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![[Festival Review] Finding Ourselves in The Desert | Gem and Jam Music Festival February 6th – 8th, 2015](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/unnamed-9.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
As we made our descent upon the old desert town of Tucson, Lauren and I were riddled with uncontainable excitement. Though it’d be my second year of the festival and Lauren’s first, our levels on the stoked factor were just as equally off the charts. After 12 hours of driving, the sight of a landscape […]
Festival Coverage
It seems to make more and more sense to us that Arizona is the perfect place to kick off festival season proper. After covering Gem and Jam Festival earlier this February, there’s another AZ fest that is calling our names to return to the desert. Taking place in downtown Phoenix, McDowell Mountain Music Festival is […]
Electronic
If the kick ass shenanigans that ensued at last year’s BUKU Music + Arts Project are any indication of what’s to come, we can only imagine what’s set to go down in Nawlin’s this March! The stages, the pop-up street performances, the after parties that never ended – ready yourselves for the BUKU experience of […]
![[Photo Gallery] Gem and Jam Music Festival | February 6-8th, 2015](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/unnamed-91.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
We were so grateful to be apart of the Gem and Jam press team again this year! Taking place in the beautiful desert of Tucson, Arizona, G&J is the South West’s prominent music festival that caters to the electronic bass scene. Adding in the internationally renowned gem and mineral show that takes over the city […]
![[Show Review] Trillwave Dallas | SYSTEM (UKG SET) February 11th, 2015](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1514525253161-7a46d19cd819?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1200&q=80)
Electronic
Such Trill. Much Wave. Wow. In case you missed it, here is a recap of Trillwave’s Wednesday weekly at Beauty Bar last night with special guest SYSTEM, aka Ryan Black. SYSTEM played a special UK Garage set and laced in some break beat tunes and speed garage. The highlight of the night was when he dropped […]
![[Photo Gallery + Show Review] Saosin with Anthony Green at South Side Ballroom in Dallas, TX | January 23rd, 2015](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/unnamed-2.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Live Music Coverage
It was last week at the South Side Ballroom in Dallas, where a sparse group of 20-30somethings dressed in mostly black waited outside in anticipation of seeing one of their most adored rock bands: Saosin. Standing around and kicking the pavement with their high top black Converse, friend groups hesitantly merged, but bonded to speak about […]
![#TBT [Photo Gallery] Gem and Jam Festival 2014 in Tucson, AZ](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/DSC07264.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
With Gem and Jam Festival now only 8 days away, we are stoked to present our #ThrowBackThursday photo gallery for the week. Consisting of Maddy O Neal and Donnie Dalbora, Krooked Drivers possess a hyped and intrinsic energy that enables the duo to churn out endless hip-hop and bluesy beats that refuse to be pigeonholed into […]
Electronic
Yoga Turn Up With GRiZ When you’re on the road for a festival two states away, you truly start to embrace your inner yogi; there’s nothing quite like a lengthy stretch to revive your limbs and refresh your mind. Sexy saxman Grant Kwiecinski, aka GRiZ, agrees 100%. One of our favorite moments from last year’s BUKU was our […]
![[Photo Series] Traveling Bug: Antelope Canyon](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/antelope-canyon-1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Social Culture
This magnificent slot canyon located east of Page, Arizona is truly a place of magic. This canyon’s characteristic color patterns and flow are known around the world and is said to be one of the most inspirational and beautiful places on earth. Until you can see the real deal, travel vicariously through these photos and […]
Festival Coverage
After the insane weekend we had covering Buku Music + Arts Project this past March, we knew we could expect nothing but the best from the event crew (Winter Circle Productions, Huka Entertainment, and MCP Presents) in coming up with another jaw dropping and eclectic lineup for 2015, and they more than delivered. Last year […]