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![…And the FUNK Shall Set You Free: Lettuce and the Motet at Stubb’s | Austin, TX February 10th, 2018 [Event Review + Photo Gallery]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/14814e6a-2018lettuce@stubbs-19.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Funk
Forget parking in my usual spot a block away from Stubb’s. Red River felt particularly crowded this past weekend – even by Austin standards. It seemed nearly every major spot had a line streaming down the sidewalk for entry, and Stubb’s was no exception. The reason can be summed up in one word: […]
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 […]
![Seattle’s Nectar Lounge passes The Russ Liquid Test | November 5th, 2017 [Show Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_2985.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Nestled on a bustling street in Fremont, a historically cultural neighborhood boasting some of Seattle’s finest eateries and breweries, the Nectar Lounge is perched on a busy intersection and beckons with its large fluorescent green sign. It is a dry and chilly Sunday night as the Nectar Lounge welcomes The Russ Liquid Test along with […]
![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 […]
![Countdown to Utopiafest 9.22-9.24; Pre-Party TONIGHT with Toubab Krewe [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/19029396_10154517759206994_5721105747935070886_n.png?resize=600%2C360&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
To get everyone on our level of stoke for the ninth annual Utopiafest we compiled a list of the things we love most about this intimate gathering nestled in the rolling greenery of the Texas Hill Country. We asked Utopia vets, Facebook and our personal friends what their favorite aspects of Utopiafest are and here is […]
![The Magic of Electric Forest 2017- Weekend 1 [Photo Gallery]](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1514525253161-7a46d19cd819?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1200&q=80)
East Coast
There are so many reasons Electric Forest is our favorite festival of the summer (besides the epic lineups, of course). There truly is something special about this festival and something for everyone to enjoy. Electric Forest is absolutely bursting at the seams with creativity and magic. From the moment you enter the festival you are […]
![Phunkberry Music Festival announces talent stacked live artist bill; ONLY TEN DAYS until we are on The Farm [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/17637174_1235622833172681_4635465885636280997_o-1.png?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
Only ten short days until we are basking the warm Arkansas sun, surrounded by the Ozarks and our closest Phunky phamily. Deadhead Productions is taking Phunk to a whole nother level with the the inaugural Phunkberry Music Festival. Taking place the weekend of May 4th-6th at The Farm in Eureka Spring, Arkansas, Phunkberry aims to […]
![‘Nunya’, a fresh track collaboration from Maddy O’Neal and Megan Hamilton [New Release]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/nunya.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Maddy O’Neal just unleashed a fresh tune featuring soulful babe Megan Hamilton, making it an epic two for one deal of auditory bliss. The latest is called ‘Nunya’, and it’s a rendition of Salt N Pepa’s “None of Your Business”. ‘Nunya’ is a funked up slice of girl power pie, and though it might be a […]
![Robert Randolph and the Family Band at the Gothic Theater in Denver, CO | March 25, 2017 [Photo Gallery]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_56941.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Funk
If you’ve yet to experience the greatness that is seeing Robert Randolph live, we urge you to do yourself a favor and see them now! The entire live band came rolling through the Rocky Mountains last week, and we were fortunate enough to send out photographer Mitch Taylor (Concentrated Images) to grab some epic shots for […]
![Pretty Lights Drops Season Two Premiere of the Episodic Tour, August 4 + 5 [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/17621929_10212669224228316_5816800068640827314_o.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
As if the peak Summer weekend of August 4 + 5 could be any more filled to the brim with dope sauce, the hailed Pretty Lights just announced Episode 6 of 2016’s continuation of Direct Vincent Smith’s Episodic Tour. The two day gathering has just served up the most deliciously magical and heaven sent gift […]