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Festival Coverage
As you turn off U.S. Route 285 South and embark on the descent of Country Road 126, the scenery likens to a clip from the docuseries Planet Earth. The winding road borders the side of the glimmering North Fork South Platte River; rolling meadows showcase a palette of flourishing earth tones, towering pines set below […]
Indie
Convening below an American flag turned upside down, Rostam Batmanglij and his live band delivered an evening of intimate artistry at the historic Aladdin Theater in Portland, Oregon. Hitting multiple cities in the PNW in support of his newest album, American Stories, the former Vampire Weekend musician also featured a special lineup of multi-instrumentalists to […]
Electronic
Leah Chisholm, better known as LP Giobbi, first gained popularity in the live music circuit in 2017. Less than 10 years later, she’s a household name – at least in her home state of Oregon. The Eugene-born musician is known for her addictive fusion of piano laden house productions, combining her classical jazz training with […]
Electronic
The co-headline that dreams are made of. Dance music lovers were united in an evening of pure sweat, fun and groove on Sunday night in Portland, packing out the Moda Center for the hottest tour of the year. Kaytranada and Justice have only just gotten started on what will be a very limited 13 date […]
![The House Show of the Year: Denver’s Cowapalooza ‘25 [Recap + Photos]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IMG_0120-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Live Music Coverage
This past Saturday marked an incendiary day in the heart of the Mile High City – Cowapalooza. A show-stacked, community-driven day of unadulterated mayhem in Capitol Hill, this event was hosted by local psychedelic grunge cosmonauts – Rugburn, and it surely delivered everything it promised. A full day of fun-soaked, cow-themed, house party vibes with […]
Art
As a former Austin resident, South by Southwest (SXSW) was the fair I’d had mixed feelings about – event lines could be long, traffic is a nightmare and most of the time, you won’t even get in. Still, on more than a few occasions friends would drive down to visit me from Dallas and […]
Art
Returning to The Fonda Theatre for the second year in a row, London-based producer Max Cooper brought his visionary live 3D audio/visual set back to Los Angeles last month on November 14th. Known for his mind-bending journey sets spanning multiple genres, Max Cooper—a producer, DJ, and visual artist of over 15 years—is truly one of […]
![The Osees Light Up Salt Lake City with Psychedelic Brilliance [Show Review + Film]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/64350033_1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Live Music Coverage
On Tuesday night, the quintessential psychedelic band Osees (formerly known as Thee Oh Sees) delivered a performance at Metro Music Hall that will be remembered by Salt Lake City for years to come. Choosing to plunge into the multi-faceted world of psychedelic rock might seem daring, but for a band with such a storied past—tracing […]
![Natural Child Delivers Real Rock and Roll to Denver’s Bluebird Theater [Show Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_6592-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Live Music Coverage
Rough and tough rock and rollers Natural Child brought their homegrown tunage to the Rocky Mountains last weekend for two nights of genuinely epic music. Hot off a rowdy night at Denver’s Globe Hall on Friday, the quintet brought their feel-good, act-bad shenanigans to East Colfax’s Bluebird Theater on Saturday September 7th — and we […]
![Ready to HULA: 11th Year of HULAWEEN Promises Stacked Lineup, World Debut of The Bobby Weir Incident | October 24-27 [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/10_26_23-VIBES-SCOUT-01105.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
East Coast
‘Summertime fine’ holds endless meanings for many people, but I know I’m not alone when making the seasonal connection to the hottest lineup drops of the year. Though many other gatherings have attempted to meet the demands of throwing top notch parties for Halloween weekend, no one can match the spectacle of Hulaween. For 10 […]