Metro Music Hall – The Cosmic Clash

Video premiere: supergroup Primitive Ring drop new single and video today – play Metro in SLC Friday

April 14, 2026 Greg Ackerman 565 Views Bert Hoover, Charles Moothart, Frankie and the Witch Fingers, Fuzz, garage rock, Jon Modaff, Lies From the Other Side, Metro Music Hall, new album, new music, premiere, Primitive Ring, punk rock, rock n roll, song premiere, Ty Segal, Video

If you’re a garage or punk rock music fan then you likely know who Ty Segall is. The prolific musician is known for releasing a wide range of music under various names that all stem from the same punk rock ethos. One of Segal’s longtime collaborators, Charles Moothart (Fuzz) launched a new project in 2024 with Bert Hoover (Hoover III) and Jon Modaff (Frankie and the Witch Fingers) called Primitive Ring. Today the band premieres their latest single and video, “Lies from the Other Side.” in advance of their new self-titled LP, due out May 15. Fans can pre-order vinyl of the forthcoming album via In the Red Records.

Greg Ackerman Live Music Review

Live music review: Rising Austin synth act Urban Heat played Metro Music Hall with Gvllow

August 15, 2024 Greg Ackerman 2714 Views goth, Gvllow, horror rock, live music, Metro Music Hall, post-punk, Review, Synth Pop, synth rock, The Cure, Urban Heat

Rising Austin synth pop, post-punk act Urban Heat played Salt Lake City’s Metro Music Hall on August 7 with intense, darkwave band Gvllow from Southern California.. Led by veteran musician, Jonathan Horstmann whose previous project, BLXPLTN was well regarded in a crowded Austin music scene. With Urban Heat, Horstmann has elevated his game, earning Song of the Year at the Austin Music Awards last March with the single “Have You Ever.” The trio’s superlative performance last Wednesday in SLC showed just how far the young band formed in 2019 has gotten in a relatively short period of time.