Mixing jazz elements with hyperactive synth-rock, Heatwarmer create unpredictable music that doesn't so much jostle with its time changes and flights of fancy so much as it fervently sprints to wring every little bit of inspiration possible out of a song. In doing so, they command the attention of their audience members, which - in my mind - was the ultimate goal with all of those bloated prog-rock explorations. Heatwarmer getting the same thing done in record time is a minor miracle.

Read Rev. Adam McKinney's full feature on Heatwarmer in the Music and Culture section.

HEATWARMER, w/ Convict, Guram Guram, Whelp, 8 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 2, Northern, 414 1/2 E. Fourth Ave., Olympia, $5