Spotlight: Amplified Heat

Classic. Power. Trio.

"...Ortiz brothers – Gian, Chris, and Jim – of Amplified Heat. Informed by the classic rock radio they grew..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature by Daniel Mee

Spotlight: Amplified Heat

Austin's power trio is ready to rumble

"...Anyone who's ever witnessed Amplified Heat ignite live knows the Ortiz brothers never back..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Heat Stroke

Austin's Amplified Heat turn both – their amps and the heavy metal heat

"...Montrose, one of the few hipster enclaves in Houston, Amplified Heat unpacks their gear. Or what's left of it...."

Nov. 5, 2004 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Bringing the Heat

These formidable opponents duke it out in the commerical bottlers' categories

"...the Houston Hot Sauce Festival last year. Big Daddy's Amplified Heat Mean Smokin' Green sauce and Ass Burn Red..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

SNAP Benefits Amplified, Bacon Day Snoozes Up the Yum, 4th Tap Folds and SXSE Food Co. Moves, Garrison Brothers Release Bourbon Passport, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...insecurity in Austin, the Sustainable Food Center (SFC) and Wheatsville Food Co-op have partnered to make it easier for..."

Aug. 31, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Six Concert Picks to See This Free Week(end)

Primo shows at no cost, from Yung Bambi to Amplified Heat

"...opens.  – Julian Towers Seven Trumpets by God Shell Amplified Heat, Duel, Sudden DeafValhalla, Friday 6..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Amplified Heat

Wednesday

"...Amplified HeatOn the Hunt (Gonzolandia) Los Lonely BoysRockpango (Playing in..."

March 18, 2011 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Amplified Heat

"...Amplified HeatIn for Sin (Arclight)..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

SXSW Tuesday Picks & Sleepers

First night SXSW blurbing

"...struck gold last year with their first collaborative album, Cheater's Game. Onstage, the pair channels the same unpretentious charm..."

March 7, 2014 Music Feature

Playback: FREE WEEK!

2014, you're up

"...Blues/Soul/Funk: Amplified Heat..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW List 8

Peanut Butter Wolf, Kasey Chambers, White Denim and 147 more

"...Accordion-squeezing bayou songman Buckwheat Zydeco, who passed away last September, will be honored..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Amplified Heat

"...Amplified HeatHow Do You Like the Sound of That (Arclight)..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Music Review by Austin Powell

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Quiet Light, One Be Low, a few July 4th traditions, and more recommended shows

"...February and the Stooges' eponymous bow dropped in August. Amplified Heat's Ortiz bros assume the guise of the former,..."

June 30, 2023 Music Column by Wayne Lim

Faster Than Sound: Levitation Returns for Halloween Weekend

A conversation with Botany and other cross-genre recs

"...(former Beerland) offers daily DJs and late-night shows, including Amplified Heat's Motörhead-covering alter ego Mean Machine and Daiistar, a..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...proceedings. – Derek Udensi Heavy Can Drive With Sabbath Crow, Amplified Heat, Pleasure Tide, Cunto!..."

July 2, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

SXSW List No. 6

Ghostland struts, Suzanne Vega strums, Pat Benatar speaks

"...latter pair of soul mates, who revisit the Moody Theater on Feb. 25, aren’t slated to showcase musically, but..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music: List No. 6

Music conference adds 92 acts

"...front, we see the unparalleled heavy blues-rock brother trio Amplified Heat and Orville Neeley’s rock & roll arsenal the..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Tuesday's Gone

On your marks, get set, Tuesday SXSW showcases!

"...the rage. Should be painfully loud-n-angry. – Tim Stegall Amplified Heat1am, Headhunters Patio; Wed., 12mid, Dirty Dog Bar..."

March 8, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Vinyl Ashes

A gray vinyl 7-inch with your exit songs?

"...now it just moves me to tears. Gian Ortiz (Amplified Heat)..."

Dec. 31, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record

Recapping 2007 one list at a time

"...BASS: Gian Ortiz, Amplified Heat..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

The Blurbing of SXSW 06

"...stopped the locomotion of rock & roll. – Margaret MoserAMPLIFIED HEAT10pm, Spiros Patio Amplified Heat's rough, full-volume blues, blown..."

March 10, 2006 Music Feature

Wednesday Picks

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...their seventh and more solid songwriter rock. – Margaret MoserAMPLIFIED HEAT1am, Whisky Bar With a devotion to vintage gear..."

March 11, 2005 Music Feature

County Court Tightens Up Mass Gatherings

Stricter regulations hit Travis County’s outdoor music events

"...while imposing stiffer regulations on volume and hours of amplified sound for outdoor music events taking place in greater..."

Aug. 11, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Hot Summer Questions for JaRon Marshall + the Collective, Felt Out, and Jane Leo

The free, Chron-curated lineup pops up Saturday at the 13th Floor

"...Dreaming of the heat: Just bought a Jeep so I'm feeling super outdoorsy..."

July 21, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: 10 New Things to See at Hot Summer Nights

New bands, new names, and new releases among the hundred-plus free-entry acts

"...Pleasure Venom, Riverboat Gamblers, Sailor Poon, TC Superstar, Urban Heat, the Well, and last week's Chronicle cover star Mama..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Will Courtney Summons Seventies L.A.

The rootsy popsmith takes the production reins in a West Austin duplex

"...on Crazy Love but left to make way for Amplified Heat's Gian Ortiz in August. Drummer Travis Garaffa ('Til..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Some Like It Hot

25th Hot Sauce Festival brings the crowds

"...are here to stay. We say keep bringing the heat for another 25 years, and we'll keep bringing the..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Off the Record

Barreling down the Big State Festival and going to 11 with the Paul Green School of Rock Music

"...OTR: Who's most likely to be packin' heat – besides Billy Joe Shaver?..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Chili Dog Fest Caps SXSW Local Style

Impressive lineup of musicians to benefit Central Texas Food Bank

"...Think No Think, Amplified Heat, Eastside Suicides, Flesh Lights, the Golden Boys, Sugar..."

March 15, 2018 Music Post by Mark Fagan

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...Amplified Heat..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

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