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Getting to Know Garrett David
In which we get to know Garrett David, resident DJ at Queen! every Sunday at SmartBar. The twenty-two year old wunderkind has just released...
5 Mag Announces Our 8 Year Anniversary Bash
Eight years is a long time - longer than we dared think we'd be around, publishing 5 Magazine month-to-month-to-month.
In August 2013, we'll be publishing...
Garrett David: The Queen! Tracks (Stripped and Chewed)
Photo by Ken Paul
SmartBar is celebrating their 30th anniversary this year, and despite the scrapbook documentaries and other forms of Chicago mythology, the club...
Mark de Clive-Lowe’s Remix:Live Isn’t the Future But It Should Be
Live events. Not to put too fine a point on it, but they suck.
If you're already a fan, watching your favorite DJ/producer rip his...
Frankie Knuckles Begins Chicago Residency This Sunday at Queen
Someone with fewer fried brain cells than I will have to answer the question of when Frankie Knuckles last had a residency in Chicago...
Rick Wade. Chicago. Why Aren’t You Excited About This?
Sir Rick. If you've read anything I've written on the subject, it's self-explanatory. If you haven't, "Sir Rick" is Rick Wade, one of Detroit's...
Frankie Knuckles on How To Treat People at Your Party
"I don't call it a party when you have to go through all that bullshit just to get inside, and then even more when you're there." Frankie Knuckles, 2009.
Michael Serafini: The 5 Magazine Interview
FOR THE HOUSE MUSIC faithful there are few places on the planet more sacred than Gramaphone Records. For decades it has been the source...
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Chicago House Music Festival 2026: Full Lineup, Schedule & Must-See Events
We might start calling it "House Music Week" in Chicago as the city's Chicago House Music Festival and Conference continues to grow. Here is the full lineup, schedule and not to miss highlights from all four days August 27 through August 30 2026.
