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Nate Green­berg wrote:
The Orange Opera started off humbly enough. It began as a stage name for song­writer Kevin Ham­brick (vocals, piano, gui­tar) who per­formed his orig­i­nal songs accom­pa­nied by an upright bassist. Every­thing kicked into gear in 2002 when Ham­brick started jam­ming with Kevin Hock­a­day (drums) and Bryan Brubaker (elec­tric bass) and the band had its first gig as a three-piece just a week later. Shortly after their first gig, the band swelled into a four-piece with the addi­tion of lead gui­tar. The Orange Opera has remained a quar­tet ever since, although they ran through three gui­tarists before finally arriv­ing at Zach Smith, who joined the group in 2009.

The Orange Opera has earned a siz­able fol­low­ing in their eight years of exis­tence, embark­ing on sev­eral tours and per­form­ing along­side high pro­file indie acts such as The Teeth and Dr. Dog. In 2007 they were awarded 1st place in Whatzup Magazine’s Bat­tle of the Bands. Nev­er­the­less, they’ve yet to aban­don their home­town and the major­ity of their per­for­mances are in or around Fort Wayne. “Here’s the excep­tion that proves the rule,” the biog­ra­phy con­tin­ues. “Great music can emerge from the most hum­ble of locales.” And it’s true with­out a doubt. Great music can indeed emerge from the most hum­ble of locales and The Orange Opera is a prime example.

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01. Hys­ter­i­cal
02. Ruby
03. Weiry Nights
04. Barfights & Fid­dles
05. Both Of Us
06. Fool For The Game
07. 65 Look­ing For 18
08. Hick­ory Hen
09. Dream I Had
10. Year Of The Beard
11. Hys­ter­i­cal (Acoustic)