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![Nothing But Euphoric Connections at Euphoria Music Festival 2016 [Festival Review + Photo Gallery]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/unspecified.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
Euphoria Music Festival might be the most aptly named fest to date, because my experience cannot be recapped by any word except just that, euphoria. Happiness and excitement knows no bounds when surrounded by endless love, epic music and an exquisitely produced festival environment. In the last few years, Euphoria has grown from a small […]
Festival Coverage
If we weren’t excited enough about Euphoria’s 5th gathering at the beautiful Carson Creek Ranch outside of the unbeatable ATX in ONLY 35 DAYS, get a load of the goodness bombs dropped this week, folks! If you cannot make it to all four days, Euphoria just made it even harder for you to pick that […]
![Blunt Force, Focal Point, Collidoscope + Opiuo Live Band at Empire Control Room & Garage June 19th, 2015 | Austin, TX [Photo Gallery]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Opiuo13.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
This past Friday, June 19th, saw the debut of the enigmatic Opiuo Live Band in Austin, Texas. Taking place at one of the city’s newer and better venues, Empire Control Room & Garage, Austinites packed in to support yet another beloved Art Seen Alliance production. With this being the Opiuo Band’s one and only Texas […]
Social Culture
Leticia Sedberry is an abstract artist in the Dallas, Texas area. Her work has been featured at the Magnolia Hotel in Downtown Dallas, the Bedford and Hurst Public Libraries, in January at the Buon Giorno Café in Grapevine, and various other galleries around the area. She attended the Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She enjoys […]
![[Show Review] DeVotchKa Does Halloween Right! | Dallas,TX October 31, 2014](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/IMG_9043.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Indie
Nestled in the back of Gas Monkey lies the most intimate outdoor venue I have had the honor of experiencing. Though it’s possible I carry bias due to the fact that the night itself catered the most beautiful weather Texas had seen in quite some time. It was clear, crisp and cool; Mother Nature prophesying […]
Electronic
Birthed from the creative mind of producer Doug Appling, Emancipator is an ambient trip that guides the listener through a wave of sound and emotion, creating an ethereal and surreal sense of nostalgia. Emancipator’s meticulous soundscapes and euphoric effects are merely amplified when the live band is in tow, aptly named Emancipator Ensemble. Featuring the […]
![[Photo Series] Texas: All Pink Everything](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/allpink.jpg?resize=591%2C375&ssl=1)
Social Culture
All Pink Everything : San Marcos, Texas Karla Vinueza is currently living in San Marcos, Texas and attending Texas State University. Her photo project, TEXAS, is her way of capturing the essence of the Southern state in all its glory. TEXAS will be featuring the following cities: Houston, San Marcos, Austin, and Dallas. With constantly […]
Interviews
Larry Clack is an incredibly talented artist from Garland, Texas with a passion for inking colorfully eccentric renditions of the world as he sees it. Over the years, Clack has molded together his signature style that has a way of sublimely catching your eye; a style that reflects a sense of complexity through a spontaneous combination of graffiti and […]
![[Photo Gallery] KAYTRANADA Makes His Dallas Debut | Dallas,TX at Trees August 17, 2014](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DSC08810.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
KAYTRANADA, yes all capitals, is one of the most talked about names on the electronic bass scene right now. The Montreal beat maker, whose real name is Kevin Celestin, first blew up when he put his own spin to Janet Jackson’s ‘If’, creating an upbeat and irresistibly grooving track. Like the flames of a wild […]
![[Artist Interview] Roger Sellers | Red Bull Sound Select in Austin,TX](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/rogersellers2.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
By Brooke Stalker Turning the turbulent tide of a crestfallen crowd is no doubt an upstream… shit man, more like an up-waterfall battle. And yet Roger Sellers was able to do so. Executing a performance with such finesse, he produced a momentous vibe. Transforming the dazed crowd into a mass of utter jubilation. This feat […]