concert queen connect episodes

 
 
Mélat, Austin City Limit’s Music Festival Artist and Performer, talks with host, Clarissa Cardenas.

Mélat, Austin City Limit’s Music Festival Artist and Performer, talks with host, Clarissa Cardenas.

episode 5

In this week’s episode, Clarissa gets really open and honest with R&B singer and Austin native, Mélat. They talk about Mélat’s unique Ethiopian background and how that’s shaped her into who she is today, the way social media has influenced how they both interact with others, and what was going on behind the scenes when facing some of their BIGGEST fears.

This is a very special episode with some raw and unfiltered moments and we hope you enjoy this episode!

 
Host, Clarissa Cardenas, talks with Blackillac’s, Zeale & Phranchyze, Austin Music Awards, “Best Hip Hop/Rap Group 2020”.

Host, Clarissa Cardenas, talks with Blackillac’s, Zeale & Phranchyze, Austin Music Awards, “Best Hip Hop/Rap Group 2020”.

Episode 4

In this week’s episode, Clarissa talks with Austin Music Awards “Best Hip Hop/Rap Group 2020”,  Blackillac. This southern rap duo, Zeale and Phranchyze, were brought together back in 2018 by another Austin legend, Gary Clark Jr. We talk about the history of the Austin hip-hop scene, freestyle rap battling against each other, and how they are continuously innovating and elevating the game. 

 
Greg Giannukos, Austin-based and widely acclaimed photographer sits with host, Clarissa Cardenas.

Greg Giannukos, Austin-based and widely acclaimed photographer sits with host, Clarissa Cardenas.

Episode 3

In this week’s episode, Clarissa talks with Austin based and wildly-talented photographer, Greg Giannukos. He candidly shares his most memorable and vulnerable moments throughout his journey on not only becoming the go-to music and concert photographer in Austin, but creating a life facing his biggest critic and adversary head-on...himself.