Gina Catalano

Gina Catalano is a freelance writer and editor with degrees in journalism and communications. Her work has been featured in publications like Discogs, Substream, Parks & Rec Business and several local newspapers in the Chicagoland area. In addition to her current job in communications, she is the creator of online entertainment publication Black is the New AP Style.

Substream Magazine

Content created while working for digital magazine Substream (June 2018-June 2019)

Substream Magazine • 11th December 2018

Substream AOTY: Gina Catalano's Favorite Albums of 2018

Welcome to Substream Magazine’s Favorite Albums of 2018 lists! That’s right, “lists” as in more than one. We don’t think just one list is enough to do either our team or all the great music that came out this year justice. Each person who writes for Substream has their own unique tastes, interests, and ideas about what makes an album shine.

Substream Magazine • 16th October 2018

INTERVIEW: Odette talks her debut album, To A Stranger, and its message

Odette was only 17 years old when the beginning of To A Stranger came about. Her debut record, inherently personal and remarkably confident, tells the story of her final years as a teenager before transitioning into adulthood.

Substream Magazine • 12th June 2018

Looking behind the scenes of “The World’s Largest Music Festival," Summerfest

It wasn’t until 1999 that the Guiness Book of World Records named them “The World’s Largest Music Festival,” but Milwaukee’s Summerfest was making a name for itself nearly 30 years before then.