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Festival Coverage
As you turn off U.S. Route 285 South and embark on the descent of Country Road 126, the scenery likens to a clip from the docuseries Planet Earth. The winding road borders the side of the glimmering North Fork South Platte River; rolling meadows showcase a palette of flourishing earth tones, towering pines set below […]
![Levitation Conjures Magical Year 18 at the Palmer Events Center in Austin, Texas [Festival Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_0424.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
The beloved Levitation Festival pulled off its 18th year September 24-28th in a brand-new home, hosting approximately 33,000 music lovers throughout its five-day reign in Austin, Texas. Curated and thrown by Resound Presents and the Levitation conglomerate, this glorious meshing of psychedelic music, art, mayhem, and community surely delivered on its first year at the […]
Festival Coverage
It’s not too late to join in for Levitation’s 2025 edition at The Palmer Events Center in Austin, Texas, from Friday, September 26th to Sunday, the 28th. Incredible pre-show billings start as early as Wednesday, and multiple night shows are slotted throughout the entire affair, allowing for many options when it comes to your platter […]
![Psychs Peak 2025: A Weekend of Unforgettable Psychedelic Mayhem in Pine, CO [Festival Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IMG_0189-min-2.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
Psychs Peak…where to begin? To encapsulate this in-capturable experience, full of inspiring talent and joyous debauchery, into verbiage on paper is a challenge I have been dwelling on for the past week. As the decompressing and processing of this glorious September weekend in Pine, Colorado, settles into reverent reflection mode, my soul expands with graciousness […]
Festival Coverage
Portlands’ beloved city festival, Project Pabst, has made a roaring comeback since 2017, with locals and PNW residents coming in for the occasion. Project Pabst has an epic reputation of bringing together the perfect mix of nostalgic legends and contemporary greats, and this years’ installment did just that. Featuring Iggy Pop, Death Cab for Cutie, […]
Art
As a former Austin resident, South by Southwest (SXSW) was the fair I’d had mixed feelings about – event lines could be long, traffic is a nightmare and most of the time, you won’t even get in. Still, on more than a few occasions friends would drive down to visit me from Dallas and […]
Festival Coverage
Electric Forest returns in 2025 What started as a string of cryptic rhymes containing headliner hints to loyalty members quickly sparked discussion as the Forest Fam went to work sharing their best guesses and possibilities. As theories ranged from underground footwork champions to over-looked artists finally making their way to Electric Forest, most of the […]
![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 […]
![The Marías, Blink 182, Dom Dolla, Chappell Roan, Tyler the Creator and More at Austin City Limits 2024 [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_1636-1-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
As a former Austin resident, Austin City Limits was always more about the week after than the festival itself, but there were oftentimes I could be swayed into attending by visiting friends just to get mixed into the scene. As one of the largest festivals that continues to grow, ACL can be a massive event […]
![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 […]