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![[Photo Gallery] The Funk Hunters Debut at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado | April 25th, 2015](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/unnamed-2.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Talk about EPIC! Canada’s very own Funk Hunters graced the stage at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado last weekend, and they did not disappoint. Opening for Michal Menert’s Big Band, The Funk Hunters played to an open and loving crowd of rowdy funkateers, and stole the hearts of Colorado. The duo have been […]
![[Show Review + Photo Gallery] OK Go At the Ogden Theater in Denver, CO | April 24th, 2015](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/okgo5.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Indie
Mixing music, media, and technology, OK Go put on an energetic and interactive show at the Ogden Theater on Friday April 24, 2015. Playing behind a screen of projected images and live video streams of the band members for parts of the show, this tech savvy pop band delivered an impressive musical range and progressive […]
![[Festie Friday Spotlight] Filibusta at Summer Camp Music Festival 2015](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/filibusta-firefly-website-pic-thefuturefm.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
With less than a month left to wait, Summer Camp Music Festival has officially taken over our brains as we begin planning for our trip to Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, IL! First thing you should know about Summer Camp, is that it’s a music festival lovers’ dream. Located in the heart of the Midwest, […]
![[Festie Friday Spotlight] The Funk Hunters at Sonic Bloom 2015](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/funkhunters.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Lauren Pinkney Funk has been making quite the comeback in recent years, but 2015 is the true revival as proved by The Funk Hunters. The Canadian duo creates a truly unique blend of funk, soul, and booty movin’ bass lines, making the dance floor erupt at every venue they cross. The group’s original mixes […]
![[New Music Monday] Pre Re:Vision Party: Random Rab at the Bottom Lounge in Chicago, IL | April 10th, 2015](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/random-rab.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Last week in Chicago, I had the chance of catching Random Rab on his spring tour here in Chicago at the Bottom Lounge. The views from the patio were spectacular, and you could see the entire city of Chicago with a gorgeous view of the iconic Sears Tower and all. Not only were the […]
![[Festival Review] McDowell Mountain Music Festival May 27th-29th, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/robertdelong.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
McDowell Mountain Music Festival has been bringing music and supporting the downtown Phoenix community for the last 12 years. It is Arizona’s first and only festival that gives 100% of its ticket sales to local charities, and this year, McDowell Mountain Music Festival is supporting Phoenix Children’s Hospital and United Methodist Outreach Ministries. UMOM has […]
Electronic
A producer who defies categorization, Mija, aka Amber Giles, is one of the freshest artists we’ve had the pleasure of discovering in recent weeks, and we’re stoked to see her crush it at Spring Awakening this summer. After being signed to Skrillex’s infamously good OWSLA label, Mija has been pushing out special guest mixes such […]
Electronic
This weeks’ #NewMusicMonday goes out to Alixir, real name Aaron Bordas, hailing from Colorado originally. This producer has branched out and is now bringing hot beats straight out of Los Angeles, California. Alixir has been producing music for about six years now, and has played several shows in Denver’s music hubs, such as the 1Up […]
![#ThrowBack Thursday [Photo Gallery]: Odesza Throwing Down at The Canopy Club | Urbana, IL](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_17781.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
With the release of their sophomore LP, In Return, American electronic duo, ODESZA, has taken the world by storm. Odesza is on the last leg of their nearly sold out tour, but earlier in the year they made a stop in the college town of Champaign-Urbana, IL, home of The Canopy Club, for an intimately sold […]
Interviews
This week’s #WomanCrushWednesday goes out to Alyssa Hunter, producing the sickest threads out of Chicago under the name of Pretty Funk. The reasons we love Pretty Funk over here at Compose Yourself Magazine are nearly endless. Hunter is the badass grassroots type designer Compose Yourself Magazine cannot get enough of! Her creative drive matches […]