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![Capyac: A Speed Date With The Speedracers [Artist Interview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/capyac-cover.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Capyac are hot off the stage from Texas’s Utopiafest! A few weeks ago they sat down to talk with me about their mythos, touring through Europe, giant demon puppets, and the people behind WAX – their smash fashion show. Potion and Big Sugz talk about their musical evolution from a genre they call Balloon-Wave to […]
![6 Sets Not to Miss at Hillberry Harvest Moon Festival Oct. 13th-16th in Eureka Springs, Arkansas [Festival Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/lineup-1.png?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
Hillberry Harvest Moon Festival is THE festival to be at the weekend of October 13th-16th. Presented by Deadhead Productions and Railroad Earth, Hillberry happens at the unique private land dubbed The Farm in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Graced with the best in Americana, Bluegrass, Folk, Soul and more, Hillberry’s lineup is every Bluegrass lover’s dream. The […]
Electronic
Coming out of the deep Southern city of Houston, Day for Night just blew our fucking minds. Albeit Day for Night hadn’t been on our radar last year, we took one look at the impeccable lineup and sealed our plans to be in H-Town the weekend of December 17th-18th. The return of Irish-born producer Aphex Twin was […]
Festival Coverage
October 22nd marks the beginning of the fifth installment of The Growlers festival, “Beach Goth”. This year The Growlers (or whoever does the actual planning for the two day SoCal event) put together an unprecedented lineup geared toward bonafide music snobs, like me. That being said, there really is nothing goth or extra beachy about […]
Indie
. At the center of the stage a disco ball casts beams of brilliant light over a crowd of adoring dancers. The light cuts out, covering Capyac in a rich blanket of darkness. The taller half of Capyac, Big Sugz, is shadow in tableau – his guitar as dark as the profile of his face. […]
![Lydia Violet Premieres Moving Single “Keep Her Safe” Off New Album ‘Already Free’ Out 9/23 [Song Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/unnamed-2.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
“Keep Her Safe,” the debut single from the Berkeley, CA-based singer/songwriter/violinist Lydia Violet, arrives at a cultural tipping point. The moment has never been more ripe nor ready for feminine protest music, and there’s a new artist on the scene to deliver a rallying cry. As the human race struggles with both awakening and regressing, and our […]
![Vertex Festival Raises Bar for Festival Scene With Stellar First Year In Buena Vista, Colorado [Festival Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/4K9A2242-2.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Last weekend in the breathtaking mountain town of Buena Vista, Colorado, Madison House Presents and AEG Live brought into fruition an inaugural festival unlike any other. Vertex Festival has now set the bar even higher for the festival scene and given music, art and fun lovers all over a new ‘must-do’ weekend every year. Check […]
![ARISE Music Festival Proves Its Staying Power As a Staple in Colorado’s Live Music Culture | August 5th – 7th, 2016 [Festival Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ARISEdavidnovin.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Colorado grown ARISE Music Festival celebrated its’ fourth anniversary last weekend. A beautiful community of families and friends came together at Loveland’s Sunrise Ranch for three days of healing, laughing, learning, and straight gettin’ down to a supreme lineup. Incredible art installations and interactive theme camps turned the ranch into a giant interactive playground. Seven stages hosted […]
![Why We Come Back, The Newport Folk Festival [Event Review + Artist Interviews]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/JFS5037.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
East Coast
Newport Folk Festival This was my third year attending the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island. Out of the many summer music festivals my friends and I have attended together over the years, Newport is the only one we’ve turned into an annual tradition. This isn’t just because of the incredible musical lineup and delicious […]
![Arising in the Horizon – Five Live Instrumentation Sets We Can’t Wait to Catch at ARISE! [Festival Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/13692693_717780681706327_7829261679403028996_n.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
ARISE is one of those gatherings that takes a step beyond the staples that make a music festival. Theme camps, art exhibits, and a strong focus on workshops contribute to a creative and empowering vibe. Colorado-grown ARISE is this August 5th for three days at Sunrise Ranch, a peaceful space in the foothills of Loveland, Colorado. […]