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Some Call It House, We Call It Home: the Story of...

The history of Chicago's 3 Degrees Global collective, representing a missing link in Chicago house music history as told by its members: Jeremiah Seraphine, Forever Monna, Julius The Mad Thinker, Dj-FLX, Priti Gandhi, BIGSEXY and Czboogie.

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.

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

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.

404: The Internet Has A Memory Problem

Where's my f'ing mixtape? MySpace just "lost" 12 years of music, but whole sectors of electronic music history are vanishing from the internet.

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.

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.

The Legends of House Music – August 6 2016

The Promontory hosts The Legends of House Music with Byron Stingily, Andre Hatchett, Gene Hunt, DJ Lil'John, Derek Smokin Jones (bday), Dajae, Sheree Hicks, Cherrelle Sullivan and Czboogie, hosted by Curtis McClain.

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

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...

Can House Music Stop the Violence in Chicago?

CHICAGO HAS FOREVER had a troubled history with violence in its inner city neighborhoods, with a total of over 2000 people shot and wounded...

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...

The Summer of House Music: The New Issue of 5 Magazine

5 Magazine warms up with our full coverage of this Summer's amazing events, leading off with the 25th annual Chosen Few Picnic. In June 2015,...

And Now The Singers: More Chosen Few Picnic 2015 Announcements

Three days, three announcements representing the entire breadth of underground electronic music in the Midwest, from Chicago's Chosen Few Picnic to Movement in Detroit...

2015 Chosen Few Picnic Lineup Announced

The Chosen Few DJs have announced the line-up for the 2015 Chosen Few Picnic. Louie Vega and Kenny Dope (Masters at Work, NYC) are among...

Wired Fridays with Andre Hatchett – February 6 2015

Every few years, another European label "re-discovers" another "lost" Chicago guy and anoints him with the title of "forgotten founding father" of House Music,...

Wayne Williams: The 5 Magazine Interview

Meet Wayne Williams: the man who brought House Music - or the embryo of what would become House Music - from the gay clubs to a straight audience in the mid- to late-1970s.

Andre Hatchett Interview

ANDRE HATCHETT IS my new party buddy. The first time I met him, he spun at my dance show at the HotHouse and blew...

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Brutal layoffs at Bandcamp as new owner slashes 50% of staff

A week after promising to preserve many of the site's most beloved features, Bandcamp's new owner has gutted the company's staff. The writing team at Bandcamp Daily is reportedly down to just 3 people.