The Sideman: Stefano Intelisano

Stefano is a classically trained keyboardist from Pavia, Italy who moved to Austin, TX in his 20s to pursue a music career. He’s worked his way through very humble beginnings by living and working in a recording studio to making a name for himself in the music world.Stefano took full advantage of every opportunity that…

Greg Loftus & The Ten Ninety-Nines: Greg Loftus & Cody Brown

Greg and Cody have carved their names into the Americana\Alt-Country scene in good ole Austin, TX where they play regularly around town. Even though they come from different backgrounds, Greg growing up in the Northeast devoted to punk bands, and Cody, a born and raised Austinite (a rarity in town these days), exploring the blues…

In the Whale: Eric Riley & Nate Valdez

In the Whale is a rock duo from Denver, CO, self-proclaimed as the “Kenny Powers” of the music because of their cheeky onstage personas coupled with their offstage nerdiness. Their punky and playful energy always deliver in their performance making an In the Whale show a must-see. Fortunately for you nerds, they ‘re currently on tour…

Vex Guitarist: Ciaran McCloskey

Ciaran is the lead guitarist for the  melodic death metal band, Vex. Born in Dublin, Ireland but raised in Texas, he now resides in the ever growing city of Austin, TX. With a Masters degree in English and loads of literature courses under his belt, it’s easy to see how that trasnlates into his poetically…

Homegrown Provisions: Shannon Summers

Shannon Summers is a food blogger from Austin, TX whose focus is on mainly vegetarian, “local, unrefined, and unprocessed foods”.  The recipes crafted by Shannon are nothing short of delicious as well as incredibly beautiful. They will make even the staunchest anti-veggie eater happy and encourage you to make more space for vegetarian meals in…

The KOCO: Katie O’Connell

Katie is a photographer from California who now resides in Austin, TX (represent). Art and creativity have always flowed through Katie leading her down exciting paths. Her creative spirit transcends photography making her work intriguing as one can see that she really  loves what she captures in her photos and her innate abilities shine. Katie is…

Heroes and Art: Alisa May

Alisa is an artist and mother of 3 from the bay area but now resides in Salt Lake City, UT. She is a passionate and empathic soul who has created a cause to help domestic abuse survivors, Heroes and Art. Through her creativity, she is able to connect to others on a deep level and spread…

The Ethereal Nymph : Kathleen Rule

Kathleen Rule is a free-spirited, self-taught pen & ink, watercolor, and gouache artist. She grew up on a farm in Iowa but now resides in Boulder, CO with her fiancé and her adorable cat. She’s a very passionate artist, who’s deeply connected to her work which comes through in every piece she creates. Her use…

The Cake Ninja : Abby V. Rivera

Abby is a cake designer and mother of two who resides in the big and beautiful Dallas, Texas. Abby first fell in love with baking when she was a child; digging through her mother’s cookbooks and baking every and any type of cookie she could find. Abby now works for a local, family owned cake…

The Psychedelic Raconteur: Kaleb Edward Williams

Kaleb is a native Texan, coming from “the small town of Junction, wedged between the lush hill country and the vast expanses of west Texas”. His parents were school teachers, born in the ’30s, and were a bit older when they had Kaleb: “Can you imagine my dad, who’s this older man’s man, works outside…

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The Literary Maven: Emma J. Phelps

Emma J. Phelps is a young writer and poet from Salt Lake City, UT pursuing her Bachelor’s in English Literature and Creative Writing. Don’t let her age of 24 fool you, though; she is heavily influenced by great writers such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and the “lost generation” writers and this is apparent…