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![[Photo Gallery] The Glitch Mob Bring ‘The Blade’ To South Side Ballroom in Dallas, TX | June 5th, 2015](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/TGFov3cK0MfWO77LAAZnV19Halhn9iHhSGESiGwTeWs.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
The trio known as The Glitch Mob have been on quite the roll this year, and with the latest release of their album Piece Of The Indestructible’, we’re sure they aren’t slowing down any time soon. We’ve considered ourselves fan of these guys since ‘Drink The Sea’ was released back in 2010! No matter what […]
Electronic
Northern California’s most premiere camping festival, Northern Nights, recently stole our breath when they announced the rest of their lineup for 2015. Among the fresh additions? The Polish Ambassador, Amp Live, Justin Jay, hip hop legendary group Black Star, and many, many more! As if we weren’t daydreaming of our return to Northern Nights enough, […]
![[Review + Photo Gallery] Bonobo + Nightmares On Wax at Concord Music Hall |Chicago, IL May 30th, 2015](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/DSC02171.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Article by Joshua Krol Photos by Davis Bergstrom It was a cold and windy night in Chicago last weekend, with the rain beginning to fall just as people began scurrying inside Concord Music Hall to find warmth within the chill vibes of Bonobo, the night’s headliner. Bonobo, real name Simon Green, has been a unique […]
![[Review + Photo Gallery] Our Top 10 Most Memorable Moments of Sasquatch Music Festival 2015](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/chromeo.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
All we can can say is Sasquatch Music Festival was up to festival par. From the unique lineup featuring acts that cannot be seen anywhere else this Summer, to the most gorgeous scenery we have ever laid eyes on, this fest impressed us on all levels. Although we enjoyed every minute of the experience, we […]
![[Review] Summer Camp Music Festival 2015: Top 5 Artist Collaborations | May 22-24th, 2015](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/scamp1.png?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
My body still aches from tromping around Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, IL. It was a weekend filled with friends who had traveled from all across the country to enjoy one beautiful weekend together and get the funk down. As I return to my everyday life, I cannot get my mind off of how great […]
![[Review] Lightning in a Bottle 2015: 10 Years of Blowing Minds | Bradley, CA May 21st-25th, 2015](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/LIB11.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
This year the festival culture is experiencing many 10 year reunions. This scene has been around for years now, and of the events that have presided over this auspicious period, perhaps no other festival offers such a dynamic lineup, and eclectic infrastructure as Lightning in a Bottle. This Festival has thrusted itself into new territory […]
![[Review + Photos] Campout for the Cause: A Wet and Wild Weekend on the Colorado River | May 21st-24th, 2015 in Bond, Colorado](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/AepKDuK3TJoI537j6lhu4neCwV5EsZzOzXg8ql1l6Ds1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
For those of you lucky enough to be a part of the seventh annual Campout for the Cause this year, you know it was a weekend to remember. Hundreds gathered on the banks of the Colorado River at Rancho Del Rio for four days of roots music, yoga, camping and paddle boarding from May 21 – […]
Hip-Hop
Glenn Waco is Portland’s newest breakout hip-hop artist, as well as a present day civil rights activist. Born in January of 1992, Glenn is 23 years old and a Portland, Oregon native; more specifically a Saint Johns native to those familiar with the North Portland neighborhood. Glenn’s mother has been a long time activist in […]
![[Photo Gallery] Lighting in a Bottle Music Festival | May 21-25th, 2015 in Bradley, California](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_6231.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Take a journey through the 10th annual Lightning in a Bottle Music Festival, which took place May 21-25th in Bradley, CA. This desert hippy fest brought acts including Flume, Odesza, Tycho, Griz and RL Grime for their first ever sold out event. Relive your experience or confirm the fact that you need to attend next […]
![[Show Review] Tipper at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado | May 16th, 2015](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/redrocks.jpg?resize=600%2C355&ssl=1)
Electronic
So many tippies. From the moment I arrived to the lot, there were a bunch of familiar faces. As expected with a set date for this party announced almost a year ago, (flyers got passed out after Tipper’s set at Sonic Bloom last year), I ran into people I’d met from across the country all seemingly […]