"Do what you love, and share it with the world" — Independent Music & Festival Journal Since 2013
Hip-Hop
As a fan long before her official studio debut (‘See.SZA.Run’ anyone?), I’ve witnessed the dizzying rise of fame for the songstress known as SZA, real name Solána Imani Rowe. Her honest and emotionally charged lyrics strike a chord with listeners from around the world, but especially those in the throes of adulthood, young love and […]
![Seu Jorge performs The Life Aquatic Sessions as tribute to David Bowie in Boulder, CO | September 8th, 2017 [Show Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/seu.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Guest Posts
The other day, I saw a show that genuinely made me feel – all the feels – as one could say. It was a tribute to David Bowie by Brazilian artist Seu Jorge at the Chautauqua Auditorium in Boulder, Colorado. For all my love for the music of that era, I got into Bowie very […]
![Russ Liquid, SunSquabi, Michal Menert & Pretty Fantastics and the Floozies at Red Rocks Amphitheater October 8th, 2016 [Show Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/thefloozies.jpg?resize=600%2C315&ssl=1)
Electronic
As one of the last Red Rocks shows of the season, it was with mixed emotions that I showed up to what’s become my favorite venue last Saturday. Bittersweet, heavy-hearted yet ready to boogy my ass off – these are the trail mix of feels I was experiencing if you’d like to get in my […]
![[Show Review + Photo Gallery] Thievery Corporation Serenades New York City at Pier 97 | August 15, 2014](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/guitar.loulou.rob_.png?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
East Coast
Last Friday, August 15, 2014, the full Thievery Corporation live band gave a memorably enchanting performance at New York City’s Pier 97. This show was part of their current tour in celebration of the group’s newest record, Saudade. Sixties funk brass ensemble, Lee Fields & The Expressions, got the evening started with a smooth, soulful jazz session as the crowd began entering […]