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Festival Coverage
The beauty that is known as Art Outside was held last month from October 24-27th just outside of my unofficial, but beloved home of Austin, Texas. With 2014 commemorating the homegrown festivals’ 10th year anniversary, I was more than excited to see just how my favorite gathering planned to celebrate. Although this year’s AO would […]
![[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 […]
![#ThrowbackThursday [Photo Gallery] CounterPoint Music Festival April 26th-28th, 2014](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_4969.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
Join us in our reminiscing about CounterPoint Music Festival from Georgia last April! With acts like Thriftworks, Shpongle, The Polish Ambassador and more, there’s no wonder why we can’t stop thinking about it. #ThrowbackThursday, courtesy of Compose Yourself Mag.
![[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] Roger Sellers + Tobacco at Mohawk in Austin, TX | Red Bull Sound Select September 7th, 2013](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/DSC03036.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Ain’t no party like a Red Bull Sound Select party, and these dudes crushed it on this fateful night back in September. Join us as we walk down memory lane for our latest installment of #ThrowbackThursday. TOBACCO, Roger Sellers, and Technicolor Hearts.
![[Photo Gallery] Odesza in Austin, TX @ Vulcan Gas Company | 9/25/2014](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Odesza02.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
About Odesza | Electronic music duo Odesza have been making quite the splash in the underground EDM culture since the release of their 2012 debut album “Summer’s Gone.” Having barely graduated college, the duo suddenly had a rapidly expanding fanbase, hungry for more of the unique sound they had carved out for themselves. Their 2013 EP release, “My […]
Electronic
Birthed from the creative mind of producer Doug Appling, Emancipator is an ambient trip that guides the listener through a wave of sound and emotion, creating an ethereal and surreal sense of nostalgia. Emancipator’s meticulous soundscapes and euphoric effects are merely amplified when the live band is in tow, aptly named Emancipator Ensemble. Featuring the […]
![[Show Review] Alesana Rocks Out At Trees in Dallas, TX | September 14, 2014](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IMG_2906.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Live Music Coverage
Pop-Metal rockers Alesana kicked off their Chaos Is A Ladder Tour with Megosh in Austin last week after making Trees in Dallas one of their first stops on the tour. If you’ve ever been to Trees in Dallas, you know it’s an intimate venue, making it a great place to see any band you’re passionate about. […]
![[Review] Keeping The Irie Vibes Alive | Tribal Seeds in Dallas 8/28/2014](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IMG_1769.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Live Music Coverage
Review and Photos by Brooke Stalker. Some may say to “Never Go Full Irie”. Luckily, Dallas turned a deaf ear to those foolish souls this past Thursday August 28, at local hot spot, The Gas Monkey, successfully pulling off a full Rasta Welcome for the talented guys apart of the Tribal Seeds. Kicking off their […]
Electronic
The love I’ve got for Lynx is mad real. There’s something about the singer-songwriter that I can’t pinpoint, simply because it’s all so good. This soft spoken yet powerful multi-instrumentalist and beat-boxing badass is only 29 years old, and has already performed around the world, as well as hitting a slew of large-scale festivals recently […]