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![What is DEAD May Never Die: Dead & Company Fall Tour 2017, Austin, Texas 12.2.17 [Show Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/24785082_1948619448488206_3297085810453933264_o.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Jamband
I waited drinking coffee at Barnes and Noble for what felt like an eternity. Jason was moving as fast as he could, having gotten out of work a short while ago. I can imagine him careening down the highway in his old blue minivan, cutting off drivers and scaring old ladies. If ever there […]
![12 Reasons for 12 Days until Hillberry Festival: Everything you need & want to know! [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/19800938_2314047108819590_5566740707549684372_o.png?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
From the prime location on The Farm in the rolling Ozarks of Eureka Springs, to the intimately sized crowd of a few thousand loving souls, to the incomparable music bill stacked with two nights of (festival sponsors) Railroad Earth, to the handpicked vendors and artists and to most importantly, the magnitude of hard work and […]
![Heating Up for the Cool Down: Hot Fall Schedule at the Aztec Theatre in San Antonio [Event Preview]](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1514525253161-7a46d19cd819?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1200&q=80)
Live Music Coverage
Who says Austin gets all the good stuff? This fall, Live Nation and the Aztec Theatre in San Antonio are bringing the sickest jams in town— Buddy Guy (9/1), Dark Star Orchestra (9/21), Gov’t Mule (9/29), and Thievery Corporation (10/20). All at the Aztec. All this fall. Okay sure, they’re all playing at Stubb’s or […]
![Why Gem and Jam is the Psychedelic Melting Pot of a Fest Everyone Should Attend [Festival Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_9569.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
What can I say? Gem and Jam 2017 kicked off festival season for me in ways I never expected and only dreamed of. Last year’s G&J harnessed the same effect and ever since my first trip to the desert oasis, I had been patiently waiting for February to roll around again. Well, the time was […]
![Bob Weir and The Campfire Band Annouce Austin Dates [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/unnamed-1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Jamband
As if three nights of String Cheese Incident (find details here) was just not enough, Austin will also be hosting Grateful Dead godfather Bob Weir for two nights at The Moody Theatre that same weekend – from April 15 to April 16. The Austin dates are additions to Weir’s Campfire Tour, in support of his new […]
![Ringing in the New Year with The String Cheese Incident, Big Gigantic & The Floozies in Broomfield, Colorado [Event Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/4K9A1701.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
The floor of the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, Colorado, shook in excitement as thousands fans rustled their feet in anticipation. The String Cheese Incident’s fifth consecutive New Year’s extravaganza kicked off on Thursday, December 29th and the energy was tangible as the crowd eagerly awaited the music to begin. The String Cheese Incident’s wildly glamorous three-night […]