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Social Culture
It was powerful. As I attended the Los Angeles’ massive march for Black Lives Matter, my heart felt so full and so broken at the same time. But this is what needs to happen and there’s no time to be sad. Racism needs to be headlined and addressed. It needs to be uncomfortable and front […]
![A Night of West Coast Bass’s Avant-Garde with Minnesota at the Nectar Lounge | December 29th, 2017 [Event Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/DSC00579.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
I’ve covered many events at the Nectar Lounge, but never have I seen the venue so packed than the night Minnesota came through. A sea of people poured out of the venue into the outdoor patio, and each of the many times I tried to visit the spacious viewing balcony above, a mild-mannered bouncer turned […]
![Exmag Bring Love Funk Frequencies to the Great Northern in San Francisco, CA | December 7, 2017 [Event Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/greatnorthern-2.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Exmag have always been favorites of mine, and when I stumbled on a show flier while traveling in San Francisco last week, I was ecstatic to catch them one more time before the new year. Always forging ahead with fresh musical styles, Exmag are one of the most creative bands on the circuit, and it […]
![deLphi ‘Love Notes’ :: The Tasty Bass, R&B & Soul Infused Baby Makin’ Mix Your Ears Have Been Waiting For [Artist Spotlight]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/18954954_945970925545420_8591524882847633991_o.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
The West coast bass empress deLphi is back at it again. DeLphi is no stranger to exploring the depths of feminine sensuality and her new forty-five minute mixtape, ‘Love Notes,’ leads her musical audience through a delightfully tasteful journey of her signature fusion bursting with world sounds, enticing hip-hop numbers, timeless R&B, spoken word and soulful progressive […]
![Emissions Festival is the West Coasts best kept secret | Belden Town, California [Festival Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/emissions.png?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
There are a lot of things to say about the special gathering known as Emissions West Coast Bass Culture, and that’s the reason it’s taken me nearly a month to gather my thoughts and reflect on the sweetness of that weekend. I went to Emissions kind of on a whim – I already had plans […]
Festival Coverage
Right along the historic Pacific Highway 101, looking over the beautiful coast of Southern California, KAABOO proudly makes its way back for another year of festivities in sunny San Diego. Boasting not only a wide variety of musical talents ranging from rock to electronic dance and just about everything in between, KAABOO is not to […]
![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 […]
Electronic
CYM favorites, Break Science, kicked things into the highest gears this past week. Adam Deitch and Borahm Lee started things off with a weekend on the left coast, with shows in Arcata, San Francisco and wrapping up in Portland, OR for the end of the Soul’d Out Festival. These guys truly have a one of a […]
Festival Coverage
As world renowned transformational festival, Lightning In a Bottle, moves into their second year at their new home in Bradley, California, they’ve listened to the suggestions of festival goers and compiled a list of improvements for 2015. Join us in raising our excitement as we drool over the latest and greatest fixes from the Do Lab team! […]
Electronic
Serenity Gathering is approaching rapidly and its one of the festivals that has us in #DROOLMODE. Over here at Compose Yourself Magazine cannot wait to celebrate the new Pieces moon, which celebrates new beginnings at Serenity Gathering. Serenity is a music and arts festival that is ready to usher in new beginnings in an atmosphere […]