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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 […]
![Miniature Tigers, Big Fun at Barracuda in Austin, TX | February 9th, 2017 [Show Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/tigers-header.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Indie
Miniature Tigers brings just the right mix of 80s spice to the indie rock recipe. Their music moves people on the dance floor and invigorates the soul. Rick Shaier’s sweet synths float like clouds and Algernon Quaishe’s groovy guitar drips like rain, underlying the contradictory nature of their music – making dark and depressing lyrics […]
![ATTN House Lovers: Borussia Gives Joakim’s Latest Single ‘Numb’ A Fresh Remix [Song Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/14141571_1150992171626908_1380996950984249406_n.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
We’re just over a month out from Joakim’s new album drop, Samurai, scheduled for March 17th, and it’s appropriate more than ever to have a fresh remix thrown our way. The latest single, ‘Numb’ has been given a rinse by Borussia, and it certainly honors the original by giving it a beastly facelift. Borussia meets […]
![Wild Child Sells Out Los Angeles, The Troubadour ||12.13.16 [Photo Gallery]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/36.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Indie
Wild Child is an indie band gem hailing from Austin, Texas. Their fan base has been steadily growing with the band’s national growth and we have been following these talented cats since their beginning Austin days. Wrapping up their two week West coast tour in LA and San Diego, the band’s energy and stage presence […]
![The Wood Brothers Bring Pure Joy to Denver 12.9.16 [Photo Gallery]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/15400947_1317724451612799_4936414406440230901_n.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Indie
Last weekend the residents of beautiful Denver, Colorado were treated to an intimate and energetic set by The Wood Brothers, a soulful and unique acoustic band that took over the Ogden last Friday night. Having just released their latest and greatest, ‘Paradise’, the venue was packed full of fans eager with anticipation to see this […]
![Australia’s Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter Dino Jag Shines in lovable EP ‘Breakthrough’ [Album Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Breakthrough-Promo-web-cover-1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Indie
South Australian Singer-Songwriter Dino Jag brings a full-bodied glass of musical Pop Rock goodness on his freshly released EP Breakthrough. Released on November 25th following two lovable singles ‘Two Young Hearts’ and ‘You Make Me Feel So Good,’ Breakthrough brings the listener a soul filled, wonderfully produced, six track EP that you will definitely be […]
![Inaugural ‘Sound On Sound’ Fest Plays On [Festival Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DSC7796.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Forget ACL, Sound on Sound is injecting its imagination into the Texas festival scene. Last weekend I had a truly magical experience, completely carefree… until the event was suddenly evacuated. We’ll speak more on that later, but first up of course, is the music. The fairground was small enough to walk in 20 minutes and […]
![Getting cozy with The Nightowls, our new favorite soul-pop band [Artist Interview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/thenightowls.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Funk
Rocking a big sound reminiscent of a Southern Baptist choir, the expert ensemble of blasting horns and soulful singers that are The Nightowls wrap you into their charm almost immediately. Their new EP, Royal Sessions, is a vigorous display of the warm pop melodies you can expect from the band, and these Austin natives simply […]
![Beach Goth 2016 met with festival obstacles, still won us over with sets by Justice, Nicolas Jaar, Patti Smith, The Growlers, and more [Live Music Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DSC01050.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
The highly anticipated Beach Goth 2016 was fun, but that’s not saying much since its a music festival after all. The Beach Goth production team failed in many ways which took away from the music and everyone’s overall enjoyment of the festival. Beach Goth, the yearly festival put on by The Growlers in Southern […]