If there’s one thing you can call Austin indie rockers Young Tongue, it’s resilient. After releasing their sophomore album “Death Rattle” earlier this year, completing a national tour and becoming one of the most active groups in the city, it seems like the Austin transplants are doing just fine.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
