"Do what you love, and share it with the world" — Independent Music & Festival Journal Since 2013
Electronic
Euphoric Styles have kept the masses satisfied for years by producing some of the best music events in Santa Cruz and beyond. they’re heading into the new year strongly with Santa Cruz Music Festival, happening February 18th and 19th. Names like TroyBoi, G Jones and Louis the Child have us stoked enough already, but for […]
![CRSSD Fest Spring Edition Invites Flume, Duke Dumont, Claude Von Stroke to Ocean Side Party | March 4th + 5th, 2017 [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/CRSSD1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
California has been the hub for many musical explosions; the counter-culture rock movement in the 60’s that began out of the Bay Area is one example. Move forward a couple decades and you’ll find a new attitude blossoming with the rise of gangster rap and hip-hop that stemmed from the LA and surrounding areas. […]
![One Love Cali Reggae Fest Playlist, Day Lineups + More! [Festival Playlist]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/one-love-1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
One Love Cali Reggae Fest, California’s biggest reggae festival, has announced its final lineup additions and created quite the anticipation for the beloved fest taking place on The Queen Mary in Long Beach, February 10th-12th. The 2017 lineup boasts so many amazing names, we cannot even list them all. For the first time for three days, […]
![Road to Gem and Jam 2017: Playlist and Schedule [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/15823444_1347882315243982_8981923915897376057_n.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
Gem and Jam 2017 is right around the corner and the excitement for this extremely intimate and special festival is bursting at the seams. Kicking off the festival season in early February in Tucson, Arizona, Gem and Jam’s 11th year lineup is probably the dreamiest ever and we cannot wait to bask in the goodness […]
![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 […]
![One Love Cali Reggae Fest Brings a Killer Lineup 2.10-2.12 to Long Beach, CA [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/15109439_712717518876440_5562192426928172311_n.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
If you are a fan of good vibes, great music and the sunshine coast, get your booty to Long Beach, California for One Love Cali Reggae Fest happenin’ February 10th-12th, 2017. California is always slayin’ it in the reggae and PMA department, but partying on a ship for three days listening to some of our favorite […]
![T-E-E-D, Kidnap Kid, Tiga, and more give standout performances at Minimal Effort Halloween 2016 | Los Angeles, California [Live Music Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/halloween.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Minimal Effort Halloween was maximum fun (I wonder how many mediocre bloggers have used that one already)! But actually, Minimal Effort last Saturday was a great event. It is clear that they did not sell as many tickets as they wanted because LA Center Studios was practically empty, but this allowed the people who did […]
![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 […]
![The exhibits of Andy Warhol, Josh Kline and Corita Kent speak to Portland’s inner-city social injustices [Portland Art Museum, October 2016]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/warhol1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Art
What do Andy Warhol, Josh Kline, and Arvie Smith all have in common? They’re all being featured at the Portland Art Museum, and have all focused their bodies of art on misogyny, racism and police brutality. Portland is the center of very heated issues dealing with all three of these, so there is no […]
![House.Techno.Love: Peep the 5 1/2 Hour Desert Hearts Crew Set from Symbiosis 2016 [Stream + Artist Spotlight + Haunted Hearts]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/hauntedhearts.jpg?resize=600%2C360&ssl=1)
Electronic
“Real vibe comes from the heart and it comes from the love for the music and the love for one another. Trust me if anyone can have a spiritual experience on the dance floor it’s me, but mine usually happen when I’ve got my eyes closed and I’m locked into a tight ass house groove. […]