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![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 […]
![Missy Elliott, Frank Ocean, Nine Inch Nails, Flying Lotus, Anderson .Paak and more head to Los Angeles for FYF Fest | July 21st – 23rd, 2017 [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/17362434_10158336425965099_5404020136791544706_n.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
When we first peeped the lineup for FYF Fest in L.A., to say we were blown away is a bit of an understatement. Eclectic headliners Missy Elliott, Frank Ocean, Nine Inch Nails and Little Dragon launched our hearts into our throats and rarely touring artists like MGMT, King Krule and The Faint had us mentally checking our bucket […]
![Beck, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals and more join The Ride Festival this Summer in Telluride, CO | July 8th + 9th, 2017 [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/16195461_941667195970076_3421554362630812201_n.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
Situated in the majestic backdrop of Telluride’s box canyon, The Ride is one of the best summer festivals in Colorado, and we urge you to enjoy it for yourself this July! Previous years lineups have included legendary acts like Joan Osborne, Spoon, and Thievery Corporation, and 2017 is looking stacked as well. Powerhouse acts such […]
![The Last Waltz 40 Tour Comes to Texas with Spring Dates [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/16864847_10154449334786448_2070990843394550430_n.jpg?resize=600%2C295&ssl=1)
Live Music Coverage
After a successful set of shows on the road, additional dates have been added for The Last Waltz 40 Tour – and they include four dates in Texas: March 30 in Dallas, March 31 in Houston, April 1 in Austin and April 2 in San Antonio. It has been decades since The Band have taken […]
![Homie Showdown at Empire Control Room 1.28-1.30 STS9 Weekend in Austin, TX [Show Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/RF-WIde.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
The weekend before last in Austin, Texas, was quite the homie showdown at Empire Control Room & Garage. He^rd Presents and Road to Euphoria dropped the news last minute that they had schemed together an unofficial Sound Tribe pre party Thursday and two late night after party sets Friday and Saturday. The party did not […]
![Bob Weir and The Campfire Band Annouce Austin Dates [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/unnamed-1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Jamband
As if three nights of String Cheese Incident (find details here) was just not enough, Austin will also be hosting Grateful Dead godfather Bob Weir for two nights at The Moody Theatre that same weekend – from April 15 to April 16. The Austin dates are additions to Weir’s Campfire Tour, in support of his new […]
![All I Need: Badfish at The Aztec Theatre 1.19.17 [Show Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20170119_195954.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Live Music Coverage
Blocks away from the Aztec Theatre, was quiet. A trio paid for parking and checked for tickets. “You going to Sublime?” Three grins. “Yea, man!” Never mind that Sublime hasn’t been around for some twenty years. Badfish is in town. And where Badfish go, Sublime lives. It was about 7:30 and the Aztec lobby was already […]
![Getting sloped on The Floozies ‘Powder Rangers’ Tour: Frisco to Aspen [Show Review] | January 14th + 15th, 2017](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/floozies.jpg?resize=600%2C315&ssl=1)
Electronic
Once you know me, you’ll soon find out that there are very few things I will drop everything for to pursue, and they all involve food and music. So it might have seemed spontaneous to some, but it made perfect sense to me – The Floozies were in the midst of a Colorado run, and […]
![Look at the Love We Found: January 2017 Badfish Dates in Texas [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/badfish_newgraphic.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Live Music Coverage
Sometimes, you just feel lucky. Like when you find out that Badfish, the world’s greatest tribute to Sublime, is touring through your city this month. For me, that’s January 19 at the Aztec Theatre in San Antonio, Texas. For you, it is probably January 22nd at Empire Control Room in Austin, Texas. Maybe it is the […]
![Analog Son talk about new album, legendary studio sessions, and more [Artist Interview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/analogson.png?resize=600%2C352&ssl=1)
Funk
Denver, Colorado’s Analog Son have quietly been adding on to their funky enterprise over the last year, and we’ll all get a taste of their new album this coming January! The enigmatic duo consisting of bassist Joshua Fairman and guitarist Jordan Linit have penned January 24th as the album release date, and everyone is invited […]