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5 Mag Cover Mix – Ralph Session: Sanctify vol 11

150 minute set of blazing deep house from native New Yorker and Freerange and Local Talk recording artist Ralph Session for 5 Mag's latest cover mix.

Fundraiser launched for House pioneer Jesse Saunders

One of the first Chicago house music artists, Jesse Saunders has suffered a setback in his recovery from a stroke and requires urgent support to continue rehab.

House music returns to the Shedd Aquarium in September

The Shedd Aquarium House Party returns Fridays through the month with Lady D, Wayne Williams, Dee Jay Alicia and Boolu Master.
Everyone Is About To Feast On The Beast

“Everyone is About to Feast on the Beast”

A who's who of classic Chicago House artists have launched a legal strike to reclaim their rights from Trax Records. A reckoning over the past has been a long time coming...

Jesse Saunders hospitalized following “major stroke”

Chicago native and house music pioneer Jesse Saunders is likely facing a "long and difficult rehab" following a stroke in the Las Vegas area.

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.

House Music comes to Shedd Aquarium

DJs under the sea this September 8, 15 and 22 at Shedd Aquarium on Chicago's lakefront.

Chicago House Pioneers Launch Ron Hardy Memorial Fundraiser

Chicago House pioneers lead by the Chosen Few and the Frankie Knuckles Foundation are holding a fundraiser to purchase a stone for Ron Hardy's grave.

Terry Hunter is Throwing a Music Festival in the Dominican Republic This Summer

Imagine No Music Festival takes place over 5 days in August 2020, with DJs and performers including DJ Jazzy Jeff, The Chosen Few DJs' Mike Dunn, Alan King and Wayne Williams and more.

Chosen Few Picnic Weekend 2019 Dates, Lineup & Everything In One Place

Preparties, afterparties and everything you wanted to know about the Chosen Few Picnic and House Music Festival on the Southside of Chicago this July 6 2019.

House Music Returns to Daley Plaza in Downtown Chicago 2019

The Chosen Few's Hot Lunch Mix picks up again in May 2019.

FIRST WAVE of Guests for Chosen Few Picnic 2019

Making their debut: David Morales and vocalists Thelma Houston, Taana Gardner and Lady Alma for the Chosen Few Picnic 2019, held in Chicago for 29 years running.

#ListenUp Chosen Few Founder Wayne Williams Beats the Box on No Mountain

No Mountain is another Wayne Williams record - part of the growing discography of original releases from the original Chicago House DJs for Terry Hunter's T's Crates.

5 House Music Classics Made by The Chosen Few

They're best known as DJs, but the members of the Chosen Few DJs - some of the first and finest house music DJs in the world - have made some classic house music tracks. Here are 5 to bang right now.

Heineken House Dome is the best part of North Coast Music Fest

An air-conditioned oasis with some of the best House Music DJs in the world is our favorite part of North Coast Music Festival.

The Chosen Few Picnic and Music Festival 2016, All In One Place

So the time has come again: the tribes are gathering, reservations being checked and the 26th Annual Chosen Few Picnic 2016 is ready to...

Chosen Few DJs Take the Party Back to Daley Plaza

Summer is a'commin' in and so is the return of the Hot Lunch Mix with the Chosen Few DJs in Daley Plaza Chicago ALL...

The 312 Mix Vol 6 presents DJ Purple

DJ Purple spins a set for Volume #6 of The 312, 5 Magazine's Chicago House Music mix and interview series with the DJs that...

What It Takes: The Chosen Few Picnic Turns 25

It was 25 years ago this July that someone got the idea of adding turntables to a family reunion and the Chosen Few Picnic...

Chosen Few Picnic Tickets Now Available

Tickets are now on sale for this year's Chosen Few Picnic - the 25th annual old school House Music and Disco reunion taking place...

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House of Fouk: Inside the New Issue of 5 Mag

Dutch deep house duo Fouk's first 5 Mag cover story and an exclusive mix, plus London soul with Paris Cesvette, Azzad, Thando, Moby, Aslice, another lost Paul Johnson mix and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag, out now.