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Electronic
During this year’s South By South West Music and Networking Conference in Austin,TX we had the chance to kick back with one of the Bay area’s most talented music producers, Nicholas Alvarado, aka Pumpkin. In addition to talking about the craziness of SXSW, his origins in the burner scene and what was next up on […]
![[GAMER REVIEW] Child of Light is A Work of Art](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/childoflight.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Social Culture
I have never really been into 2-D RPGs with Final Fantasy’s turn-based fighting, but when I saw Child of Light I knew I wanted to play this game. The style looks like a fantasy watercolor painting, and all of the characters speak in rhymes. The main character, Aurora, floats around the screen pushing boxes, flipping […]
![#ThrowbackThursday [Photo Gallery] Wakarusa Music Festival 2014 |](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/DSC00767.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
Wakarusa was one of our favorite festivals from the summer, and it isn’t hard to see why. Take a walk down memory lane for another #ThrowbackThursday as we think back to the beautiful weekend we spent on the Ozark mountain soaking up the vibes from Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, The Floozies, Cherub, Manic Focus, […]
![[Tech] Big Week for Gamers as E3 Returns to LA | June 2014](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/e33.jpg?resize=468%2C263&ssl=1)
Social Culture
E3 wrapped up last week in LA, announcing the hottest new video games coming from Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo & their third party developers. Sony announced 25 ‘Free to Play’ games for the next 12 months, a Ratchet and Clank movie, Playstation TV (their mini console that can play PSVita & PS network games, along with […]
![[Show Review + Photo Gallery] Friday the 13th with Thievery Corporation, Tycho, and Fort Knox Five at Red Rocks Amphitheater | Denver, CO July 13, 2014](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/aHWG6CnuyEtVPkFTASPlR8ntmKd6dQ2PR6ZAVXlJ13xrYHW5WToutCF4kjCGDQg52-e1403042613742.jpg?resize=500%2C333&ssl=1)
Electronic
The energy in Colorado was abuzz late last week as we approached the historic honey moon that fell on Friday the 13th, a rare astronomical event that won’t take place again until 2049. Needless to say, I refused to indulge myself in anything less than spectacular, and I couldn’t think of a better plan than […]
Festival Coverage
Now entering its 17th year, Shambhala Music Festival has kept its humbling vibe since its very first party in 1998, where 500 people gathered to celebrate life, music and art. Every year this gorgeous farm makes way for one of the best underground dance parties of the year. A ticket to this completely grassroots festival (no […]
![Scootenanny! A Uniquely Texas Experience [June 14, 2014]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/scootenanny-e1403023948697.jpg?resize=500%2C188&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
SCOOTENANNY will forever hold a special place in my heart. This day-long event, which boasted some of the best up-and-coming musicians Texas has to offer, featured a full spectrum of indie rock & dance acts that surely won’t be beat for a long time to come (or at least until the Fall, in this crazy […]
East Coast
The launch of Undersaturated Presents blessed NYC this past Thursday, with an impressive lineup including Brooklyn natives Technicolor Lenses, Low Temp label star BRANX, and Austin born violinist Govinda, with headlining psymbient artist Phutureprimitive. Needless to say, Highline Ballroom swayed all night long with captivating beats, and the crowd came together in celebration of such […]
East Coast
Though they may not be anywhere near the top of the billing, the act I’m most looking forward to is Boulder, Colorado’s three piece livetronica act DYNOHUNTER. Featuring Justin Ehmer on drums, Fred Reisen on bass and synth and Clark Smith on saxophone, keys and production, DYNOHUNTER creates a sound that appeals to both EDM […]
![[DIY] Music Junkie’s Yoga: Downward Facing Dog](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Downward-Facing-Dog.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Social Culture
Festival season can result in a sore back due to spending countless hours on the road, dancing until the sun comes up, and only finding time to sleep in cramped cars, airplanes and tents. Downward Facing Dog (Sanskrit: Adho Mukha Svanasana) is an active pose that can greatly decrease such back pain by strengthening the entire back and […]