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Live Music Coverage
Ogden Twilight is a series of eclectic outdoor concerts that happen during the summer in the town of the same name in Utah. The lineups span genres and always bring beloved acts to the stage, allowing fans to spend the night under the stars while enjoying the small towns’ amazing restaurants and natural sights. When […]
Electronic
It’s hard to believe so much time has passed since the last evening of Bloom at Hummingbird Ranch. After three weeks of reality, we’re already looking forward to next year’s event. Each night of the 2019 festival’s procurement of music had its own feel, and the festival crew pulled it off without any hiccups along […]
![Back to their roots: Desert Dwellers discuss new album, tribal house and more [Artist Interview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/49a5e6bd-img_3885.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Desert Dwellers have been a staple of electronic music for almost twenty years. Their latest album ‘Breath’ topped Beatport and came in at number 9 on the Billboard dance chart. Their sound explores the multiple millenias’ of World Music, while maintaining progressive, ever fresh track productions. The soundscapes they create can provide a soundtrack to […]
![Gibbz and Cobrayama debut first single ‘Letting You Go’ from upcoming collaborative album [New Music Monday]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/a1f395f3-lettingyougo.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
If you’ve yet to be swept off your feet by epic songwriter/romance enthusiast/pop dreamboat Gibbz, please consider this a formal introduction. After completing a lengthy string of shows with Cobrayama this past Spring, we were anxiously looking forward to what would transpire from the creatives spending time on the road. The result? A collaborative album, […]
Electronic
Solutions Lounge and Restaurant is the place to be this Sunday for a brunch and bass hangout with Valerie Molano and special guest Skeena. The event kicks off at 11am and attendees can look forward to a collection of art and a brunch menu featuring an array of food, bottomless mimosas and Wild Moon Liqueur […]
![Maintaining Velocity with Telemetry: New Music, Upcoming Shows, Dream Festivals and More [Artist Interview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/d4ed55c8-dsc_4282.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Nothing makes a rainy day better than the promise of new music, and live electronic trio Telemetry are making good on their promise. The Colorado based band are nearly ready to release a vault of fresh music just in time for festival season, and we’re just as excited as you are to funk up our […]
![Jasmine and Jazz: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2019 Celebrates Life, Love and Music [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/e270b16e-img-2048-e1579225155881.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
For New Orleans residents, the Jazz Fest spirit is alive and well all year round. Celebrating 50 years, I was ecstatic to experience Jazz Fest for the very first time. As a relatively new jazz listener, I knew I loved classic players like Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, John Coltrane, but I had yet to dig […]
Jamband
In the grand Schema Things, all you really need is more jamtronica in your life. Four sonic warriors made that realization, and are here to fill that missing gap you’ve been subconsciously searching for. Denver’s Schema Things is the summation of a group of talented local individuals coming together to give the scene a fresh […]
![Phoenix Lights Festival Lands for Successful Fifth Anniversary [Festival Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/c5e4fbf9-51745129_2954931091446931_3637419828890828800_o.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
For the 5th consecutive year, an ominous series of lights hovered over a crater sized piece of land at Rawhide Event Center in Chandler, AZ during the first weekend of April. These flashing lights did not come from the sky, instead they were shining out from the weekend-long extraterrestrial themed rave during Phoenix Lights Festival. […]
![The Billie Eilish Experience: An immersive album release art exhibition [March 31, 2019]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/973155866e8369eaf7e1304dc0337450.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
It had been less than 24 hours in LA and I was already kicking off the day’s activities by signing a waiver. In order to join the Billie Eilish Experience, I’d need to complete a waiver with Spotify to reserve my attendance. The waiver asked commonplace things, like if I had any sensitivity to lights […]