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Greg AckermanLive MusicReview

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

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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.

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Michael MalyReview

Live music review: Dinosaur Jr at ACL Live rocked it loud

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Dinosaur Jr played Austin’s ACL Live Moody theater this past Sunday, a rescheduled appearance originally booked for late 2021. The show was rescheduled as a result of the live music thorn in the flesh, COVID. A relatively unknown, Ryley Walker opened the show with a somewhat offsetting style to Dinosaur Jr’s wall of sonic sludge. 

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Christina DeStefanoReview

Song review: Austin artist Rene Chavez released new single Big Mouth last Friday

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Last Friday marked the release of the new single by Rene Chavez, “Big Mouth.” Chavez has branched out beyond playing guitar and performing lead vocals for Austin-based band Latin fusion act, Como Las Movies to sing and play guitar on his latest solo project.

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Album Review: Gorillaz Song Machine Season One is their best work

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Song Machine is being introduced in progress, with seven of the ultimate 17 tracks released to date. Gorillaz have been dropping new tracks for the series at a rate of one every two months. The entire series is slated for an October 23 release.  Episode six came out a week ago. Check the band’s YouTube channel for teasers for the upcoming songs.

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