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Festival Coverage
Colorado’s massive music scene just got hit with a healthy dose of New Orleans flavor in the form of Central Jazz! As the revival of the original Central City Jazz Festival, which ran from 1976 to 1992, we’re excited to experience the festival firsthand in this beautiful casino mountain town. Akin to the spontaneity of […]
![Evolving in all the right ways: Getting caught up with The RunniKine [Artist Interview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/b4e26a12-runnikine.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
The RunniKine are a trio hailing from Denver boasting savory funk that grooves the masses wherever they play. Their 3 song EP, Danger Close, is full of melodic soul tracks that will have you hooked. If you want an idea of what to expect from this infectious trio, check out a personal highlight from the […]
![Comes back from Israel, Elements Lakewood lineup sets computer on fire | May 25th – 27th, 2018 [#DroolMode]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/50034792-lakewood2018_mainflyer_approved.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
East Coast
Returned to the states from another country only to discover that our favorite new festival, Elements Lakewood, put out a absolute scorcher of a lineup. Yes. BangOn! is bringing the party back to Lakewood, PA with a flaming hot lineup of house and underground bass music. With tech masters by the likes of Claude Vonstroke, Fisher, and The […]
![Miami’s first transformational festival, Fractal Beach | February 2nd – 4th, 2018 [#DroolMode]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/42288c5f-fractal-beach-2018-full-lineup-poster.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Art
Starting out 2018 with a jump on the festival schedule, the second installment of Fractal Beach is here to tempt you. With an impressive lineup of music, live art, and panel speakers, we’ll give you a few reasons to put Fractal Beach on your sights this weekend. Artist highlights include Exmag, a supreme electronic funk […]
Electronic
Leave it to Denver’s bass den, The Black Box, to bring in some of the most sought after talent in the scene for a weekly headliner slot. This weeks’ Electronic Tuesday will see its heaviest show of the year with K.L.O. and Sortof Vague arranging minds in the main room. The Cosmic Synergy collective will […]
Electronic
After making a relocation to the larger Pima County Fairgrounds, Gem and Jam Festival have triumphed once again in beating the obstacles. As music lineups begin to roll out and festival announcements hit the feeds everyday, the team behind Gem and Jam Festival rolled up their sleeves and hand-picked a meticulous lineup of talent to […]
Electronic
Lovable funk band BoomBox are officially in Denver, Colorado for their three night run at the Gothic Theater, and we’re more than ecstatic to be joining the ride. Since Boombox collaborator Russ Randolph parted ways, we’ve already fallen head first in love with the new tunes. Two tracks released this year, ‘Right Around Two’, and […]
![Fresh release from Templo, Shadows, drops today in anticipation of his headlining show at Denver’s Black Box | December 8th, 2017 [New Album Release + Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/templo1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Though Denver has yet to officially have our first real snow, the winter months draw us all indoors, and that includes our favorite producers as well. Liam Shea aka Templo has been hard at work perfecting his latest studio effort, Shadows, and will be dropping it to fans Thursday, December 7th. Highly anticipated, Shadows will […]
![THE SUMMER CAMP OF DREAMS RETURNS: Elements Lakewood 2018 [#DroolMode]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/saucy1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
East Coast
From May 25th – 27th 2018 the BangOn! crew will be bringing back their Elements Festival to Northeast Pennsylvania for some Memorial Day Weekend festivities. This was one of our top fests of 2017 and we’re beyond stoked for its return. As we anxiously await the lineup, we do have knowledge on some confirmed aspects […]
![Dirtwire bring Blaze Tour to Seattle’s Nectar Lounge with Yaima | November 15th, 2017 [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ditwireee.jpeg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
The cultural hub of Fremont is revisited on November 15th at the Nectar Lounge by Dirtwire, a trio of musicians who consistently delivers a worldly performance rooted in the crossroads of beats, blues, African, Asian, and South American sounds. The fused Americana and post-millennial psychedelic journey is guided by David Satori of Beats Antique, Evan […]