In the weeks leading up to Antiwarpt III, Creative Loafing has teamed up with fest organizers and St. Pete Beat/Creative Motion Inc. to produce a series of videos spotlighting our favorite must-see acts playing the third edition of the downtown St. Petersburg alternative-to-Warped Tour-festival. This year's edition brings more than 99 indie performers to town, with a strong focus on super high-quality local and regional (Florida) talent.
The first three featured must-sees were Jensen Serf Company, Permanent Makeup, and RedFeather.
Now, we present Florida Night Heat. The three-piece instrumental outfit (guitarist Jensen Kistler, bassist Andre Jones and drummer Chris Wood) has grown by leaps and bounds in the three years since they first got together and started jamming their loose, groove-oriented Southern grimy stoner rock. As newbie musicians Jones and Wood learned better command of their respective instruments, Kistler expanded on his fret maneuvers and pedal technique, the trio has gotten progressively tighter, incorporating more measured arrangements and drawing on electro, funk, psychedelic and spaghetti western sonic flavors.
The trio are currently putting the finishing touches on their four-song Omegas EP; check out them performing "Ice Station Larc" after the jump.
