"Do what you love, and share it with the world" — Independent Music & Festival Journal Since 2013
![The String Cheese Incident Brings Surplus of Cheesy Love to Stubb’s Austin, TX, April 13-15th [Show Review + Photo Gallery]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/SCI-%40-Stubbs-Night-2-27.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Interviews
Colorful individuals of all ages made their way into Stubb’s BBQ on Red River and 8th Street in the historic downtown Austin. It was night one of a sold-out three-night-run from the genre-defying supergroup The String Cheese Incident, and downbeat was a little more than an hour away. We had been waiting patiently […]
![‘Nunya’, a fresh track collaboration from Maddy O’Neal and Megan Hamilton [New Release]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/nunya.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Maddy O’Neal just unleashed a fresh tune featuring soulful babe Megan Hamilton, making it an epic two for one deal of auditory bliss. The latest is called ‘Nunya’, and it’s a rendition of Salt N Pepa’s “None of Your Business”. ‘Nunya’ is a funked up slice of girl power pie, and though it might be a […]
![Abduction by bass and beats: Phoenix Lights 2017 was out of this world | April 8 + 9th, 2017 [Festival Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/phx.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Article by Brandon Lopez and John Miller Phoenix Lights was a gathering that could not be missed by earthlings and aliens alike. With a bass filled sound system and floodlights shooting towards the heavens, it is nearly certain that interstellar beings intercepted our communications. While I can’t say I saw any abductions or probings happening, there […]
![Hillberry Harvest Moon Festival Adds Yonder Mountain String Band, The Infamous Stringdusters & More to Final Lineup, Oct. 12-15 Eureka Springs, AR [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/17990455_2253094654914836_6147494797039655527_o.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
Deadhead Productions and Railroad Earth throw a Harvest Moon Festival every year in the beautiful Ozark Mountains called Hillberry Harvest Moon Festival. The festival takes place mid October over the weekend of the 12th-15th at a cozy and breathtakingly beautiful venue called The Farm in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Today the final line-up for the festival […]
![Visionary art, eco-conscious yogawear and spiritual intention: there’s real magic behind the Amanda Sage Collection [Interview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/amandasage.png?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Social Culture
The latest from visionary artist Amanda Sage comes The Shaman, just recently premiering to the world earlier this month. Combining unisex clothing with a eco-conscious mission, the Amanda Sage Collection offers lovingly crafted garments with each featuring one of Sage’s inspirationally imbued designs. As one of the visionary art scene’s most celebrated creators, Amanda Sage […]
![Why? A Bizarre, Incredible Evening in Austin, TX at the Mohawk | April 5th, 2017 [Show Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cover-photo.png?resize=600%2C315&ssl=1)
Indie
Yoni Wolf aka Why? aka the pioneering alternative rapper multi-instrumentalist from Berkeley brought the Mohawk into his vision of the future last Wednesday. The show was in support of Why?’s new album Moh Lhean, an absolutely beautiful and wholly original tour de force from the matured musician’s mind. On stage Yoni stood behind the most […]
![Pretty Lights Live, Above and Beyond, Gorgon City, The Floozies and more join the underwatery depths of Imagine Festival | September 22nd – 24th, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia [#DroolMode]](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1514525253161-7a46d19cd819?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1200&q=80)
Electronic
Georgia’s had its share of epic festivals, from Counterpoint to TomorrowWorld, and Imagine Festival has held its own every year since its inception in 2013. With this being only the first phase lineup, we are sure that Imagine is packing a serious punch with the rest of their music announcements to come. They’ve literally snagged […]
![Unlimited Gravity delivers bass rattling set to ring in 10 years | April 14th, 2017 at Cervantes Other Side [Show Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/UG.png?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
This past Friday night we were graced with a solid lineup including Wick-It the Instigator, Unlimited Gravity, Beak Nasty and Notorious Conduct at Cervantes’ Other Side. The hype was real when we arrived to the venue, and it was because Unlimited Gravity would also be celebrating a decade of music under his belt. Every time […]
![Thrash metal is alive and well – stream the new debut from Sounds Like Words [Album Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/theuglys.jpg?resize=600%2C295&ssl=1)
Midwest
A return to the ‘smart heavy’ sound indeed – with ‘MEAT’, Sounds like Words have crafted a blistering, solid collection of songs, and the end result is an intelligently polished debut. Each song is infused with aggressive guitar leads, thick percussions and pure conviction. Sounds like Words display their sharp affinity for rapid metal riffs […]
![Sweet Spirit: The Crown Jewel of Austin Live Music [Artist Spotlight]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/F-1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Indie
Local legends Sweet Spirit kicked off the sold out release of their new album St. Mojo with a little speech by their hype man: Austin’s Mayor Steve Adler. The band surrounded the Mayor in all white attire like eight brides at a wedding as he proclaimed: “Sweet Spirit is a testament to why […]