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![Heating Up for the Cool Down: Hot Fall Schedule at the Aztec Theatre in San Antonio [Event Preview]](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1514525253161-7a46d19cd819?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1200&q=80)
Live Music Coverage
Who says Austin gets all the good stuff? This fall, Live Nation and the Aztec Theatre in San Antonio are bringing the sickest jams in town— Buddy Guy (9/1), Dark Star Orchestra (9/21), Gov’t Mule (9/29), and Thievery Corporation (10/20). All at the Aztec. All this fall. Okay sure, they’re all playing at Stubb’s or […]
![deLphi ‘Love Notes’ :: The Tasty Bass, R&B & Soul Infused Baby Makin’ Mix Your Ears Have Been Waiting For [Artist Spotlight]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/18954954_945970925545420_8591524882847633991_o.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
The West coast bass empress deLphi is back at it again. DeLphi is no stranger to exploring the depths of feminine sensuality and her new forty-five minute mixtape, ‘Love Notes,’ leads her musical audience through a delightfully tasteful journey of her signature fusion bursting with world sounds, enticing hip-hop numbers, timeless R&B, spoken word and soulful progressive […]
![Project Aspect releases 3-track EP, ‘Cortex’, via Mile High Sound Movement | June 13th, 2017 [Album Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/projectaspect.png?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Project Aspect‘s latest 3-track EP Cortex is brief yet brimming with heavy bass. Based in Denver, Project Aspect draws influences from a variety of genres and the EP is definite proof of PA’s love for hip-hop, glitch and of course, dubstep. Each track is full of dubstep’s classic syncopated rhythms and all those groovy sub […]
![The Hippie House Presents Step Jam: Austin Pets Alive!, Music, Beer + More || Austin, TX 6.11 [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/18879907_1316999278420942_6103014996081503891_o.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Live Music Coverage
The Hippie House Presents Step Jam no. 1, the very first in a series of Step Jam events where local businesses join forces with Austin musicians, artists and foodies to raise money for a local charity. Join The Hippie House and friends this Sunday, June 11th, for an afternoon block party at Pressler Place (315 Pressler, Austin, Texas) benefiting […]
![Pigeons Playing Ping Pong Just Announced ‘The Pizazz Tour’ With Flamingosis [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/18891672_10155414043573336_3981957088748336266_o-1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Funk
Close the doors, buckle up and get ready for a wild ride, because our favorite Maryland funkateers just announced ‘The Pizazz Tour.’ Featuring Flamingosis and leading up to their upcoming studio album release Pizazz, this tour will see Pigeons Playing Ping Pong’s return to the West Coast and a special Halloween run through Texas and Atlanta! If […]
![Secret Recipe unveils newest EP, Sunken Treasures, via Street Ritual [Album Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/secretrecipe-1.png?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
For his latest album Sunken Treasures, Secret Recipe serves up a tantalizing 4-track meal for our ears and minds to devour. Each track brings new flavor and a unique blending of genres to the table. With a nod to classic genres such as dubstep and house (most notably on “Freeze Flanks”), Secret Recipe does a […]
![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 […]
![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 […]
![‘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 […]
![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 […]