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Festival Coverage
Tickets | Event page Sonic Bloom is just around the corner, and they’re bringing talent from all over the world for their 11th anniversary. Artists we’ve been patiently waiting to witness will finally reveal what they’ve got in store for us Sonic Bloomers, and the wait is nearly over! Sonic Bloom’s unique curation of art, blissful live painters, musicians […]
Electronic
It’s no news that The Polish Ambassador, a.k.a. David Sugalski, and Wildlight (made up of Sugalski and the marvelous Ayla Nereo) are making sonic waves with TPA‘s intergalactic beats and electronic music production, Nereo‘s beautiful instrumentation coupled with her singing/songwriting as well doing their part to give back to the earth and community, but did you know just how […]
![Let’s Get Saucy: The Road To Enchanted Forest Gathering [Festival Preview & Playlist]](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1514525253161-7a46d19cd819?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1200&q=80)
Festival Coverage
With a mission to produce events that activate personal growth, inspire collective sharing and redefine conscious celebration, Enchanted Forest Gathering is the spot you want to be the weekend of July 22-24. Surrounded by the arms of majestic Oak trees at Black Oak Ranch in NorCal’s Laytonville, we cannot wait to be among such a powerful, loving and […]
![Five Sets We’re Dying to See in the Redwoods at Northern Nights Music Festival 2016 [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/11402591_10152873372781714_2390587288285376659_o.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
We’re getting P-U-M-P-E-D. The epic festival known as Northern Nights will be making its triumphant return to the beautiful Redwoods on July 15th through the 17th. Marking our third year of coverage, it’s no wonder we’re itching to get back to Cook’s Valley, and it isn’t just because of the serene environment we get to […]
![BangOn NYC! Return of Elements Music & Arts Festival in Brooklyn August 13th, 2016 [#DroolMode]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/11856371_878978462189303_5041185883294615747_o.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
East Coast
Elements Music & Arts Festival returns for its’ third year to a secret industrial location in Brooklyn on August 13th. (18+ bring your ID!) This year’s line up features headlining acts by the likes of Gramatik, Klingande, Claptone, Mija, Opiuo, Sweater Beats, Le Youth, Justin Jay, TEEMID, Mat.Joe, Prince Fox, Bleep Bloop, Govinda, BCUC & […]
![Re:Alixir, ill-esha and Stwo Give Us a Weekday Heater at Club Vinyl | May 18th, 2016 Denver, CO [Show Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Stwo.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Denver’s Club Vinyl played host to one of the best heaters in recent memory, and it all went down this past Wednesday night. Openers Re:Alixir and ill-esha were the perfect artists to get us moving on a weekday night, and Stwo was the delicious cherry on top. Aaron Bordas, better known as Re:Alixir, started things […]
![5 Reasons we are Spending our Fourth of July at Highberry on the Mountain! [Festival Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/mulberry.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
July Fourth is the weekend in Summer where America comes together to grill hot dogs, drink beer, hang with friends and family, celebrate our independence and freedom and for the seventh year rolling, attend Deadhead Production’s Highberry Festival. Taking place June 30th through July 4th in a brand new location on the magical Mulberry Mountain in […]
Electronic
David Block, a.k.a. The Human Experience has done it again…challenged the boundaries of physical human bindings to create another addictively sexy tune for us to get down to. “A Little Deeper,” with KR3TURE starts with some quick snaps and an inviting “purr…” in oblivion before unveiling a delicious progression of bass layered synth accompanied by delectable vocals from Kelly Koval […]
Festival Coverage
In its inaugural year announcement, Vertex Festival has blown its lineup out of the water! With huge names Odesza, Alabama Shakes, Trey Anastatsio Band (two sets), Anderson.Paak & The Free Nationals, Big Wild, Dopapod, Dreamers Delight, Emancipator Ensemble, Fruition, Jai Wolf, Robert DeLong, The Claypool Lennon Delirium, The Revivalists and many, many more, we […]
![Fruition ‘Labor of Love’ Album Release Night Two in Hometown Portland, OR, Sets Band to Sail on Highest Musical Seas Yet + The Hill Dogs Perfect Complement [Show Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20160423_221704.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Jamband
We showed up with childlike eagerness to Wonder Ballroom ready for an ultimate serenade of love-fueled lyrics, impeccable string strummin’ and a guaranteed ‘ol fashioned good time to get the soul centered. The Hill Dogs, a local Portland gritsy folk and rock staple, kicked things off into full gear and the energy filling the Ballroom […]