Local Loft Episode 160

Whether you're locked down or snowed in, you won't miss the heavy accumulation of original metal, punk, alt rock, prog rock, and power pop, as we plow our way through another journey around Chicagoland and Illinois. Shovel the excess wax from your ear lobes and get ready call dibs on your favorite local band.

Khaos Ordinance from far Southwest Suburban Streator has been reinventing their brain exploding melodic metal sound several times. Even going in a more electronic, industrial direction on their 2018 full length album, Ellipsis. Their new 2020 single gets them back basic hard driving grindcore metal, as the band, led by longtime frontman Cory Angelico, gets psyched to rock a socially distanced crowd at the grand opening of a new post racing pub in downtown Wilmington.

Punk Bands spread love, not politics, in the air for a post Valentine's Day hangover, from Lafayette, Indiana's Mixelpricks. And in one of two rock backs. Evil Engine rev's up the beer soaked adrenaline at Livewire Lounge in Chicago's Jefferson Park, four years ago this week. I'm there to get the dirt from the band before a electrifying gig with their new guitarist Jamie Booth.

Along with these, you are virtually flipping off old man winter's snow defecation and COVID's outstayed welcome by cranking up:

Khaos Ordinance-Plagued

Khaos Ordinance-Epiquit

Gnarcotix- Lunaticus

Mixelpricks-I Don't Need Anything

The Bishop Of Frankfort-Black Heart

Bishop's Daredevil Stunt Club-X-Play

The Kind-When You Rock (1981 original 45 mix)

Red Poet ( Rion Sheehan interview in The Kat 105.5 studio-2/20/14)

Red Poet-Ironside

Red Poet-Coil

Evil Engine (Interview at Livewire Lounge-2/18/17)

Evil Engine-Radio Coup D'Etat

Evil Engine-The Resistance