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BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

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Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

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ACL Bag Essentials

October 2, 2015

Whether you’re fanny packing it, bringing a backpack or just sticking your wallet in your shorts, here are some guidelines as to what you can bring into the park to make the best of your festival experience.

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8 Ways to Stay Refreshed This Year at ACL

October 2, 2015

If you’re feeling a little woozy or are in need of a quick, tasty pick-me-up, hit up one of these vendors to cool off and stay refreshed.

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7 ways to Enhance Your ACL Experience

October 2, 2015

Here are some tips to enhance your experience and ease the pain of losing that paycheck you handed to C3 Presents.  

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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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ACL: How to Be the Ideal Festivalgoer

October 2, 2015

It’s time for Austin City Limits, and we are too #fest to be #stressed. If there’s one thing that can be expected at every stage, it’s a big crowd. So read up, pack your fanny pack and we’ll see you at the fest.

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How to Chow at Austin City Limits

October 2, 2015

Don’t wait until lines fill up to decide about where to get your food fix. Plan ahead by checking out some of these top eats and sweets you’ll find at this year’s ACL fest.

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Austin City Limits Music Festival: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

October 2, 2015

From Outkast to tumultuous ticket sales, here are a few ACL experiences from the ATX staff.

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SprATX Alters Perception of Austin Street Art

November 10, 2014

Tightly grasping the tool of his trade, Ethan Cummins stares at the canvas that lies before him — eyes trained, unblinking as if he is trying to pull some hidden picture from its depths to the surface. It's something you would expect of a student in an art class. He wanders a few feet to the right, then the left, then crouches down to get an alternate point of view. He is carefully contemplating his next stroke, his next color choice to bring the image in his head to artistic reality.

Look Through the Lens: Austin City Limits and ACL Late Night Photo Recap

October 21, 2014

Austin City Limits 2014 might be over, but the best weekend(s) of your life don't have to end just yet. Our ORANGE photographers captured the performances that you waited for, cried for and screamed at the top of your lungs for. Relive those sweaty, unforgettable moments in this photo series recapping the best of the festival and the Late Night shows. 

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New Cab in Town

October 19, 2014

Music booms out of the speakers while he peddles through the streets of Austin. As the day progresses, he adjusts his music choice to the reflect the energy of the downtown crowd — MGMT for day rides and Calvin Harris at night. A variety of customers hop in, from a couple who just finished a romantic dinner to a young man on Sixth Street who had a little too much to drink. At the end of the night, Joseph Garcia is relieved to call it a day but proud to be a pedicab driver.

ATX Rookie Guide to Austin City Limits Music Festival

September 28, 2014

I was a senior in high school the first time I attended ACL. My wristband was a birthday gift from a boyfriend at the time, and together we strategically planned which artists to go see, what vendors to visit, transportation to and from Round Rock, and how we were going to get out of a mandatory marching band event that Friday night. We ended up using the excuse that we were going out of town to a wedding (which wasn’t technically false — my eyeballs joined Coldplay in holy matrimony that Friday night), but the point is that while hours of planning were invested in this process, my first ACL experience was riddled with mistakes that could have been avoided. Three years later, I’m attending my fourth ACL with an inch or two of wisdom. I present the “ATX Rookie Guide” to ACL.

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Check the Fine Print: Five Bands You Should Get To Know At ACL

September 28, 2014

While festivals are known primarily as a way to catch some of the world's top musicians within the span of a couple of days, they’re also a great place for scoping out the hottest bands on the rise. If you’ve got time to kill at Austin City Limits before all of your favorite headliners play, here are a few gems that have gotten missed in the fine print on the lineup schedule.