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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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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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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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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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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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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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” 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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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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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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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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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.
Turns out, The Breeders are as charming as their fans say.
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Miles from Zilker Park, eight independent artists drew tourists and locals alike from the stomping grounds of Austin City Limit Music Festival, for a festival of their own.
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