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The Love Train Rolls into Chicago August 20

Crew Love presents the Love Train tour at a special daytime gig at Estate, with Derrick Carter, Wolf + Lamb, Soul Clap, Nick Monaco and Poolside.

Love and Logic and Joe Pompeo: Hot Business ft. Derrick Carter

Soup, the label from the long-running, innovative NYC party promoters features a few of our favorite people on their second release.

Time Out’s List of the Top 10 House DJs of All Time Is Completely Fine

Any list that doesn't have Frankie Knuckles and Ron Hardy in the top two can be safely ignored.

Lay-Far, Inaya Day, Danism…

... plus Minneapolis Exchange and more in Issue 134 of 5 Magazine, out now for members only.

West Fest Celebrates 12 Years with Another Massive Lineup

If West Fest were a kid, it'd be old enough to sass back at you. It's been twelve years since the West Town street...

DJs That Inspire: Edward Fields

Stories of DJs come and go, but sometimes there are those that go beyond the ordinary and need to be shared. I've known Edward Fields...

Here’s the Mamby On The Beach 2016 Lineup

React just announced the dates and lineup for the 2016 edition of Mamby On The Beach, Chicago's curiously eclectic lakefront music festival. Headliners this year...

For Frankie: Smart Bar Announces a Massive All-Building Event

January would have marked Frankie Knuckles' 61st birthday. As one of what is rumored to be a series of commemorations, Smart Bar has announced...

Wired Fridays: Chicago’s Downtown Dance Party Returns

WIRED FRIDAYS is back for Fall 2015 featuring House Music first and third Fridays, including DJs Cajmere, Derrick Carter, Roy Davis Jr, Mickey Oliver...

Classic Label Cyclo Reissues and Remixes Rednail Kidz

The Derrick Carter and Chris Nazurka collaboration "Do My Thing" gets remixed by Mystic Bill, Hallo Halo, Your Only Friend and Nacho Marco. There ain't...

Queen! The SmartBar Residency Is On The Road To Legendary

5 Magazine's Czarina Mirani goes behind the scenes of Queen!, Chicago's Sunday night residency at SmartBar with Derrick Carter, Michael Serafini, Garrett David, Jojo...

Let’s Do One Last SummerDance in Chicago with Derrick Carter

Many moons ago, there were evening DJ-centered events held in Grant Park's Spirit of Music Garden, attended by thousands and loved by them all....

Kid Enigma: He’s Different

When people say Chicago has the history but not the future, they're probably not tuned in to the fierce undercurrent of hardworking artists that...

The Chosen Few Weekend, All In One Place

It starts tonight: six parties and the picnic itself, pre-parties and after-parties from SmartBar to Da House Spot and Evil Olive and all points...

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...

Derrick Carter and Chez Damier: Live at the Apple Store

We promised a night of education, laughter and inspiration and we hope that's what you got from 5 Magazine's first moderated panel at the...

Derrick Carter and Chez Damier, Live at the Apple Store

In the 1990s, Derrick Carter and Chez Damier formed two of the most influential labels in music history, right here in Chicago. Twenty years...

Dutch and Chicago House Music Take Over Millennium Park

Can't stop the House? Not sure I'd want to try. We were contacted late last week by some fellows who have put together still...

Chicago: The Summer of House Starts Now

The Chicago summers keep getting better and better for House Music. With the wild success of their Wired Fridays lunchtime dance party series every...

PREVIEW: Jeremy Underground at SmartBar – May 17 2015

Meet the man behind probably the greatest underground House Music label going in 2015. My Love Is Underground boasts a roster of like-minded producers...

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Chicago’s Secret Spot: One Year of Miyagi Records

From a pop up in a storage space to a brick-and-mortar record store, Hyde Park's Miyagi Records talks to 5 Mag on one year of building community and creating your very own secret spot on the Southside of Chicago.