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Derrick Carter, Armand Van Helden headline My House Music Festival 2023

The Chicago festival celebrates its eighth year in Pilsen's Harrison Park with a two day extravaganza August 12 and 13 2023.

DJ Lady D makes a festival-worthy Chicago house playlist

Chicago's DJ Lady D selects her top 19 Chicago house festival tracks ahead of ARC Music Festival, coming this Labor Day Weekend (September 1 through September 3 2023) at Union Park.

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.

Derrick Carter, Mark Farina, Nitzer Ebb & more headline 2023 West...

Final line-up for this year's West Fest held Friday July 7 to Sunday July 9 2023 in Chicago's West Town neighborhood.

Premiere: Ilana Ariella & Shmoo – Go On Do It [Cheap...

5 Mag is thrilled to share "Go On Do It" by Ilana Ariella & Shmoo, the debut release from a new Chicago indie label called Cheap Talk

Chicago’s Cafe Six06 celebrates its last weekend

The house friendly bar, cafe and venue will hold Sixapalooza this Friday for their closing weekend.

Derrick Carter & Mark Farina headline West Fest Chicago 2023

Good food, good people, good house: The long running Chicago street festival returns to West Town July 7 through 9 2023 with the Chicago House DJ stage right in the middle of it all.

DJ Deeka – RISE vol 4

Strictly Underground Music's DJ Deeka is the DJ for this week's featured mix for 5 Mag's RISE series.

#RIP Giano Lujan

We hadn't heard from house music producer and DJ Giano for awhile. Sadly, friends are posting on Facebook that Giano (aka Ian) Lujan passed away last week.

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.

Queen! on the Green

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

Chicago declares July 14 “Metro / Smartbar Day”

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

Chicago venue Six06 celebrates their anniversary with Derrick Carter

House & disco this Friday February 4 2022 with Karl Almaria, Czboogie and JTF1 at the Chicago Avenue bar & cafe.

We have plans for Frankie Knuckles’ birthday

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.

How Frankie Knuckles’ reel-to-reel wound up in Abe Lincoln’s library

"The State of Sound" is an exhibit showcasing Illinois artists from Miles Davis to Frankie Knuckles at the Abraham Lincoln presidential library in Springfield.

#TheAgenda What’s going down this weekend in Chicago (October 1 –...

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

Popping Up: the legendary Boom Boom Room returns to Chicago

Headlined by Derrick Carter and featuring some familiar faces from the legendary Chicago club night this October 4.

Smartbar reopens: “We cannot wait to dance with you”

Chicago institution Smartbar will reopen starting this weekend for the first time in 16 months. Here's the line-up:

Chicago Pride moves to October 2021 though some events go off...

The official Chicago Pride parade is moving to October 3, though that shouldn't put a damper on the burgeoning number of events taking place as Chicago exits lockdown restrictions for the first time in a year.

New Chicago multi-day ARC Music Festival coming Labor Day weekend

Seth Troxler, Nicole Moudaber join DJ Pierre, Derrick Carter, DJ Heather and more in Union Park for ARC Music Festival over Labor Day Weekend 2021.

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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.