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Orange Mothers

Once described by Fastball bassist Tony Scalzo as “the most bro-type guys,” Orange Mothers take an idyllic, hootenanny-style approach to pop music that crosses colorful childhood whimsy with summertime keg party bliss. A particular favorite of fellow musicians, they're one of the few local bar bands ever to inspire their own Hoot Nite (bands covering another band's catalog). Orange Mothers formed in 1992 in the wake of the Hollywood Indians. The former band, transplanted from Vermont to Austin in 1989 ...

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