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Midwest
Warning, some images are NSFW! With a title that says it all, I was immediately intrigued by Museum of Contemporary Art‘s latest exhibit – Marilyn Minter’s Pretty/Dirty. I watched as museum visitors walked from room to room, some with complete looks of shock upon seeing the art on the walls they’d just closed themselves in. […]
![[Show Review] Purple Couch Premiere: The Moon Party at the Glitter Dome | November 12th, 2015](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/11217554_1507866302863367_9218572090687685953_n.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
As this Denver community of artists and lovers of the good vibes expands, Jason Burruss has made a move to accelerate the speed it’s growing at by throwing a series of parties, Purple Couch Presents, within it’s premiere being totally free. The entertainment from all talented local artists provided a nice grass roots feel on […]
![[Show Review] Michal Menert and the Pretty Fantastics at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, CO| October 30th, 2015](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/fillmore.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Ain’t no party like a Hallow’s Eve party, and Michal Menert and his Pretty Fantastics proved just that this past Friday at Denver’s Fillmore Auditorium. Opening up the night with experimental producer Thriftworks, rising Soulection artist StarRo and the chaotic breakdancing freak they call The Gaslamp Killer, the room was packed out within an hour […]
![[Photo Gallery] Riot Fest Denver | August 27th-29th, 2015](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_0001-11.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
This year’s installment of Riot Fest saw one of the best lineups of the summer, and we were all too excited to be apart of the action here in Denver! Making the National Western Complex Center their home for the weekend, the new venue overshadows last years Sports Authority by a long shot, and gave […]
![[Show Review + Photo Gallery] Dashboard Confessional + Third Eye Blind At Fillmore Auditorium In Denver, Colorado July 9th, 2015](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/MG_4678-3.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Indie
Article + Photos by Stacey Rupolo. Third Eye Blind and Dashboard Confessional, together, for one night of amazing music? Be still, my high school heart. Playing to a sold out audience at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver on July 9, 2015, Third Eye Blind and Dashboard Confessional rocked out with amazing energy in a performance […]
![[Photo Series] Denver Botanical Gardens, 50mm | Stacey Rupolo](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/11147037_10153277232326145_915665660039908774_n.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Midwest
Sometimes I need to go on dates with myself. Living in a new city has been a fun adventure for me since there are constantly new places to go, food to eat, people to meet, and, duh, more food. But it also has lonely parts. Hours, stretched together with nothing to fill them. Allowing myself […]
![[Show Review] Sonic Bloom Pre-Parties in Denver, CO: Unifying the Field at Cervante’s Masterpiece Ballroom | April 24th + 25th 2015](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/11193341_10203417122103465_606580943755970410_n.jpg?resize=540%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
The vibes were ebbing and flowing in full effect as hundreds of heady Coloradoans filed into the massive venue at Cervante’s Masterpiece Ballroom last weekend. Sonic Bloom, one of, if not THE most loved CO festival of them all, will soon be upon us, and there was nothing more fitting to get you hyped for […]
![[Show Review + Photo Gallery] OK Go At the Ogden Theater in Denver, CO | April 24th, 2015](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/okgo5.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Indie
Mixing music, media, and technology, OK Go put on an energetic and interactive show at the Ogden Theater on Friday April 24, 2015. Playing behind a screen of projected images and live video streams of the band members for parts of the show, this tech savvy pop band delivered an impressive musical range and progressive […]
![[Photo Gallery] Sweater Beats at 1Up in Denver, CO | March 11th, 2015](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SweaterBeats_5.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
The music rich residents of Denver, Colorado got a taste of the NYC’s sultry electronic vibe last week when Sweater Beats performed at the 1Up. Sexy and innovative reworks and original productions are this producer’s forte, and after his set in Denver it was clear that Sweater Beats is hellbent on making the best of […]
![[Photo Gallery] Kaytranada at 1Up March 12th, 2015 | Denver, CO](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/kaytranada_21.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
KAYTRANADA, yes all capitals, is one of the most talked about names on the electronic bass scene right now. The Montreal beat maker, whose real name is Kevin Celestin, first blew up when he put his own spin to Janet Jackson’s ‘If’, creating an upbeat and irresistibly grooving track. Like the flames of a wild […]