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Art
Miami Art Week continues to be our favorite end of year destination, and not only for the sand, breeze and vitamin sea. Last week was a decadent blur of sights, sound and of course, endless opportunities to see ART, up close and personal. Read along as we recap our favorite installations and activations during this […]
![Adventure, Mystery + Surprise: Hulaween 2024 [Highlights + Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/HL24-102424143125-jstrausservisuals-arrival-14.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
East Coast
There is a special feeling when you step into the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida. Known for its unspoiled forests of 100 year old Spanish moss-covered oak trees, the rushing wild blackwater banks of the Suwannee River and the vast meadows which have served as homebase to numerous festivals of both […]
![Ready to HULA: 11th Year of HULAWEEN Promises Stacked Lineup, World Debut of The Bobby Weir Incident | October 24-27 [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/10_26_23-VIBES-SCOUT-01105.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
East Coast
‘Summertime fine’ holds endless meanings for many people, but I know I’m not alone when making the seasonal connection to the hottest lineup drops of the year. Though many other gatherings have attempted to meet the demands of throwing top notch parties for Halloween weekend, no one can match the spectacle of Hulaween. For 10 […]
![Human Flesh Art Exhibition Makes Its Way to NYC with Superchief Gallery [Review + Photos]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DJ-Doooo-to-Present-Human-Flesh-Object-Exhibition-at-the-World-Trade-Center-Oculus-in-New-York-1-1024x1024-1.png?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Art
Contemporary artist DJ Doooo! has forged a collaboration with boundary defying Superchief Gallery to bring their unusual silicone art creations to New York City this winter. Titled The Human Flesh Exhibition, visitors are invited into the surreal world of technological singularity as DJ Doooo! premieres a collection of self fabricated art pieces made to resemble the […]
East Coast
With the essence of spring coming to full bloom in the northern hemisphere, the days have continued to grow increasingly brighter, longer, and warmer. These are just some of our favorite signs that awaken us to festival season distinctively striking at our door. For those who fill their live music cups and soul necessities in […]
![Elrow’s Delusionville at Miami Art Week 2022 Was A Psychedelic Ride | Miami, FL [Photo Gallery]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/A7206196.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Art
Elrow’s Delusionville at Art Basel Sets A Whole New Party Standard: The debut of Delusionville was Elrow’s most psychedelic installment yet: Read along to re-live the energy with us. All photos by Brittany Wherry for Compose Yourself Magazine. The team behind international festival tour Elrow are light-years away in a world of their own. There […]
Art
One of the most wonderous times of the year will soon be smiling upon us – Miami Art Week! Anchored by the worlds’ largest international art fair, Art Basel, that happens from December 1st – 3rd, festivities can occur for weeks leading up to, as well as after, the fair arrives in town. The ‘unofficial’ […]
East Coast
Gather up, Hulagans! Suwannee Hulaween music festival makes its return on Thursday, October 27th through Sunday October 30th. For those who don’t know, Hulaween has absolutely been the place to be on Halloween weekend for the past 9 years. With this year’s “Horror-Disco” theme and an average attendance of 20,000 people, there is sure to […]
![Cherry Glazerr in New York City at Madison Square Garden | April 11, 2022 [Photos]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/DSC07029-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
East Coast
On April 11th, 2022, Los Angeles’ band Cherry Glazerr reached a milestone opening for a co-headlining tour with Portugal the Man and Alt-J at Madison Square Garden. Though the band has seen a rotation of members since its’ inception in 2013, that hasn’t slowed the growth of their die hard fanbase. Founded by Clementine Creevy, […]
Art
The storied life of Jean-Michel Basquiat is commonly stretched and pulled between tales of his mentorship by other artists (an attempt to discredit or downplay his artistic abilities), or his hyper proximity to celebrities and nightlife culture. Many more conversations teeter on the details of his tragic death at 27 in 1988. None however, tend […]