Help Colonel Abrams
Item: An appeal from House Music legend Marshall Jefferson on behalf of Colonel Abrams. The multifaceted performer on more classic tracks than any man could count is in "dire straits" after both health and...
Unconscious Therapy, New House Music Documentary, Debuts in Chicago (Video)
Centuries (okay, a few years) ago, Steven Harnell began recording footage for something tentatively given the very tentative title of An Untitled Documentary About House Music. A few people asked me about it, but...
Breaking: Frankie Knuckles Has Passed Away
Update #2 - This Entire Scene Was Frankie's Dance Floor: Frankie Knuckles, 1955-2014
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Update - Apologies to everyone. We published the below note at about 9:30pm CDT. By 9:45, the site had crashed from the...
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 the guests at this year's event -- the 25th annual,...
Chicago Fire Guts Producer’s Studio and Home
On July 24, a fire ripped through a building in the 128 North Campbell in Chicago. It was home to a number of artists, eclectic businesses as well as a couple who were celebrating...
Theaster Gates’ New Art Space to Host Frankie Knuckles’ Record Collection
We heard about this earlier this year but the cat is out of the bag. ArtNews posted a story about Chicago artist Theaster Gates, who we'd been informed discretely was working with the late...
Whatever Happened to Judy Cheeks?
Remember Judy Cheeks? The preacher's daughter and supremely underrated vocalist can make a fair claim to having been one the most versatile and enduring dance music vocalist of the last 30 years.
Example: Judy released...
The Record Store’s Revenge: Hard Times for MP3 Sellers
Unless you're Amazon and the market takes your lack of interest in making a profit with good-hearted cheer, this is a tough time to be selling goods in the music industry. It's even harder...
Danny Krivit Celebrates 10 Years of 718 Sessions
Danny Krivit, who played for his first dancefloor four years before I was born, is celebrating a number of milestones this month. In preparation for one of them, Nervous Records is releasing a new...
Cop Jeremy Sylvester’s Sound in Back to 95 Producer Pack Volume 3
If you're going to use sample pack beats, you may as well go to the source. Both Rick Wade and, to the point of this piece, friend of 5 Mag Jeremy Sylvester have dropped...
The Last Dance: Southport Weekender to Shut Down
Twenty-eight years after it began, the organizers behind the world's largest soulful music event have announced that they're packing it in.
With "heartfelt sadness," Alex and Dave said in a statement that it was time...
Bandcamp Just Opened Up Subscriptions for Everyone
The coolest site for selling music and merchandise just got even cooler.
Bandcamp - the marketplace that allows artists to sell their shit and then gets out of the way - has opened up...
Beatport Partners With Spotify
The streaming world continues to shift and warp, this time teaming up two ostensible competitors in the name of taking on Apple's curated playlists.
Beatport has announced a partnership with Spotify, according to a release,...
Rick Wilhite at Rhythmatic Tonight
Detroit's Rick Wilhite, wants to know what you see, makes an appearance in Chicago tonight, a cool Wednesday night at Scotty Brandon and Michael Serafini's Rhythmatic residency at SmartBar (3730 N. Clark Street, 10pm-4am)....
Your Guide to Record Store Day in Chicago: House Music Edition
Bargains & beats, DJs and drinks: Record Store Day is Saturday, April 20, 2013, and here's a very House Music-centered guide to getting it on in Chicago:
Easy to forget, but when Record Store...
It’s a Dirty Vinyl Weekend in Chicago
Feed your milk crates: two of our favorite joints in Chicago are holding weekend sales for the heads.
First off, our friends at The Silver Room are holding a Basement Sale all weekend long....
Get Behind This: DJ Rashad Tribute in Chicago Thursday May 15
DJ Rashad's friends are coming together on Thursday May 15 at Evil Olive for a tribute to the fallen juke & footwork producer and DJ, presented by Evil Olive with Teklife and Paul Johnson.
Scheduled...
Colette Releases Candy Talk Dubs Vol 1
Chicago's DJ Colette has released Dubs Vol 1, a set of five dubs representing five years of releases for the Chicago House Music DJ, producer and impresario's Candy Talk Records.
Among the tracks are...
Stream All Three Days of Spring Awakening
For those of you who are out of town, you’re in luck. Spring Awakening just announced that they are teaming up with T-Mobile to bring you the official livestream for this year's Spring Awakening...
Welcome Back, Mood II Swing! The New Issue of 5 Magazine
Issue #128 of 5 Magazine is now available. 5 Magazine is published twice per month in our member's section for 5 Magazine subscribers.
Who's On the Cover of Issue 129?
Lem Springsteen and John Ciafone are...
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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.
