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![The exhibits of Andy Warhol, Josh Kline and Corita Kent speak to Portland’s inner-city social injustices [Portland Art Museum, October 2016]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/warhol1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Art
What do Andy Warhol, Josh Kline, and Arvie Smith all have in common? They’re all being featured at the Portland Art Museum, and have all focused their bodies of art on misogyny, racism and police brutality. Portland is the center of very heated issues dealing with all three of these, so there is no […]
Social Culture
Louisiana Strong: The Fight Goes On Though it’s been nearly three months since catastrophic floods hit the region of Livingston Parish, Louisiana, it seems as though it were just yesterday that the news hit communities across the nation like a bomb. Through relief efforts such as Louisiana Strong, there have been countless ways for fellow […]
Midwest
After years of hustling pins and good vibes at shows, lots, and festivals across the country, Sloth Steady celebrated the Grand Opening of its flagship storefront in Chicago’s vibrant Wicker Park neighborhood on Saturday. Lines winded through the store alongside walls dripping with top quality pins in every size and shape and clothing slathered […]
Social Culture
Austin, Texas based director John Valley is producing some of the best music videos in town. Valley’s music videos are a bite sized morsels made from his proprietary blend of visually stunning dark comedy. They also have a quality about them that is erotic, emotional, and surreal. You can see his talent in his earliest […]
Live Music Coverage
#LouisianaStrong: Join the relief effort with Bassnectar, The Rolling Stones, Skrillex, Thievery Corporation, Saturday Night Live and more. As we continue to have tragedies occur throughout the globe and in our own backyards, it’s becoming increasingly more noticeable that the media only focuses on stories that will generate controversy, while crucial issues sometimes receive little […]
![Top Videos From Austin Music Video Festival 2016: Day Two [Festival Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/video.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
The second annual Austin Music Video Festival brought it’s A-Game to Austin. Expanding from last year to include international acts side by side with local Austin artists, the festival featured video retrospectives of Arcade Fire, Octopus Project, and Mother Falcon – along with sets from Capyac, Wild Child, and Holiday Mountain. Video Skate Night at the […]
![11 Reasons we are stoked for ACL 2016, Sept. 30th- Oct. 2nd & Oct. 7th-9th [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/wknd-1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
Austin City Limits Music Festival has catered to the musical cravings of the live music capital of the world for soon to be 15 years now and 2016 is on it’s way to being one of the dopest years yet. With weekend one being just a month away, we have compiled a very special list […]
![Taco Bout It: LARICA Micro Taqueria Has the Freshest Tacos in the Festie Game [Interview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/neumann.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
Larica Micro Taqueria strives to rise above the norm in the festival vendor game, and it’s safe to say they’ve done a pretty damn good job of it! Boasting an all-natural, made from scratch and locally sourced menu, the imaginative and delicious creations whipped up by Cristina Farmer are the bee’s knees. After indulging […]
![Living and Learning, my experience protesting the Democratic National Convention [Political Editorial]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_2228.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
East Coast
Over two weeks ago I left on a cross country American journey to protest the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on a Greyhound bus from Portland, Oregon. West Coast to East Coast I had many adventures along the way as it is a 4 day ride (each way) that I only paid $230 for […]
![The Transmutation of Jeremiah Allen Welch [Artist Interview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1658429_1724169434474798_1633209219197795043_o.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Interviews
If you are a connoisseur of visionary art, chances are that you’ve undoubtedly come across The Welch Brothers before. The sibling duo have developed a style that has since been often recreated yet entirely unrivaled and have only just begun to make waves within the visionary community. They have painted along side Alex Grey […]