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BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

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“Van Mary” Finds Strength In Her Struggles

December 17, 2019

She always wanted to be in a band, but things - family problems, toxic relationships, fear itself - kept getting in the way. Now, Emily Whetstone explores all of these things through Van Mary.

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Sleater-Kinney Bring Their Giddy Guitar Rock to Austin

November 14, 2019

Amid lineup changes and concerns over their  changed sound, the beloved Washington band played the Moody Theater with the same energy and love they’ve been delivering for a quarter century. 

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When Your Favorite Artist Slips Into Mediocrity

October 24, 2019

You’ve loved this artist for years. They put out consistently great music. What happens when their newest release doesn’t hold up?

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Seven Beatles Covers That Are Better Than The Original

October 24, 2019

There’s no shortage of covers of the Fab Four, but these seven renditions offer new interpretations of classics, and highlight voices apart from the typical white dudes rock music has come to lionize.

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Austin Music Community Unites to Celebrate the Late, Great Daniel Johnston

October 15, 2019

With three decades of beloved music and a famous mural on the Drag, songwriter and artist Daniel Johnston’s influence on Austin and beyond is undeniable. After his sudden passing in September, a dozen musicians joined at the Mohawk to celebrate his life and remind everyone that “Some Things Last A Long Time.” 

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Live From Zilker Park: The Cure

October 10, 2019

Headlining the Honda stage the first Saturday of Austin City Limits, Robert Smith and company celebrated 40 years of guitar magic.

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Streaming Services and the Power of the Playlist

May 2, 2019

Much has been said about the Internet age, with many-a-gripe about how technology has removed the personality from everyday life. But with 191 million users, including 87 million paying customers, Spotify has mastered the art of crafting a unique human experience through robotic means.

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“Her Smell” Review: An Unflinching Display of Rock ‘n’ Roll Darkness

May 2, 2019

“Her Smell” is not a feel-good movie. Its trailer previews a rock band of women, while hinting  at the sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll chaos that comes along with it, but it’s hard to prepare yourself for how much it leans into that chaos.

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Serotonin Levels Rising

April 25, 2019

When springtime hits, the ancient prophecy proclaims it’s time to go crazy, go stupid. The ORANGE Music Staff has the right tunes to match your rising serotonin levels this spring.

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ORANGE Music Staff on the Music That Shaped Them

April 18, 2019

Here, the ORANGE music staff remembers the artists and albums that changed us, and that we keep coming back to today.

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Quiz: Which Austin Record Store Are You?

April 13, 2019

Every April, music lovers gather in the vinyl stacks for Record Store Day, a celebration of the independent music stores still going strong on the promise of physical music.

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ORANGE Asks: Moving Panoramas

April 11, 2019


Austin band Moving Panoramas make dream rock that’s captured the attention of the Austin Chronicle and National Public Radio. Their long-awaited sophomore LP “In Two” came out this February, and the band has returned to the familiar stage of SXSW to some unfamiliar faces. ORANGE caught up with band leader Leslie Sisson to discuss the struggle of being a working musician in Austin, how Moving Panoramas songs come together and why South By 2019 has been the best yet.