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Jamband
Shortly after releasing their 11th studio album, it’s not us out January 12th. Umphrey’s McGee will embark on a huge winter tour in support of the new record. The initial tour announcement runs through March, and includes a plethora of dates from coast to coast. During the course of the lengthy 29-night headlining trek, the band […]
![Riot Fest Reaffirms Its Stand As Chicago’s Favorite Rock Festival [Festival Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/riot-1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
Riot Fest stomped its way through Chicago’s Douglas Park on September 15-17th and reaffirmed its stand as one of the country’s most original and sought after music festivals. Bringing Punk, Industrial, Rap and Rock heads together to mosh in one place at one time in a Carnival-style atmosphere with a skylined backdrop certainly made for […]
Festival Coverage
Chicago’s South-Side Douglas Park welcomes back Riot Fest on September 15-17th in what will be its only festival date this summer. Headliners include a much anticipated Chicago return of the industrialist pioneer Nine Inch nails on Friday. Saturday contains high-energy rockers Queens of the Stone Age and Sunday is the reunion of influential underground punk […]
![Creative Collaboration Reigns Supreme at Re:Creation with Papadosio and Johnathan Singer | May 6th, 2017 [Show Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/18301622_10155391366097437_5785322812145224253_n.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Red Rocks Amphitheater, located on the outskirts of the Denver metropolitan area, has been known to host some of the most prolific events in music history. During the first Saturday in May, Red Rocks continued this trend with Re:Creation: an event that had artistic and musical talent dripping from the monoliths. The evening was […]
![Papadosio Invites Desert Dwellers, Sunsquabi and Alex Grey to Red Rocks Amphitheater for Re:Creation | May 6th, 2017 [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/papadosioRRX_IGSQ1200-980x980.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
When the seasons start changing from snowy to sunny Red Rocks season begins to heat up. New-age livetronica quintet Papadosio make a stop at the historic amphitheater on May 6th armed with an eclectic array of musical and artistic support. After crushing their first ever headlining Red Rocks appearance last year, Papadosio returns with Supersillyus, […]
![CRSSD Fest Spring Edition Invites Flume, Duke Dumont, Claude Von Stroke to Ocean Side Party | March 4th + 5th, 2017 [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/CRSSD1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
California has been the hub for many musical explosions; the counter-culture rock movement in the 60’s that began out of the Bay Area is one example. Move forward a couple decades and you’ll find a new attitude blossoming with the rise of gangster rap and hip-hop that stemmed from the LA and surrounding areas. […]
Midwest
After years of hustling pins and good vibes at shows, lots, and festivals across the country, Sloth Steady celebrated the Grand Opening of its flagship storefront in Chicago’s vibrant Wicker Park neighborhood on Saturday. Lines winded through the store alongside walls dripping with top quality pins in every size and shape and clothing slathered […]
![Resonance Music and Arts Festival Returns to Legend Valley for a Weekend of Transformation [Festival Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/resonance3.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
East Coast
The sky couldn’t have been any bluer as the sun began to rise on the rolling hills of central Ohio last weekend. Cars and campers filled the parking lot as friends and peers readied themselves to embark on one of last Midwest festivals of the year. A weekend filled with music, art, fun and spiritual […]
East Coast
It’s not often a music festival comes along that is fueled by compassion and community and is driven by art and transformation. However, the folks over at Essential Productions have continued to put together collections of artists, musicians and creators in a way that has positively grown into a grand transformational event. Resonance Music and […]
![North Coast Music Festival Invites Changes and Returns for Successful 7th Year in Chicago [Festival Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/northcoast.jpg?resize=540%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
North Coast Music Festival returned to Chicago’s Union Park to bid farewell to the summer festival season with a successful celebration of music, art and community. Now in its seventh edition, NCMF ushered in some changes this year that helped make the festival become a dynamic powerhouse in a crowded festival arena. NCMF’s ability to […]