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![Sound on Sound Fest 2017: The creative minds behind the most brilliant lineup of the year [Interview + Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sos9.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
After taking in such a monstrous lineup, you’d be surprised to learn that 2017 will mark only the second year of Sound on Sound Fest. Who says newcomers can’t knock the big boys from the top? Their inaugural year was executed effortlessly, even when the fest was met with mother nature’s rainy wrath. Walker Margin, the A […]
![KOWTA joins Sleeveless Records with ‘High Grade’ debut out July 27th, 2017 [Album Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/KOWTA.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
KOWTA has officially joined the team of badasses known as Sleeveless Records, and his new release, ‘High Grade, is a heater straight from the bass cave. Supplying a slew of auditory quirks to entice our ears, ‘Freaky’ let’s us know from the start that KOWTA is heavily driven by his creative variety; each production is […]
![Glass Animals and Little Dragon to headline Red Rocks Amphitheater | July 26, 2017 [#DroolMode]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/LD.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Music lovers will get a rare treat for this weeks’ humpday: Little Dragon and Glass Animals are headlining the majestic Red Rocks, and to be excited is an understatement. If you’ve yet to witness the aesthetically pleasing quirk of Glass Animals, we can assure you won’t be disappointed. Rubber plants, moody lighting and sensual soundscapes […]
Electronic
This July 28th and 29th we have a one of a kind event coming to Denver, and we highly encourage you to be apart of it! The Neighborhood Summer Block Party is an intimate event that has been curated with health, art and music in mind – perfect for an end of summer soul cleanse. Spectra […]
![Day N Night 2017 brings underground hiphop, high rising talents, and dopeness galore | September 8th-10th, 2017 [#DroolMode]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/DAY_N_NIGHT_2017_FINALv24-01.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
Among the blockbuster of names such as Chance the Rapper, YG, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Uzi Vert and 21 Savage, the lineup for Day N’ Night remains exceptional and fresh. Forever favorite Earl Sweatshirt, UK mama Little Simz and trap flavored duo THEY. will also make Day N’ Night a can’t miss weekend. This could possibly […]
Festival Coverage
Find out which annoying character you become when you hit backstage! There are no right or wrong answers – you may even find yourself wondering if you’re some hybrid of all 5. The ‘We should collaborate, bro’ Can usually be spotted crowding in on any performer in the vicinity, and always has his SoundCloud link […]
![ARISE Music Festival announces music and yoga schedules + 2017 is set to be biggest year yet! | August 4th – 6th, 2017 [#DroolMode]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sunrise.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
For its 5th anniversary, ARISE Music Festival is pulling out all the stops with their insanely eclectic lineup this year. The conscious Loveland event has drawn in music lovers both young and old for years now, and 2017 is looking to be the biggest gathering yet. Attendees from all walks of life can expect to […]
![Yahtzel at the Black Box in Denver, CO | June 22, 2017 [Show Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/yahtzel.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
There are always a few artists that, for one reason or another, I never get the opportunity to see – I’m usually out of town and kicking myself in the ass for it. After years of missing Yahtzel’s performances, I was pretty stoked to see he’d be rolling through the Black Box this past week. […]
Electronic
If you’ve yet to be hooked by the jazzy bass beat producer named Maddy O’Neal, allow us to help you from under that rock. If her charismatic smile and bubbly personality don’t automatically win you over, your soul will tingle after seeing her live. This is an artist who has been working her entire life […]
![Sound on Sound returns with towering lineup; Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Peanut Butter Wolf, Digable Planets, Sleep, and many more | November 10th – 12th, 2017 [#DroolMode]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/SOS.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
The number of music festivals coming out of the woodwork is insane – and it’s easy to get disillusioned by the same lineup repeats. Sound on Sound stands high above the ranks in this category, because they’ve just unveiled THE sexiest lineup we’ve seen in years. If an appearance by indie masters Yeah Yeah Yeahs […]