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![Getting cozy with The Nightowls, our new favorite soul-pop band [Artist Interview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/thenightowls.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Funk
Rocking a big sound reminiscent of a Southern Baptist choir, the expert ensemble of blasting horns and soulful singers that are The Nightowls wrap you into their charm almost immediately. Their new EP, Royal Sessions, is a vigorous display of the warm pop melodies you can expect from the band, and these Austin natives simply […]
![Catch Protextor at this year’s Sound on Sound Festival + Peep these top three tracks [SoS Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/protextor.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
A backbone provides the structure necessary for a body to grow, a pillar the support that a building needs to stand. Calling a white emcee from Iowa the backbone of the scene is perhaps too bold a statement but Adam Protextor has undoubtedly made himself a pillar of the Austin hip hop community. With his […]
![Artist Spotlight from Sound on Sound 2016: Our Top Three Tracks From Hip-Hop artist Anya [SoS Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/anya.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
I first saw Anya opening up for Aesop Rock two years ago, and I can still remember how her performance filled my bones and soul. She engaged the crowd in a genuine way, in one memorable moment she teased us over our shared bitterness due to failed love, and the bass in her beats drove […]
![Capyac: A Speed Date With The Speedracers [Artist Interview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/capyac-cover.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Capyac are hot off the stage from Texas’s Utopiafest! A few weeks ago they sat down to talk with me about their mythos, touring through Europe, giant demon puppets, and the people behind WAX – their smash fashion show. Potion and Big Sugz talk about their musical evolution from a genre they call Balloon-Wave to […]
Social Culture
Austin, Texas based director John Valley is producing some of the best music videos in town. Valley’s music videos are a bite sized morsels made from his proprietary blend of visually stunning dark comedy. They also have a quality about them that is erotic, emotional, and surreal. You can see his talent in his earliest […]
![11 Reasons we are stoked for ACL 2016, Sept. 30th- Oct. 2nd & Oct. 7th-9th [Event Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/wknd-1.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
Austin City Limits Music Festival has catered to the musical cravings of the live music capital of the world for soon to be 15 years now and 2016 is on it’s way to being one of the dopest years yet. With weekend one being just a month away, we have compiled a very special list […]
![Slightly Stoopid, SOJA, The Grouch, Eligh & Zion I Crew Bring Nothing But Love Through Texas: Return Of The Red Eye Tour [Show Review]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/slightly-4.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Live Music Coverage
What can we say? The Return of the Red Eye tour featuring Slightly Stoopid, SOJA, The Grouch, Eligh and the Zion I Crew has taken a little bit of the best from each world of hip-hop, ska, reggae, punk, dub and rock to create a touring bill that brings ALL the best feels to surface to make for […]
![Blunt Force Comin’ At You From Austin: Festivals, Tour Life & Tacos [Artist Interview]](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1514525253161-7a46d19cd819?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1200&q=80)
Electronic
Blunt Force is the euphonious duo of Brian Gustafson and Deniz Baykal. The two fuse their unique instrumental talents with old school style sampling and heavy electronic production to create an infectious sound to make you feel good and move your feet all day and night. They have found a perfect mixture of funk, hip-hop, […]
![5 Reasons To Show Up Early To Free Press Summer Fest [Festival Preview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/13055848_1325683854115284_1800560470064590708_o.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
It can take serious motivation to coax someone out into the mid-day heat of a Houston summer day. It’s no secret Free Press Summer Fest (FPSF) — June 4th & 5th Houston, TX — gets hot, but we’ve got your motivation to get the party started early in the form of 5 can’t miss acts set to rock Eleanor Tinsley Park before the sun […]
![Skydyed: Diving into ‘A Quantum Dream,’ Touring Life and What’s Next [Artist Interview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/skydyed-3.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Funk
Hailing from Fort Collins, Colorado, Skydyed is a progressive livetronica trio that is surely on the rise to success. Formed almost two years ago, Andrew Slattery (bass synths/bass guitar), Max Doucette (guitar/keys) and Shane Eagen (drums), have established a diverse, encapturing sound of their own by fusing their individual musical talents with top of the […]