March 2015 - Compose Yourself Magazine

Electronic

[New Music Monday] CloZinger – CloZee & Scarfinger Collaboration

We recently featured CloZee as one of our #WomanCrushWednesday inspirations, and she is now collaborating with another electronic producer, Scarfinger, under the name CloZinger. CloZinger is a further expression of glitch-hop sounds encompassed by the collaboration of Scarfinger’s chill electronic sounds. CloZee is a beautiful and talented female producer bringing the heat to the glitch-hop […]

Mar 30, 2015 Read →

Festival Coverage

Lightning in a Bottle Festival 2015 | Refining The Lucent Temple of Consciousness

In 2015, Lightning in a Bottle returns for their tenth year, Memorial Day Weekend (May 21-25, 2015) to the San Antonio Recreation Area in Bradley, CA. The music and arts festival forges ahead with incredible updates to the Lucent Temple of Consciousness, an area for festivalgoers seeking transformative experiences through workshops, holistic lectures, yoga and movement. […]

Mar 27, 2015 Read →

Electronic

#ThrowBackThursday: Ringing in the New Year with Thievery Corporation at Sea of Dreams 2014 | San Francisco, CA

If you’ve ever been fortunate enough to attend one of Thievery Corporation‘s live shows, then you know just how enormous of an experience it can be. Comprised of the group’s founders, Rob Garza and Eric Hilton, the duo is flanked by several musicians and songstresses, making their live performance one of a kind. The energy […]

Mar 26, 2015 Read →

Festival Coverage

#DroolMode: Sasquatch Music Festival in Quincy, Washington| May 22nd – 25th, 2015

Sasquatch Music Festival is the premier music fest of the beautiful Pacific Northwest, and with the 14th year anniversary rapidly approaching, we could not be more excited to check out the unmatchable line-up and see what Sasquatch is all about! The festival takes place Memorial Day weekend at the astoundingly scenic Gorge Amphitheater high above […]

Mar 26, 2015 Read →

Social Culture

Woman Crush Wednesday | Heather Hanson of Super Groovy Cosmic Bus

At Compose Yourself Mag, we thrive on showcasing talented and unique individuals, those motivational people you can’t help but become inspired by. That’s where Heather Hanson comes in, a wildly passionate and creative soul living in Portland, Oregon, who is the brainchild behind The Super Groovy Cosmic Bus. Determined to see the world and make […]

Mar 25, 2015 Read →

Festival Coverage

[Photo Gallery] BUKU Music + Art Project 2015 in New Orleans | March 13th + 14th, 2015

Our weekend in New Orleans was simply magical. The city oozes charm, mystery and an irresistible character that we can’t help but get enough of. BUKU Music + Art Project was everything we dreamed and more; from the magnificent stages and the mesmerizing art to the pure Nola culture present throughout the grounds, we can’t […]

Mar 24, 2015 Read →

Festival Coverage

#DROOLMODE: Lightning In a Bottle – Improvements in Bradley, California | May 21st-25th 2015

As world renowned transformational festival, Lightning In a Bottle, moves into their second year at their new home in Bradley, California, they’ve listened to the suggestions of festival goers and compiled a list of improvements for 2015. Join us in raising our excitement as we drool over the latest and greatest fixes from the Do Lab team! […]

Mar 24, 2015 Read →

Interviews

Woman Crush Wednesday | Alyssa Hunter of Pretty Funk Clothing

This week’s #WomanCrushWednesday goes out to Alyssa Hunter, producing the sickest threads out of Chicago under the name of Pretty Funk. The reasons we love Pretty Funk over here at Compose Yourself Magazine are nearly endless. Hunter is the badass grassroots type designer Compose Yourself Magazine cannot get enough of! Her creative drive matches […]

Mar 18, 2015 Read →

Electronic

[Show Review + Photo Gallery] Infected Mushroom at Concord Music Hall in Chicago, IL |March 14th 2015

Israel-based psychedelic trance duo Infected Mushroom brought the heat on their Chicago stop this past weekend. They are known for their amazing 3D stage production and the new Animatronica stage did not disappoint. From the moment the curtain dropped to expose the new stage, Infected Mushroom’s audience was in awe of the giant, laser shooting, metallic mushrooms. EDM […]

Mar 17, 2015 Read →

Electronic

[New Music Monday] An Interview with Young Heavy Souls | Serenity Gathering 2015

For this week’s #NewMusicMonday, we are featuring up and coming music label Young Heavy Souls out of Detroit. Young Heavy Souls is a label of diverse and talented artists who are bringing the heat from the Midwest. This collective of artists bring several styles of music to the table, allowing them to accurately represent a […]

Mar 17, 2015 Read →