"Do what you love, and share it with the world" — Independent Music & Festival Journal Since 2013
Interviews
We had the honor to connect with musician and human rights advocate Nicolas Jaar (also of Darkside) following a sold out show in Portland. Read on as he shares his experiences in Palestine and his personal journey of using his voice. Thank you for such a lovely and inspiring conversation Nico. Edited for brevity. CYM: […]
Interviews
Metal trio Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol brought their high energy to Portland’s Mississippi Studios for a 4/20 to remember. Hailing from Austin, Texas, this doom-wop crew features guitarist Leo Lydon, bassist Aaron Metzdorf and drummer Sean St. Germain – three talented musicians with a hard ass sound. Hot on the heels of their CA$H GRAB […]
![Pigeons Playing Ping Pong & Dogs In A Pile Deliver Face Melting Psychedelic Funk Barrage to Humboldt [Review, Interview+Photos]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Untitled-324.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Funk
Dogs Talk Pigeons in a Pile Tour A plethora of stolen faces and melted brains exited the Jon Van Duzer Theater Sunday, November 12th, as Dogs In A Pile and Pigeons Playing Ping Pong delivered a mind bending performance. Dogs In a Pile paired up with Pigeons Playing Ping Pong for a tour de force […]
Electronic
Maddy O’Neal is one of those musicians who truly believes music is the gift that keeps on giving – and her latest EP is a prime example of her generous nature. A follow-up to 2022s’ Ricochet, and perfectly timed for our adventure to Oregon’s first ever Cascade Equinox, Mind Over Matter is a breathtaking release […]
Art
Kaixi Yang is an abstract enigma who pirouettes endlessly at the edge between reason and beauty. One day she conjures colored calligraphy across a canvas, and the next she eloquently sermonizes sustainable city planning at the World Economic Forum in Geneva. This relentlessly original thinker grew up in New Zealand, far from the world at […]
![Denver’s Freshest New Band Midnight.Blue Soothes Souls with Debut Album “Breathe” [Review + Interview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/midnight.bluepromo.jpeg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Album Review
Music has always been about that feeling for me. You know, that undeniable, unshakeable, and unbreakable vibration of sound – specifically the ones curated to connect and express. The type of sound that shatters all egos and ignites that palpable harmony of kindness and unison. Those compilations and works of audible art that truly touch […]
Hip-Hop
Continuing through a capricious year filled with historical overrulings, domestic terrorism hearings and more unparalleled threats to basic human rights, this generation of people power has reached a level of precedence I’d yet to see in my lifetime. This means that the work of artists and musicians is more crucial than ever, whether it’s inspiring […]
Indie
SXSW. Just saying it out loud after three years off is enough to send ourselves down memory lane. During past years at the conference it was common for smaller acts to be overshadowed by brand activations and big name performances, but with some effort and a little luck, you could still expect to get wrapped […]
![Rooted in Rhythms: Prioritizing Health with Herbal Remedies [Interview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/E9D465F8-2803-434F-A85D-0A17C7AC087C.jpeg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Interviews
Since the beginning of time, humans have utilized the earth and its natural medicines for healing and support. Fast forward to the current times and we are witnessing a vast movement of re-investing in social health that includes the importance of getting to the root causes of nutritional defeciency and medical traumas in our society. […]
![The Power of Psychedelics: Micro-dosing, trip facilitation and more with Psychedelic Passage [Interview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/psilocybin.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Interviews
Psychedelic Passage is an organization bringing new found support and facilitation to those embarking upon an intentional experience with psychedelics. As we begin to chip away at the stigma and propaganda created to surround these plant medicines for generations, we wouldn’t have made this much progress if it weren’t for those who are advocating to […]