The Orange Peels: Begin the BegoneEven as the whiplash, bruises, and body aches began to fade, it was like they could feel their old lives beginning to disappear.Flash back to late November, 2013. On the way to the last show of their Sun Moon tour, founding Orange Peels members Allen Clapp and Jill Pries were in a life-changing accident. Stopped in traffic on Highway 880, Allen had just asked Jill for a piece of gum when they were hit from behind at 60 mph by a drunk driver.Somehow, the two walked away, were given the OK by the EMTs, and even went on to play the show (their van wasn’t so lucky). But they weren’t the same.What followed was a year of massive change, beginning with a 5-day recording session at the band’s 15-year... read more