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![Highlights of SXSW 2019: Dungeon Family, Ivy Roots, Elevated Taste Showcase, Hembree and More [Artist Spotlight]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1e4d79c1-dh-dungeon-family_outdoor-stage_auditorium-shores_031519_01.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
Highlight Talents of this Years SXSW In years past, the giant known as South By SouthWest would dominate my friends and I’s schedules – we’d spend weeks RSVPing to parties, checking our spam folders for any missed confirmations and making sure our most looked forward to artists had open tour dates – in those days, […]
Funk
If you’re looking to add an innovative and eccentric band to your music palette, we’ve got just the guys for you. Thumpasaurus are setting bold new standards when it comes to their live performances, and 2019 is prime time for you to really see for yourself. The genre-bending band is revered for their high energy […]
![Beirut’s sixth album is an experimental and ethereal ocean of wonder [Album Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/610ba056-beirut.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Indie
In some way or another, we all want to create an expression of our lived experience. We all desire to translate those feelings into something bigger than the thoughts in our heads. Zach Condon is a person who has that ability to create a musical experience that is at once sweepingly emotional and transportative. His […]
![On the Road to Float Fest 2018: Keeping the River Clean + New Lineup Playlist [#DroolMode]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/482b23bb-sanmarcos.png?resize=600%2C355&ssl=1)
Electronic
With Float Fest only days away, we’ve been getting super hyped on this weekend of stacked talent. From Tame Impala and Bun B to The Suffers and Com Truise, this is going to be one of the most epic gatherings all year. To top it off, it’s all going down on the San Marcos river […]
![Mamby Returns to Chicago for Beachside Blowout [Festival Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/96880380-26173215_2021630874757579_5415012906164838227_o.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
It takes a certain bold brilliance to compile a collection of shining indie rockers, top Hip-Hop artists and an impressive collection of House and Techno DJ’s on a Southside Chicago beach. However, organizers of Mamby on the Beach seized an opportunity to create this completely unique experience. Now, in its 4th year, Mamby continues to be […]
![Washed Out’s latest album, Mister Mellow, is a brief and beautiful masterpiece [Album Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/mistermellow_washedout.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Indie
Mister Mellow is Ernest Greene’s first album in seven years. Though Greene has kept his moniker Washed Out, a break from his previous label Sub Pop marks a momentous change in musical direction as Greene has signed on to the hip-hop label Stones Throw Records. The label, once only signing hip-hop acts, boasts a diverse […]
![How to be a human being: Glass Animals and Little Dragon bring the rain to Red Rocks Amphitheatre | July 26th, 2017 [Show Review + Concert Photography]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/LittleDragon1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Indie
Words by Daniel Keppe and Tai Carpenter Glass Animals are back in the United States and they did not disappoint at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on July 26th, 2017! The only downside to the show minus the rain….the lack of an opener, as the rail entrance to the venue was jam packed with fans missing half […]
![Why? A Bizarre, Incredible Evening in Austin, TX at the Mohawk | April 5th, 2017 [Show Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cover-photo.png?resize=600%2C315&ssl=1)
Indie
Yoni Wolf aka Why? aka the pioneering alternative rapper multi-instrumentalist from Berkeley brought the Mohawk into his vision of the future last Wednesday. The show was in support of Why?’s new album Moh Lhean, an absolutely beautiful and wholly original tour de force from the matured musician’s mind. On stage Yoni stood behind the most […]
![Mala Luna Music Festival 2016 | San Antonio, Texas [Photo Gallery]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/TravisScott1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
This past October marked the first of many gatherings to come from Mala Luna, and we were stoked to be apart of it! Tons of local vendors, painters, and musicians graced the festival as well as big names to draw in the crowds, making for a truly perfect festival experience. While Texas has hosted many […]
![Symbiosis 2016 Family Tree ~ Coming Together to Collaborate and Co-Create [Festival Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Symbiosis2016_0923_1444-JLB.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
~~Note: For this article Dino Durkin and Santiago Burelli have come together to give two very different yet very awesome, authentic accounts of what they both experienced at Symbiosis~~ It’s all too often that I go to festivals and find a few people having an amazing time and a lot of people standing around waiting […]