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![Ryan Viser Delivers Euphonic Brass Funk With ‘Volumetric’ via Mile High Sound Movement [Album Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/volumetric.jpg?resize=600%2C315&ssl=1)
Electronic
Louisiana’s Ryan Viser has once again pleased fans with his latest EP, ‘Volumetric’. It’s been a year since the release of ‘Louder and Louder’, and his musical progression and fresh influences are evident on all four tracks. With ‘Volumetric’ coming from the heated Mile High Sound Movement label, we’re excited to see Viser getting more […]
![Jimmy Herring and The Invisible Whip: Live at San Antonio’s Tobin Center, August 31 [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/IMR_7241.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Jamband
San Antonio spread-heads rejoice! Jimmy Herring is posting up at the Tobin Center in Texas on August 31. Between a full-time position in Widespread Panic and shorter stints with several other bands, Herring is generally kept quite busy. The Invisible Whip tour will mark his first solo tour in about five years, and will […]
![Join Blunt Force and Resonant Frequency JamFeed’s First #JamBarge in Austin, TX, June 23rd [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/https-2F2Fcdn.evbuc_.com2Fimages2F315885472F1134643342352F12Foriginal.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
We are pleased to announce that our friends over at JamFeed are throwing their first annual event this Summer, JamBarge. The Austin music-tech start up is throwing a concert, food and booze cruise June 23rd on the beautiful Lake Travis, just Northwest of Austin proper. JamBarge will be the funkiest outdoor homie throw down, complete with hour long sets from […]
![Look Forward to The Compass: Lightning in a Bottle 2017 [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/compass.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
It is in dark and murky times that we often find our calling, our path. The waves of change often send us in the direction of our purpose. Yet the spark that lights the path often comes in the form of a blueprint, a roadmap, a sign that shines in the distance that can show […]
![Bonobo + Nick Murphy: Live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre 5.12.17 [Photo Gallery]](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1514525253161-7a46d19cd819?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1200&q=80)
Electronic
British producer Simon Green a.k.a. Bonobo made his Red Rocks debut last Friday evening, May 12th, 2017, and he did not disappoint. Highlights of the night included performances with members of the Colorado Symphony, hauntingly beautiful female vocals, and a special performance with opener Nick Murphy a.k.a. Chet Faker. If you haven’t seen him yet […]
Electronic
The funkiest outfit on the block, Lettuce, brought their closest friends and family together for what will go down in history as a legendary funky stew of epic collaborations for the band’s second annual Rage Rocks this past Saturday, May 13, 2017. The iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre was transformed into a kaleidoscopic canvas of funk for […]
![Little Dragon Casts A Spell Over Austin | April 26th 2017 [Live Music Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/unnamed-5.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Little Dragon breathed the fire of life into the packed crowd at Stubb’s Amphitheater. The entire show was a ritual, as if a spell had been cast over the packed audience by Yukimi Nagano – Little Dragon’s foxy Swedish frontwoman. Yukimi danced with a gourd shaped tambourine in hand and chanted out notes of pure […]
![Musical Highlights from Scoremore’s JMBLYA in Austin, TX | May 6th, 2017 [Festival Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/jmblya.png?resize=600%2C315&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
JMBLYA is an event that I look forward to every year, as the youthful staff at ScoreMore consistently puts together an impressive lineup of some of the hottest names in hip-hop and EDM. This year, the event sold out with an astonishing 25,000 tickets in advance, making it the third largest concert of 2017. The […]
![Tycho at Stubb’s in Austin, TX | May 12th, 2017 [Photo Gallery]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Tycho5.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Indie
Tycho serenaded a mesmerized and jubilant crowd at Stubb’s this past Friday, and photographer Ryan McCoy was able to capture the night for us. If you have the chance, do not miss Tycho on this tour! This run will be accompanied by the band’s new lighting designer, Charlie Botwin, and is even more visually delectable […]
![2nd Annual New England Blues Summit Brings Together Musicians, Promoters and Fans [Event Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/unnamed-10.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
East Coast
The New England Blues Summit is a three day blues festival that provides a world class slate of blues performances along with lodging and meals. It is produced by veteran promoter John Hall, of Rhythm Room Entertainment. It ran from Friday April 28, 2107 – Sunday April 30, 2017. Now in its second year, the NEBS […]