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![Rob Garza releases deep tech house single, ‘Dobruja’ ahead of new Dissolve EP [New Music Monday]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/e517ab9f-img_3570.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Marking his first release of 2018 out on Armada, Rob Garza has slipped a new single from out of the archives to prepare fans for his upcoming EP, Dissolve. ‘Dobruja’ is sultry, dark, and immediately addicting. Distant chanting adds an air of mystique to the track, and the moody bassline drives it all home. A […]
![Sounds from the Aztec Hi-Fi: Thievery Corporation @ The Aztec Theatre 10.20.17 [Show Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017thieverycorp@aztec-14.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Funk
Genre-blending is not an uncommon practice anymore. It’s not so out there these days to hear about electronic-rap-metal or indie-folk-punk. The yardstick is quality, and when it comes to quality, few reach the level of Thievery Corporation – a production duo from Washington DC that has been happily smelting vibes from all corners of the […]
![[Festie Friday Spotlight] Thievery Corporation | McDowell Mountain Music Festival in Phoenix, AZ March 27th-March 29th, 2015](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/thieves.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
Thievery Corporation is easily one of our favorite artists on the festival scene. Their music is so diverse and eclectic that every show is truly a unique experience in itself – regardless of how many times you’ve seen the Corporation perform, you’ve never seen the same set twice. Rob Garza and Eric Hilton have been preforming […]
![[Show Review + Photo Gallery] Thievery Corporation Serenades New York City at Pier 97 | August 15, 2014](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/guitar.loulou.rob_.png?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
East Coast
Last Friday, August 15, 2014, the full Thievery Corporation live band gave a memorably enchanting performance at New York City’s Pier 97. This show was part of their current tour in celebration of the group’s newest record, Saudade. Sixties funk brass ensemble, Lee Fields & The Expressions, got the evening started with a smooth, soulful jazz session as the crowd began entering […]
![Denver’s 2nd Annual 710 Cup [July 10-13, 2014]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/The-710-Cup-NEW-Flyer11.png?resize=504%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
This past weekend I had the distinct pleasure of taking part in one of Denver, Colorado’s premier legal recreational marijuana conventions, the 710 Cup! Hosted by Grassroots California, this 4-day event, celebrating cannabis concentrates in the form of hash oil, included music, art, vendors & of course plenty of ‘dabs’ as the grand opening of […]
![Rob Garza Hits Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom in Denver, CO | Featuring Mosis, Pruitt + option4 [7.10.2014]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014-07-10-Rob-Garza-e1405460354479.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
The intimate mood and setting of Cervantes’ Ballroom was a match made in Heaven for what Thursday night would bring to the dance floor. Headlined by Thievery Corporation’s Rob Garza, the evening promised to be one full of reinvigorating and sexy House balanced with healthy doses of hyped up, electro goodness and down-tempo ambience provided […]
![[Review] Rob Garza of Thievery Corporation Releases Disco-Tech Mixtape Vol 2: Plastic Clouds](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/garza1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Rob Garza of Thievery Corporation has released yet another stunning dance masterpiece for fans to rejoice and shake their asses to, entitled Plastic Clouds, the second installment of his latest mixtape series of disco-tech remixes. Embodying the signature sexy electro sound we’ve all come to love and expect from him, Rob Garza simply ups the […]
Electronic
Nestled in the gentle hills of Rome, Georgia, Counterpoint Music Festival boasted one of the most musically diverse lineups of 2014. Electro-soul champ Pretty Lights opened the weekend with a beautiful set with his live band on Friday, while Boys Noize, bass connoisseur, brought his technical production to the masses. Hip-Hop giants Outkast headlined; the festival appearance […]