Music Festivals

Bright brass and stomping grooves on a two track EP from Jimmy Allen on Circus Recordings. Source

In words, pictures and sound, ELASTE 1980-1986 captures the glamour and grime of the New Wave and Post-Punk moment. Source

A multi-genre compilation raising cash for people affected by the government’s rampage through Chicago’s neighborhoods. Source

Ticketing platform Eventbrite has fired “a large portion” of its staff as new owner Bending Spoons takes control of the company. Source

Barbara Tucker, Curtis McClain, DJ Jazzy Jeff and DJ Slugo are among the special guest DJs and performers at this year’s Chosen Few Picnic and Music Festival, running for its 36th glorious year in Chicago. Source

A new 5 Mag cover mix and it’s a gorgeous set from emerging DJ, producer and artist LOVEFOXY Source

Once known as Clear Channel, IHeartMedia is in talks to sell the company’s 860 radio stations to the country’s largest satellite radio provider. It’s the latest twist for a troubled and debt-saddled company in a dying industry. Source

Lively house with a French touch on the sample-heavy, disco-primed EP from Danny Parton’s Jolene Records. Source

All-star array of producers featured on V, the new deep house compilation from Berlin’s Aterral Records. Source

New weapons for your weekend: House music legend Eddie Amador and Di Saronno team up for OUR MISSION, a banging cut of mad horns and peak hour grooves aimed squarely at the dance floor for SoSure Music Source