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Indie
SXSW. Just saying it out loud after three years off is enough to send ourselves down memory lane. During past years at the conference it was common for smaller acts to be overshadowed by brand activations and big name performances, but with some effort and a little luck, you could still expect to get wrapped […]
![Countdown to Utopiafest 9.22-9.24; Pre-Party TONIGHT with Toubab Krewe [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/19029396_10154517759206994_5721105747935070886_n.png?resize=600%2C360&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
To get everyone on our level of stoke for the ninth annual Utopiafest we compiled a list of the things we love most about this intimate gathering nestled in the rolling greenery of the Texas Hill Country. We asked Utopia vets, Facebook and our personal friends what their favorite aspects of Utopiafest are and here is […]
![Homie Showdown at Empire Control Room 1.28-1.30 STS9 Weekend in Austin, TX [Show Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/RF-WIde.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
The weekend before last in Austin, Texas, was quite the homie showdown at Empire Control Room & Garage. He^rd Presents and Road to Euphoria dropped the news last minute that they had schemed together an unofficial Sound Tribe pre party Thursday and two late night after party sets Friday and Saturday. The party did not […]
![Appreciate Art Austin Brings 4th Year Anniversary to Empire Saturday, 11.19.16 [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/14289900_1745465675707188_5262564698083833662_o.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Jamband
Heard Presents and Appreciate Art Austin bring the 4th year anniversary festival to Empire Control Room & Garage in Austin, Texas, this Saturday, November 19th. This year’s edition includes a killer lineup of music featuring Random Rab, Eliot Lipp, Freddy Todd and more TBA. The event holds an interactive, indoor live art gallery stacked with twelve visual and graphic artists from around the […]
Indie
. At the center of the stage a disco ball casts beams of brilliant light over a crowd of adoring dancers. The light cuts out, covering Capyac in a rich blanket of darkness. The taller half of Capyac, Big Sugz, is shadow in tableau – his guitar as dark as the profile of his face. […]