied around them like a silk ribbon or...

One of Chicago's most underrated residencies, Oktave brings in top-drawer Techno artists and gives them a chance to play the kind of long sets...

Practically everything Brawther touches turns into an underground smash. Following releases on MLIU & Dungeon Meat, the French Deep House DJ has another on...

Years before I knew him, I heard about him - this guy from France who made these incredibly sensual and deep records that each...

"Just some good ol' funky House Music": Musician, DJ, producer and Dance Mania impresario Parris Mitchell mixes down a new DJ set and sits...