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![The Marías, Blink 182, Dom Dolla, Chappell Roan, Tyler the Creator and More at Austin City Limits 2024 [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_1636-1-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
As a former Austin resident, Austin City Limits was always more about the week after than the festival itself, but there were oftentimes I could be swayed into attending by visiting friends just to get mixed into the scene. As one of the largest festivals that continues to grow, ACL can be a massive event […]
![Psych Rockers Frankie and the Witch Fingers Scorch the Scene in Boulder [Show Review + Video]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_7747.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Live Music Coverage
[cover photo by Harper King courtesy of the band] Hailing from the glorious gutters of L.A. by way of Bloomington, Indiana, psychedelic garage rockers Frankie and the Witch Fingers brought their full-time frenzy to the likes of The Fox Theatre last Friday, September 27th. Denver’s own Slow Caves heated up the stage with their melodic […]
![The Osees Light Up Salt Lake City with Psychedelic Brilliance [Show Review + Film]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/64350033_1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Live Music Coverage
On Tuesday night, the quintessential psychedelic band Osees (formerly known as Thee Oh Sees) delivered a performance at Metro Music Hall that will be remembered by Salt Lake City for years to come. Choosing to plunge into the multi-faceted world of psychedelic rock might seem daring, but for a band with such a storied past—tracing […]
![The Osees Conjure the Best of their Wide-Ranging Sound in Denver [Show Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_6810.jpeg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Live Music Coverage
Wednesday, September 11th, 2024, will go forever down in my personal live music history as the first day I had the honor to witness the Osees in all of their psychedelic glory. With such a dynamic evolution through the last two plus decades, I had only a sliver of an idea of what would go […]
![Natural Child Delivers Real Rock and Roll to Denver’s Bluebird Theater [Show Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_6592-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Live Music Coverage
Rough and tough rock and rollers Natural Child brought their homegrown tunage to the Rocky Mountains last weekend for two nights of genuinely epic music. Hot off a rowdy night at Denver’s Globe Hall on Friday, the quintet brought their feel-good, act-bad shenanigans to East Colfax’s Bluebird Theater on Saturday September 7th — and we […]
![BALTHVS in Portland, Oregon: Groovy, Spaced Out Colombian Funk [Show Review + Photos]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DSC02595.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Funk
BALTHVS in Portland, Oregon at The Get Down The Get Down has become synonymous with hosting a wide spectrum of talent, from kiki balls and community fundraisers to themed dance party nights and stand-up comics. But that doesn’t mean their live music curation is second to mind – The Get Down actually boasts the best […]
Hip-Hop
The importance of Madvillainy can never be understated. The collaborative 2004 album from the duo dubbed Madvillain (co-producers Madlib and the late, great MF DOOM) will remain a forever standout for its jazz-forward production, multi-dimensional sampling techniques, and ground-breaking distinction in the underground hip-hop scene. Its paramount value among the musical realms surpasses mere monetary […]
![Ready to HULA: 11th Year of HULAWEEN Promises Stacked Lineup, World Debut of The Bobby Weir Incident | October 24-27 [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/10_26_23-VIBES-SCOUT-01105.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
East Coast
‘Summertime fine’ holds endless meanings for many people, but I know I’m not alone when making the seasonal connection to the hottest lineup drops of the year. Though many other gatherings have attempted to meet the demands of throwing top notch parties for Halloween weekend, no one can match the spectacle of Hulaween. For 10 […]
![Oregon’s Lost Ox Explores Bluegrass and Folk Rock with New Album, Tale of the Fool [Album Release]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/lost-ox-logo.jpeg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1){kind=logo}
Music
Who is The Fool, but a representative of each of our own feelings of confusion and bliss in this wild, jester’s world? A dive into the sounds of bluegrass and folk rock and a departure from Lost Ox’s previous funk and blues explorations, Tale of the Fool is Lost Ox’s fourth studio album, recently released on May 3, 2024. With a […]
![An Honest Look at Texas Eclipse 2024: The Good, The Bad and The Beautiful [Festival Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_2676.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
An Honest Look at Texas Eclipse: The Good, The Bad and The Beautiful It is hard to wrap my mind around where to begin with the Texas Eclipse Festival. Before the festival even ended there had been so much press about it that attempting to address you, the reader, on a blank and un-biased slate […]