Almost Real Things

Almost Real Things
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We are gathered here today to celebrate creative exploration and collaborate with people of a unified pursuit: improvement of life through doing. So do. Make. Create. There is no definition. There are no limits.

Megafauna on the Reward and the Sacrifice of Shredding

For the last 14 years, Megafauna has been shredding infectious riffs and raw garage energy in Austin. Dani Neff started Megafauna in 2008, after moving...

How Moni’ye is Finding His Path Through Experimental Hip-Hop

In 2019, Moni'ye decided to put everything he could into the thing that fulfilled him most–making music. After years of writing and rapping on his...

Tito’s Prize Winner Tammie Rubin is Creating a Playground for Your...

Tammie Rubin will make you see familiar objects in a completely new way. Through her art, she transforms the ordinary into the fantastical. What you...

ATX Urban Art Honors the Culture & Stories of Austin’s Public...

ATX Urban Art is shining a light on the artists behind the city's most iconic art. For the first time, stories and photos of urban...

How The Little Gay Shop Celebrates LGBTQ+ Artists in Austin

The Little Gay Shop is more than a store. It's a community. Co-founders Justin Galicz and Kirt Reynolds' mission is to support, celebrate and ignite...

Meet Issue 23’s Cover Artist: Asia Renée

Asia Renée's ambitious portrait project has been in the works since 2016. Her colorful portraits and bold journey from med school to fulltime artist made...

Sequoyah Johnson’s Art is Smiling Back at You

Sequoyah Johnson chose art on a whim. During her college orientation actually. With no prior experience, she told me that she felt set up to...

James Robinson’s New Project is the Ultimate Music Collaboration

James Robinson is adding some soul to the gumbo that is Austin's music scene. He is the resurgence of soul, R&B and jazz–bringing together artists...

Versatile Singer-Songwriter S.L. Houser is Austin’s Secret Weapon

S.L. Houser is the self-described “swiss army knife” in Austin’s music scene. With her classical training and highly developed technique, she’s able to take many...

Urban Heat is Synth Pop for the Future

After transitioning from punk bands to synth pop, Jonathan Horstmann formed Urban Heat. It’s not your typical 80’s synth pop, it’s music for now. And...