5 Mag x London – Our 20th Anniversary Release Party at BBE (5 Mag)

By |2025-06-05T20:50:38-05:00June 5th, 2025|5 Magazine, Announcements, Chicago, Clubs - Nightlife, Czarina Mirani, Dance Music, DJ, electronic music, House, House Music, Music News|

  Chicago invades London WITH LOVE this June 26 as 5 Mag celebrates our 20th anniversary with a release party at BBE. 5 Mag is turning 20 years old this summer and to celebrate we’ve pressed an exclusive, limited edition vinyl-only release. WITH LOVE features three tracks from foundational house music producers Mike Dunn, Roy Davis, [...]

Chicago’s ARC Music Festival Announces Sprawling 2025 Lineup: See Who’s Playing (Billboard)

By |2025-03-19T19:17:55-05:00March 19th, 2025|Billboard, Chicago, Classics, Dance Music, DJ, festival, House, House Music, House Music History, producer|

  The festival's fifth edition happens August 29-31 at Chicago's Union Park. Chicago’s ARC Music Festival has announced a sprawling 2025 lineup featuring nearly 100 artists. The fifth edition of the house-focused festival will feature performances by Jamie xx, Amelie Lens, Adam Beyer, Richie Hawtin, John Summit, Luciano, Fisher, Blond:ish, Eric Prydz (who will play [...]

Traxman is the essence of Chicago dance music (MIXMAG)

By |2025-03-01T07:46:39-06:00March 1st, 2025|African American, Chicago, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, Deep House, DJ, House, House Music, House Music History|

  Traxman started to make music with the simple aim of making people dance and have a good time. That hasn’t changed, but since he started out in the '80s, Corky Strong’s masterful productions and DJ sets have marked him out as a house music great. He has been at the forefront of three different [...]

Peven Everett launches GoFundMe to cover lung cancer treatment (Resident Advisor)

By |2024-08-14T21:56:14-05:00August 14th, 2024|Chicago, Dance Music, Deep House, House, House Music, Internet, Music, Music News, producer, Report, Resident Advisor|

  The legendary house music vocalist said that the cost of treatments are mounting. Peven Everett is raising money to cover the cost of his lung cancer treatment.   The Chicago house music legend launched a GoFundMe with the help of friend George Shaban on July 29th, aiming to raise $100,000. "The cost of treatments [...]

New conference spotlights Latinos in Chicago House Music (5 Mag)

By |2024-07-10T20:42:09-05:00July 10th, 2024|5 Magazine, Chicago, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, electronic music, House, House Music, House Music History, Music News, news|

Latinos In Da House recognizes the DJs, artists, dance crews and personalities that shaped Chicago house from the start. Add another landmark event to Chicago’s long summer celebrating the city’s house music legacy. Latinos In Da House presents its inaugural conference on Saturday, September 28 2024. The conference focuses specifically on the vital contributions played by [...]

Mike Dunn relaunches influential Dance Mutha label after three decades (DJ Mag)

By |2024-06-28T22:30:20-05:00June 28th, 2024|African American, Announcements, Chicago, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, DJ Mag, electronic music, Entertaiment, House, House Music, House Music History, Music News|

  The label will release a new three-track EP in July Legendary Chicago house artist Mike Dunn has announced he will relaunch his influential Danca Mutha imprint after three decades.   Founded by Dunn back in 1988, the label released music by artists such as MD Connection, Gershon Jackson, and I-ROC-T. Dunn also co-founded seminal [...]

From Chicago House to Detroit Techno

By |2023-07-17T21:39:28-05:00July 17th, 2023|Chicago, Dance Music, Detroit, DJ, House, House Music|

  WORDS BY NEAL ANDREW EMIL GUSTAFSON AND JESSICA FORTUNE FENNER A strong relationship exists between the spiritual sounds of Chicago and the mechanical sonics of Detroit. The decades-strong alignment is rooted in their history of shared traditions within the Black American musical diaspora, their proximity, and their midwestern heart. Both cities contributed significantly to [...]

House music fans celebrate the Chicago-born genre at the Chosen Few picnic (Chicago Sun Times)

By |2023-07-09T12:35:24-05:00July 9th, 2023|Chicago, Dance Music, DJ, House, House Music, House Music History, LGBTQIA+, Music News, news|

Desiree Taylor, 47, from Baltimore, came to Chicago for the first time with eight friends who go to house music festivals every year for the “funkier” and “more soulful” approach of house music. The Chosen Few picnic got off to a rainy start Saturday, but the rain couldn’t dampen the good vibes that brought thousands [...]

The Chosen Few have cracked the code for the perfect Chicago music festival (Chicago Reader)

By |2023-07-01T18:02:27-05:00July 1st, 2023|Chicago, Chicago House Music Festival, Dance Music, DJ, House, House Music, Promotional|

  Chicagoans rarely suffer from a shortage of music festivals, but few such events make me feel like I’m participating in the city’s cultural fabric like the Chosen Few Picnic. The long-running house-music celebration began informally in 1990, and its roots extend even further back. Wayne Williams founded the Chosen Few DJ collective in 1977 [...]

Silver Room Block Party Is Ending After This Year (Block Club Chicago)

By |2023-06-25T12:11:54-05:00June 25th, 2023|Chicago, Dance Music, DJ, House, House Music, House Music History, Music News|

Founder Eric Williams said the annual show, which started as a small gathering of neighbors in a Wicker Park alley, has gotten too expensive to produce. The final edition will be July 29-30 at Oakwood Beach. OAKWOOD BEACH — After almost 20 years, one of Summertime Chi’s favorite street festivals is calling it quits. [...]

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