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Electronic
With Sasquatch! Music Festival being only 22 days away, we thought we would throw together a short list of acts you absolutely CANNOT miss out on this year at the Gorge. Of course, you can’t go wrong catching any of the amazing bands Sasquatch! has locked down for us to create memories with this Memorial […]
![[Show Review + Photo Gallery] OK Go At the Ogden Theater in Denver, CO | April 24th, 2015](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/okgo5.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Indie
Mixing music, media, and technology, OK Go put on an energetic and interactive show at the Ogden Theater on Friday April 24, 2015. Playing behind a screen of projected images and live video streams of the band members for parts of the show, this tech savvy pop band delivered an impressive musical range and progressive […]
![[Photo Gallery] Umphrey’s McGee in Dallas, TX at the House of Blues | April 16, 2015](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/DSC_0842.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Indie
Umphrey’s McGee gave an amazing performance at the House of Blues in Dallas, TX last week! All photos by Mary Jo Sparks for Compose Yourself Magazine.
![[VIDEO RECAP] Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014 in Austin, TX | A Compose Yourself Mag X Art of Bohl Collaboration](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/fun-fun-fun.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
Every November, we look forward to one of the years’ best festivals: Fun Fun Fun Festival down in Austin, Texas. It’s one of the most diverse and genre bending festivals we’ve ever had the pleasure of covering, and videographer Chris Bohlin couldn’t have done Fun Fun Fun more justice than with this solid video recap! […]
![[Artist Interview] Lakefight: Slayers of Apathy | Seattle, WA](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Lakefight1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Interviews
Lakefight is among one of the most energetic acts in Seattle. Singer and piano player David Gladfelter has an ability to lose himself completely to the music. While playing he thrashes his fingers over the keys while screaming, squirming, and rolling his eyes into the back of his head like like a amped up Jerry […]
![[Photo Gallery + Show Review] Saosin with Anthony Green at South Side Ballroom in Dallas, TX | January 23rd, 2015](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/unnamed-2.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Live Music Coverage
It was last week at the South Side Ballroom in Dallas, where a sparse group of 20-30somethings dressed in mostly black waited outside in anticipation of seeing one of their most adored rock bands: Saosin. Standing around and kicking the pavement with their high top black Converse, friend groups hesitantly merged, but bonded to speak about […]
![[Artist Interview] A Healthy Set of Roots: Tomten Keeps Growing Strong in Seattle](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/tomten5.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Indie
Tender yet stimulating, Tomten weaves beautiful melodies and poetic lyrics into an experience well worth listening. With Brian Noyeswatkins as lead singer and multi-instrumentalist, Jake Brady on drums and guitar, Dillon Sturtevant on bass, and Matt Rafferty on guitar, their sound incorporates languid surf rock and the gentle baritone of Noyeswatkins with a litany of unique […]
![[Photo Gallery] We Were Promised Jetpacks Perform at Trees | November 12, 2014](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/IMG_9725.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Indie
From the tides of the Atlantic came the sounds of Scotland, blessing our weary souls with We Were Promised Jetpacks’ first Dallas performance in years. Setting Dallas ablaze with dreamy Scottish accents, classic guitar-heavy rhythms, and virtuously danceable, yet staggeringly straightforward percussions – this show did not disappoint. Let me start by saying that if […]
![[Show Review] DeVotchKa Does Halloween Right! | Dallas,TX October 31, 2014](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/IMG_9043.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Indie
Nestled in the back of Gas Monkey lies the most intimate outdoor venue I have had the honor of experiencing. Though it’s possible I carry bias due to the fact that the night itself catered the most beautiful weather Texas had seen in quite some time. It was clear, crisp and cool; Mother Nature prophesying […]
![[Photo Gallery] SunSquabi + Skydyed at Belly Up Aspen | October 21st, 2014](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sun2.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Sunsquabi are a three piece hydrofunk experience out of Boulder, CO. Consisting of guitarist Kevin Donohue, bassist Andrew Clymer and drummer Chris Anderson, Sunsquabi is driven to push the limits of the ever-evolving livetronica world, creating their signature fusion of bass bumpin’ yet psychedelic sounding tunes. Sunsquabi are on their way to the top, and […]