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![SunSquabi Cruises through Austin on ‘Deluxe’ tour, Jason Hann Sits in on Percussion [Show Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/17834779_1479189255438853_1259214415288432356_o.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Funk
The Sunsquabi boys have been on quite the roll over the last few months. The trio, made up of Chris Anderson on drums, Kevin Donohue on Guitar/Keys/Production and recent Winter addition of Josh Fairman on Bass/Synth, these Colorado cats are making huge waves in the ever bending Electro Funk Livetronica realms. April 7th marked the […]
![The String Cheese Incident Brings Surplus of Cheesy Love to Stubb’s Austin, TX, April 13-15th [Show Review + Photo Gallery]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/SCI-%40-Stubbs-Night-2-27.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Interviews
Colorful individuals of all ages made their way into Stubb’s BBQ on Red River and 8th Street in the historic downtown Austin. It was night one of a sold-out three-night-run from the genre-defying supergroup The String Cheese Incident, and downbeat was a little more than an hour away. We had been waiting patiently […]
![Super Secret Music Festival — April in Austin, TX [Event Previews]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/16864847_10154449334786448_2070990843394550430_n.jpg?resize=600%2C295&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
Austin has always been a musical Mecca – playing host to top-shelf artists from every corner of the country on any given weekend – but April of 2017 is going to be absolutely ridiculous. So ridiculous, I have come to think of it as an unofficial music festival: Super Secret Music Festival 2017. Jamtronica giants […]
![Hear ye, Hear ye! Fresh ‘Spring Cheese’ Tour Dates Announced [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/16265268_10154510428616645_2232730107498559826_n.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Jamband
There’s really nothing like fresh tour announcements. And when you find THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT in your backyard with a three-night run at Stubb’s in Austin, TX – April 13 to April 15 – that is cause to celebrate with cartwheels and backflips! SCI announced spring tour dates for Texas and the Midwest earlier today. […]
![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 […]
![Road to Gem and Jam 2017: Playlist and Schedule [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/15823444_1347882315243982_8981923915897376057_n.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
Gem and Jam 2017 is right around the corner and the excitement for this extremely intimate and special festival is bursting at the seams. Kicking off the festival season in early February in Tucson, Arizona, Gem and Jam’s 11th year lineup is probably the dreamiest ever and we cannot wait to bask in the goodness […]
![CYM talks to Gem and Jam’s Founders + find out what fans are most excited about for 2017 [Interview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/15384579_1324749004223980_1044718254705273505_o.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
Gem and Jam Festival is a very special gathering that happens every February in the beautiful city of Tucson, Arizona. The 11th year is set for February 2nd-5th, 2017, and for the first time, will take place at the new location of Pima County Fairgrounds. Complete with tons of extra space, multiple camping options and room for so […]
![Head for the Hills Music and Arts Festival Releases 2nd Wave Lineup, New Location [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/15578321_725328650966263_8383212843086390101_o.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
Head for the Hills is a gathering in the beautiful Texas Hill Country featuring a wide variety of live musical goodness and an overflow of artists coming together to create one big, loving co-creative community for three blissful days. Happening March 23rd-25th, 2017, Heady Hills aims to bridge the gap between a burn and a music festival. […]
Electronic
*NYE SCI: The String Cheese Incident is bringing the jams to Broomfield, Colorado’s 1st Bank Center for three cheese-filled nights of aural pleasure December 29th-31st. Also just added to the bill is a Big Gigantic Incident (Um, yes please, Hulaween repeat?!) on Thursday and some Floozies action on Friday. Seven sets of Cheese to ring in […]
![Why Suwannee’s Hulaween Might be our Favorite Fest of the Season [Festival Review + Photo Gallery]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/14939598_10102515582709146_2944241863866219422_o-1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
East Coast
Suwannee’s Hulaween fuses the collective aspects of a festival that a potential goer seeks when making the commitment to buy the ticket and take the ride, ties them all together into one perfectly spooky bundle and caters much more than just a music festival to its guests. Rather, Hulaween administers a life changing experience, unlike any […]