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![[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 […]
Electronic
This last Halloween will mark the night that Milwaukee was blessed with having the two funkiest G’s in the electronic music scene grace the stage of the massive Eagle’s Ballroom, otherwise known as The Rave. The mid-west funk fam was in full force, made obvious with a jam-packed, sold out venue. Thousands of party goers […]
East Coast
It’s safe to say that we’ve been loving the hell out of Creature Carnival tour so far! Looks like NYC’s crowd had a blast. Photos by CYM contributor Nick Soley!
![[Photo Gallery] The Polish Ambassador + Mr Lif + Ayla Nereo at Belly Up Aspen | 10/17/2014](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/tpa17.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
To say it were a night to remember at the Belly Up in Aspen would be an understatement! Though this definitely wasn’t our first onesie party, it marked the first time we’d ever had the privilege of shooting press at the legendary Belly Up. Known for its intimate atmosphere, the Belly Up did not disappoint […]
![[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.
Electronic
As the Fall installment of our favorite Colorado festival of the year, Sonic Blossom was the perfect fix for all of us still reminiscing about Sonic Bloom. Featuring one of our favorite bass producers, Thriftworks, it was awesome to see him with a fully custom live visual set up and accompanied by hip hop artist […]
![[GALLERY] DJ Shadow + Cut Chemist Revive Old School Hip Hop With All-Vinyl Tour | Ogden Theater in Denver, CO 9.26.2014](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DJSCC3.jpeg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Hip-Hop
Renegades of Rhythm All Vinyl Tour – A Tribute to Afrika Bambaataa – Featuring DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist at The Ogden Theater in Denver, Colorado. September 26, 2014. Photos by Lauren Pinkney for LoMotion Photography.
![[Photo Gallery and Show Review] Tycho at Fox Theater in Boulder, CO| September 18, 2014](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IMG_1174.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Although it were a massive, sold out crowd that was beginning to fill the majestic walls of Fox Theater last Thursday, you wouldn’t be able to tell. Radically different from the usual chaotic masses at most concerts, the docility of your average Tycho fan most closely resembles a happily grazing cow – cooperative and content, focused only on […]
![[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 […]
![[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. […]