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![Why Gem and Jam is the Psychedelic Melting Pot of a Fest Everyone Should Attend [Festival Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_9569.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
What can I say? Gem and Jam 2017 kicked off festival season for me in ways I never expected and only dreamed of. Last year’s G&J harnessed the same effect and ever since my first trip to the desert oasis, I had been patiently waiting for February to roll around again. Well, the time was […]
![Calling to the Wolfpack: What The Fest just delivered their first lineup tease of 2017 [DroolMode]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/wtf2.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
It may only be February but we’ve already got June planned out – we’re heading back to Dufur, Oregon for the year’s best kept festival, and this is your official invitation. A typical day at What the Festival will see you roaming over 200 lush acres that run through an Illuminated Forest, a giant disco […]
Funk
Last weekend at the Bluebird Theater in Denver was an absolute heater, as anyone knows album release parties are the place to be. A multitude of artists graced us for Analog Son’s celebration, and we were grateful to have someone amazing to capture it all for us. Huge thanks to photographer Mitch Taylor of Concentrated Images Photography for […]
![Digging into Euphoria Music Festival: Why We Keep Coming Back [Interview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/euphoria1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
As we inch closer to the 6th installment of the season’s best festival, Euphoria, it’s become a beautiful experience to watch this gathering grow exponentially in the past few years. With the countdown underway, we felt there was no better time than to get the lowdown from the man himself, EMF executive producer Mitch Morales. […]
Electronic
If you are in Austin, Texas, this weekend–you are in for one delicious THREE day treat. If you are not in Austin, Texas, this weekend– get ready for a raw case of FOMO delivered straight to your door…or get your ass here asap. This weekend marks two nights of Sound Tribe at the ACL Live […]
![Getting sloped on The Floozies ‘Powder Rangers’ Tour: Frisco to Aspen [Show Review] | January 14th + 15th, 2017](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/floozies.jpg?resize=600%2C315&ssl=1)
Electronic
Once you know me, you’ll soon find out that there are very few things I will drop everything for to pursue, and they all involve food and music. So it might have seemed spontaneous to some, but it made perfect sense to me – The Floozies were in the midst of a Colorado run, and […]
![One Love Cali Reggae Fest Playlist, Day Lineups + More! [Festival Playlist]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/one-love-1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
One Love Cali Reggae Fest, California’s biggest reggae festival, has announced its final lineup additions and created quite the anticipation for the beloved fest taking place on The Queen Mary in Long Beach, February 10th-12th. The 2017 lineup boasts so many amazing names, we cannot even list them all. For the first time for three days, […]
![Analog Son talk about new album, legendary studio sessions, and more [Artist Interview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/analogson.png?resize=600%2C352&ssl=1)
Funk
Denver, Colorado’s Analog Son have quietly been adding on to their funky enterprise over the last year, and we’ll all get a taste of their new album this coming January! The enigmatic duo consisting of bassist Joshua Fairman and guitarist Jordan Linit have penned January 24th as the album release date, and everyone is invited […]
![Lettuce Festival ‘Fool’s Paradise’ Announces Lineup Ft. Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Manic Science, The Floozies, Oteil Burbridge & More March 31st-April 1st, St. Augustine, Florida [Festival Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/FoolsParadise2017_Web.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
East Coast
There is no doubt about the fact that Lettuce funk is one of CYM’s favorite groups out there today. Their fresh, funky, uplifting and exploratory spin on one of the most loved genres soothes our souls and brings harmony to the musical universes of our lives. Last year the band partnered with Live for Live […]
![Road to Gem and Jam 2017: Playlist and Schedule [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/15823444_1347882315243982_8981923915897376057_n.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
Gem and Jam 2017 is right around the corner and the excitement for this extremely intimate and special festival is bursting at the seams. Kicking off the festival season in early February in Tucson, Arizona, Gem and Jam’s 11th year lineup is probably the dreamiest ever and we cannot wait to bask in the goodness […]