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Live music coverage from reviews to photo galleries.
Hip-Hop
The masterful minds behind Atmosphere, Slug (Sean Daley) and Ant (Anthony Davis), have been selling out the beautiful Red Rocks Amphitheater for years now, but that doesn’t mean it gets any less exciting when the duo comes around. As true lovers of hip-hop themselves, Atmosphere have consistently produced an arsenal of tracks that have captivated […]
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 […]
![Resonant Language Releases New EP ‘Fractal Technician’ [Album Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/resonantlanguage.jpg?resize=600%2C355&ssl=1)
Electronic
Resonant Language clearly spends more time behind his computer screen than most. In just a few years his sound has filled out as fast as one could hope, always staying true to making music that pushes boundaries without ever committing to any genre full on. As he creates what I suppose you could call jazz […]
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. […]
![Fruition plays Jackson Hole for the first time and straight nails it [Show Review + Photo Gallery]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_9408.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Jamband
Fruition hit Jackson Hole, Wyoming last Wednesday, August 24th, and it could not have been a better show to welcome the band to this uniquely beautiful Teton community for the first time. Once everyone nestled into the cozy Town Square Tavern, the fruitiness and freakiness level soared. Dimly lit green, blues and reds coated the dance […]
![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 […]
![Yonder Mountain String Band Wows Red Rocks with Preservation Hall Jazz Band & Drive-by Truckers August 20th [Show Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_9221-2.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Jamband
Colorado’s Yonder Mountain String Band brought it back home with a stellar performance on the famous Red Rocks last Saturday, August 20th. Openers Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Drive-by Truckers started the night off proper bringing us a some soulful jazz followed by a dose of solid country rock before YMSB blasted us off into […]
![Fruition Announces NYE Portland Dates + New Live Video Of “The Meaning” [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/13923580_1053674624719744_1231241625617709094_o.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Jamband
Fruition just announced even more tour dates rolling all the way through November and ending with what’s bound to be the best way to spend NYE in Portland, Oregon, with three nights at the Wonder Ballroom (last time’s fruitiness @ the Wonder). The band will travel extensively this tour and join greats Greensky Bluegrass for a few […]
![Pretty Lights at Red Rocks Ft. Maddy O’Neal, Marvel Years, SuperVision & Chris Karns Aug. 12+13 [Photo Gallery]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/4K9A5842-2.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Last weekend at Red Rocks was one for the history books. A two night run with Colorado’s own Derek Vincent Smith a.k.a. Pretty Lights Music and band donned the rocks for two mind-blowing nights filled with some of the biggest and baddest electronic producers in the game. Joined on August 12th by Colorado stunner Maddy O’Neal and […]
![All Aboard the Squabtrain! SunSquabi Announces Fall Odyssey Tour, Kicks off in Texas [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Screen-Shot-2016-08-18-at-4.09.17-PM.png?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
The Squabtrain is in full force and it is your turn to hop aboard. With the announcement of their fall Odyssey tour dates, we have even more reasons to be stoked for this coming season. This time around, the SunSquabi boys are coming out with a full production crew tour and lots of new funkalicious […]