Local Loft Episode 100

It's the beginning...the beginning of the century,mark that is!

For one hundred episodes,and slightly over four years,I've traveled far and wide across the Chicago Southlands,northwest,and western burbs,and North and South Sides of the city to discover the newest,hardest rocking and creative bands and artists who always have fresh,catchy original music that must be heard and enjoyed. And the ride is far from over.

April 2014 is when I first checked out our Chicago Ridge Metalcore band Our Broken View,opening for national acts Wayland and 40 Below Summer. Even in their early beginnings, they had a hard driving,excessive headbanging groove,which made them a sure fire headlining band. I talk to singer Bryan Watkins, for the first time in 5 years,as they rock a hometown crowd at TC's Too.

Kankakee based Alt Rock band,Carrying Torches are no strangers to receiving well deserved awards for their eclectic music and lyrics. They get another one in their home base. And 20 Spot further puts the Rock in the Rockford area's stellar lineup at the biggest event of this new season,Midwest Springfest, in Barrington Hills April 20th. Oh,and a smokin 'number from Everything Must Die will permeate the cyberspace airwaves,long after Hemp Day,4/20 is a drugged out memory.

Along with these,your sinus cavities are cleared out by the loud energy of:

Our Broken View-The Great Escape

Our Broken View-Make Him Famous

Bloodletter-Under The Dark Mark

20 Spot-Lies

Genotype-Cyberfi

Absentmind-Reap What You Sow

MH Chaos-Hammer Of Chaos

Everything Must Die-Smoke Weed Eat People

Carrying Torches-Strangers

The Ions-The Gemini

13-Monsters-Perfectly Imperfect

Atlanta Is Burning-Downshift