Austinist Weekend Music Preview: Boris, Amplified Heat, & The Panty Party

Japanese outfit Boris derives its name from the opening track on the 1991 Melvins record Bullhead and much of its down-tempo drone-rock shares a musical border with the legendary Washington area act. Boris has released a number of stellar records since forming in the 90’s; their full-length studio album count per our math currently stands at 14. Their debut, Absolutego, originally consisted of one 60 minute title-track, but the U. S. release by Southern Lord Records a few years later featured an even longer version of Absolutego and included a bonus song. Highly experimental, extremely sludgy, sometimes psychedelic, and full of scorching riffs, the band has walked the fine line between different genres over the course of its career and employed an array of noise generating devices over time, resulting in a sometimes deranged, often convoluted sound that could be the soundtrack to many a scary movie or just your everyday angst. We are licking are chops already in anticipation of a belligerent performance this Saturday at The Mohawk. Torche and Clouds open with their respective brands of raucous rock. (Buy your tickets here.)

Comprised of siblings Jim Ortiz, Chris Ortiz, and Gian Ortiz, local act Amplified Heat churns out a raw blend of blues, psychedelia, and rock, with an emphasis on the unrefined feel of their amalgamation. Catch their concoctions live this Saturday at Room 710. Stubb’s (Inside) is home to You Were Always’ EP Release gig. Ghost Lanes is the band’s second EP; read our review of the first one (Since You’ve Been Gone) here. The Midgetmen and The Bubbles round out this splendid bill.