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![Splash House Just Became Our New Favorite End of Summer Party | August 12th-14th, 2016 [Festival Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/AV6-IMG_6363.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
.The sixth year of California’s Splash House took place this last weekend, and we’re still dreaming of our epic poolside getaway. Taking on new festival producers Goldenvoice, Splash House’s August edition of day shows and afterparties sold out to a crowd of 5,000 each day. The celebratory vibes were in full swing from morning […]
![All Aboard the Squabtrain! SunSquabi Announces Fall Odyssey Tour, Kicks off in Texas [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Screen-Shot-2016-08-18-at-4.09.17-PM.png?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
The Squabtrain is in full force and it is your turn to hop aboard. With the announcement of their fall Odyssey tour dates, we have even more reasons to be stoked for this coming season. This time around, the SunSquabi boys are coming out with a full production crew tour and lots of new funkalicious […]
![Lettuce Take You To ‘Crush’ Land + Sounds Like A Party Tour [Video + Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/a5cc2e_fd2b03a3eab74ccfafd78222f53759aemv2_d_2000_2667_s_2.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Funk
It is no joke when we say the Lettuce crew is on straight fire right now…and have been for about twenty years. These legends have brought a diversity and vigor to the classic funk sound that equally matches their soulful and effortless groove, infused with a mastery of hip-hop inspired beats and feel-good, get down jams. Since their fourth […]
![Vertex Festival, Full Photo Galleries From August 5th-7th in Buena Vista, CO [Photo Gallery]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/4K9A3525-1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
The inaugural Vertex Festival took place August 5th-7th, 2016, at the beautiful Cottonwood Meadows in Buena Vista, Colorado. It was a huge success and we cannot wait to go back next year. Below you will find our full weekend photo gallery of all three days at the festival. Highlights of Friday included Big Wild, Anderson […]
![Hillberry Music Festival in Ozark Mountains During Harvest Moon, A Fest You Cannot Miss [Festival Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/hillberry.png?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
A festival thrown by Railroad Earth and Deadhead Productions, Hillberry Music Festival takes place October 13th-16th at The Farm in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. If you did not make it to Highberry Festival over 4th of July weekend (also thrown by Deadhead Productions), Hillberry is definitely a festival you do not want to miss out on. It […]
![Fruition Takes Vertex Festival’s Inaugural Year By Storm [Artist Interview + Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/4K9A2956.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
The festival gods sure blessed Vertex when they the scheduled Fruition FOUR sets over the inaugural festival’s three days in Buena Vista, Colorado, August 5th-7th. It is the sort of material festival wet dreams are made of and CYM was also blessed enough to be apart of the fruity and freaky ride. If you are […]
![Getting To Know Trout Steak Revival At Vertex Festival [Artist Interview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/4K9A3678-1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
It was a brisk Saturday morning at Vertex and as I sat down to talk with Colorado based bluegrass group, Trout Steak Revival, Bevin Foley, the fiddler of Trout Steak, asked me if I wanted a homemade blueberry muffin. ‘Um, does she know the key to my heart?’ I asked myself. Already this interview was […]
![Vertex Festival Raises Bar for Festival Scene With Stellar First Year In Buena Vista, Colorado [Festival Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/4K9A2242-2.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Last weekend in the breathtaking mountain town of Buena Vista, Colorado, Madison House Presents and AEG Live brought into fruition an inaugural festival unlike any other. Vertex Festival has now set the bar even higher for the festival scene and given music, art and fun lovers all over a new ‘must-do’ weekend every year. Check […]
![An Introspective Q+A with Beloved Founder Elliot Rasenick + Top 10 Artists to See [Interview + Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/beloved.jpg?resize=600%2C355&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
This weekend, the small town of Tidewater, Oregon will be filled with thousands of passionate music lovers from all corners of the country, and it’s all due to the enrapturing gathering known as Beloved. Priding itself on being one of the most spiritually awakening and transformational gatherings out there, Beloved goes beyond the stretch of […]
![Euphoria Music Fest Announces 2017 Dates + Releases Official Recap Video [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/15.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
If you were one of the lucky fans to attend Euphoria Music Festival in Austin, Texas earlier this year, you know how damn epic it was (read our full review here). If you were not able to make it, then do not fret, because 2017 dates have been announced, so you have more than ample time to plan. Euphoria […]