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![deM atlaS, The Grungy Rapper You’ve Been Praying For [Artist Spotlights]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dematlascover.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Hip-Hop
For everyone complaining about trash rappers these days, deM atlaS is here to bring some saving grace. His dark and haunting melodies will echo down a dim street in your mind. Hailing from St. Paul, Minnesota he is among the freshman class of new rappers on my favorite label – Rhymesayers. His sound is a rap revival of Seattle grunge – at some […]
![Michal Menert & Friends Ring In the New Year With A SOLD OUT Performance At The Aggie Theater [Event Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Michal-Menert-Bass-Physics-1-1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
With all of the excitement surrounding the Colorado music scene this NYE, Michal Menert welcomed a SOLD OUT crowd to 2017 with an unforgettable performance at the Aggie Theater, in Fort Collins. As Fort Collins is my college town, I could not have pictured a better way to ring in the New Year than an intimate venue with […]
![Mala Luna Music Festival 2016 | San Antonio, Texas [Photo Gallery]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/TravisScott1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
This past October marked the first of many gatherings to come from Mala Luna, and we were stoked to be apart of it! Tons of local vendors, painters, and musicians graced the festival as well as big names to draw in the crowds, making for a truly perfect festival experience. While Texas has hosted many […]
![Catch Protextor at this year’s Sound on Sound Festival + Peep these top three tracks [SoS Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/protextor.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
A backbone provides the structure necessary for a body to grow, a pillar the support that a building needs to stand. Calling a white emcee from Iowa the backbone of the scene is perhaps too bold a statement but Adam Protextor has undoubtedly made himself a pillar of the Austin hip hop community. With his […]
![Artist Spotlight from Sound on Sound 2016: Our Top Three Tracks From Hip-Hop artist Anya [SoS Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/anya.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
I first saw Anya opening up for Aesop Rock two years ago, and I can still remember how her performance filled my bones and soul. She engaged the crowd in a genuine way, in one memorable moment she teased us over our shared bitterness due to failed love, and the bass in her beats drove […]
![Lou Phelps, Cashmere Cat and Kaytranada at Ogden Theater in Denver, CO | October 7th, 2016 [Show Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/FullSizeRender-1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
I’d been waiting all month for last Friday night, and once it had finally arrived, I knew I wasn’t alone in my anticipation. Arriving to the Ogden Theater just before 10pm, there was already a long line of anxious patrons lining the block, and despite the cold, smiles were plastered on every face. The lineup […]
![Snakehips Perform in Denver, CO at the Gothic Theater | September 23, 2016 [Photo Gallery]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/snakehips4.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
It isn’t a surprise that Fridays are the sexiest night of the week for most Denver residents, and with such a plethora of beats in town, it makes a whole lot of sense. This was the case on the weekend of September 23rd, when UK duo Snakehips would be taking over the Gothic Theater for an […]
Hip-Hop
The masterful minds behind Atmosphere, Slug (Sean Daley) and Ant (Anthony Davis), have been selling out the beautiful Red Rocks Amphitheater for years now, but that doesn’t mean it gets any less exciting when the duo comes around. As true lovers of hip-hop themselves, Atmosphere have consistently produced an arsenal of tracks that have captivated […]
![Chicago’s North Coast Music Festival Brings Musical Diversity and Urban Flavor to Union Park | September 2nd-4th, 2016 [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ncmf.png?resize=600%2C341&ssl=1)
Electronic
Calling all Coasties! Chicago’s favorite end of summer blowout is returning to Union Park this Labor Day Weekend. Now in its sixth year, NCMF has become a staple in the Midwest festival arena. Curated by local club promoters React Presents, this year is shaping up to be one of the most fun yet. North Coast […]
![Lafa Taylor Releases New Collab with Aabo + Music Video ‘Turn My Music Up’ [New Release + Music Video]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/lafa.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
The latest from joker Lafa Taylor has us stepping into the world of his never ending shenanigans, this time involving his incessant desire to make everyone dance. As we jump between jail house scenes to hospital rooms to an airplane flying 30,000 feet in the air, there’s no way to resist the groove when Lafa’s […]