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ORANGE Music Roundup: Best One-Hit Wonders

October 16, 2015

What’s the difference between an artist you can’t remember and an artist you’ll never forget? One hit. 

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5-1-Tunes: R.C. CAT

October 16, 2015

When guitarist Julio Correa and drum sampler Connor Campbell began collaborating musically, they quickly realized they needed more musicians to flesh out their project. In the spring of 2015, they recruited “synthesizer masterminds” Aaron Chavez and Mitchell Webb, and with the ensuing combination of dance-pop and retro electronic music, R.C. CAT was born.

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Austin City Limits Weekend Two Photo Recap

October 12, 2015

ACL season is officially over, but don't fret. ORANGE Magazine gives you a weekend two photo recap to let you experience the madness once again. 

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5 Female-Fronted Bands to See at Austin City Limits

October 9, 2015

We’ve compiled your quintessential guide to less-than-obvious, female-fronted acts to see this weekend at ACL.

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ORANGE Reviews: Wild Child — Fools

October 6, 2015

ORANGE Reviews new album Fools by Wild Child. 

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Ditch the Fest Photo Recap

October 6, 2015

ACL wasn't the only cool thing happening this weekend. Raw Paw hosted its eighth annual Ditch the Fest Fest at Empire Control Room and Garage. Relive the local music extravaganza through ORANGE's photo recap. 

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ACL Weekend One Photo Recap

October 5, 2015

Experience all the best parts of ACL weekend one through ORANGE's photo recap. 

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Local Teen Band Takes ACL Stage

October 2, 2015

Ben and Max Redman used to sneak into Austin City Limits as kids by telling guards they were under 10 years old and calling random adults their “mom and dad.” At this year’s festival, they’ll take to the stage as local teen band Residual Kid.

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ORANGE Music Roundup: Best Non-Headlining Acts at ACL

October 2, 2015

ACL is far more than the sum of its headliners, and you’ll need something to keep you occupied as you brave the brutal sun and work on your Chaco tan. These are some of the weekend’s best non-headlining acts.

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ORANGE Music Roundup: Best Nighttime Driving Tracks

September 28, 2015

If you want a glimpse into a person’s psyche, just see what they listen to when they’re driving at night. A car is one of the most intimate places to enjoy music: it’s a judgment-free zone, where volume control and so-called “coolness” cease to matter. From pulsing electronica to brooding emo, everybody has their own go-to playlist for those nighttime drives — because some songs just sound better when the sun goes down.

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Local Venue Holy Mountain Closes

September 25, 2015

After three years of shows and parties, local venue Holy Mountain will close its doors on Oct. 1.

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“Nirvana Nevermind”: Photo Gallery Contains Rare Outtakes of Legendary Band

June 16, 2015

Modern Rocks Gallery in Austin recently opened an exhibit that showcases outtakes from a Nirvana photo shoot, taken right as the band was plunging into stardom.