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![Lotus performance at Red Rocks Amphitheatre | September 16th, 2017 [Concert Photography]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/4K9A6315.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Lotus headlined the majestic Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado. All photos by Selin Ponce for Compose Yourself Magazine. Full gallery can be found here.
![Brooklyn Comes Alive delivers an epic weekend of jams | September 23rd & 24th, 2017 [Festival Review + Photo Gallery]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_1582.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
East Coast
Brooklyn Comes Alive refueled the soul last weekend with two full days of epic jams. Hosted by venues The Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn Bowl and Schimanski, an additional day of music this year filled the weekend with rare levels of collaboration and improvisation. Seeing musical legends John Scofield, George Porter Jr., and Bernard Purdie so […]
![Fruition joins Greensky Bluegrass at Taos Mesa Brewing Mothership in New Mexico | September 20th, 2017 [Photo Gallery]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/GSBG-Banjo-2-1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Jamband
A night of strings, blues and fun – contributing photographer Austin Dodson captured wonderful performances by two of our favorite bands. Fruition and Green Sky Blue Grass both gave tremendous and energetic performances that cemented Taos Mesa Brewing Mothership as one of our new favorite venues. Re-live the night through Austin’s photos and make sure to […]
![Getting Stoopid on the River: Slightly Stoopid brings Sounds of Summer to Whitewater Amphitheater | July 28th, 2017 [Event Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017stoopidwwatx-29.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Live Music Coverage
Way out amidst the forested hills of the Texas countryside, something was brewing. The heat of the day was beginning to abate as the sun came down, and a family clad in bathing suits walked away from Whitewater as I pulled in. In addition to the amphitheater, Whitewater is also home to Whitewater Sports, where […]
![How to be a human being: Glass Animals and Little Dragon bring the rain to Red Rocks Amphitheatre | July 26th, 2017 [Show Review + Concert Photography]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/LittleDragon1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Indie
Words by Daniel Keppe and Tai Carpenter Glass Animals are back in the United States and they did not disappoint at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on July 26th, 2017! The only downside to the show minus the rain….the lack of an opener, as the rail entrance to the venue was jam packed with fans missing half […]
![BangOn!’s Elements Lakewood is the summer camp of dreams [Festival Review + Photo Gallery]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_0795.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
East Coast
Review by Jackson Rogow, pictures by Kyle Miller at The Saucy Monster Living up to their reputation and beyond, Bangon! NYC threw one of our all time favorite festivals over memorial day weekend. For details on the sonic wonderland we bathed in all weekend check out our music review. In this article we will get […]
![Little Dragon Casts A Spell Over Austin | April 26th 2017 [Live Music Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/unnamed-5.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Little Dragon breathed the fire of life into the packed crowd at Stubb’s Amphitheater. The entire show was a ritual, as if a spell had been cast over the packed audience by Yukimi Nagano – Little Dragon’s foxy Swedish frontwoman. Yukimi danced with a gourd shaped tambourine in hand and chanted out notes of pure […]
![Tycho at Stubb’s in Austin, TX | May 12th, 2017 [Photo Gallery]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Tycho5.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Indie
Tycho serenaded a mesmerized and jubilant crowd at Stubb’s this past Friday, and photographer Ryan McCoy was able to capture the night for us. If you have the chance, do not miss Tycho on this tour! This run will be accompanied by the band’s new lighting designer, Charlie Botwin, and is even more visually delectable […]
![Generationals deliver phenomenal show at The Grey Eagle in Asheville, North Carolina [Concert Photography]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/JFS7565.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
East Coast
If you’ve yet to captivate yourselves with the odd and soothing sounds from Generationals, allow us to give you an introduction. This dance rock group are built on a solid foundation of interesting percussions, soulful vocals and irresistible melodies, and each show is a sweaty grooving party. They’ve got a Beach Boys charm with an old-time innocence, […]
![Not for the faint of (Desert) Heart(s) | March 31st – April 3, 2017 [Photo Gallery + Festival Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC03041-1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
As the sun went down on Friday, my crew and I approached Los Coyotes Indian Reservation and the night started to show its cold, brisk smile. Traffic had been hellish getting out of San Diego and LA—which is where our two cars had respectively left from—but by the time we reached the gate, the […]