Local Loft Episode 180

Crank it up... and feel the recoil. Another explosive hour plus set of the the most sizzling, crackling and brain blasting original metal, punk, prog ,alternative and power pop from all over Chicagoland and Illinois. 

In this set of local rockers red glare and rock bombs bursting on the air, Progressive hard rockers from Lockport, Frontline return for the first time in four years with their new EP, The Aftermath. I talk to founder/singer Jason Delismon,  who has brought a familiar face and voice from his days as drummer for Analog Digital Disorder (A.D.D.). Jeremy Sparta brings a more intense edge to Frontline's high energy melodic hard rock.

Unlike last summer, you can rock out and feel the thunder of a few local bands live onstage. Real Bad Real Fast motors into Elmhurst for a 4th of July house party gig, but only those who have been  given the COVID vaccine can attend. I've got the details.

Power Pop legend Cliff Johnson went M.I.A. at a recent reunion show for the original Off Broadway line up in Palatine. All systems are go  ( or so it seems) for him to rejoin the band at a historical 4th gig , opening for Cheap Trick near their hometown of Rockford. I got the scoop of that.

The alternative to the biggest alternative Summer rock fest just might be wrapping up the Summer of 21. Frank Horvath who started it all, joined me five years ago this week with his futuristic hardcore metal band, Orion Nine. A rock back to that Brauerhouse Lombard gig.

Along with these, you're feeling the fiery sizzle from the sonic blast of:

Frontline-So Long

Frontline-Feed The Fire

A.D.D.-So Much (So Little)

Acton's Dictum-Dollar Beers

Real Bad Real Fast-Magic Mountain Disaster Party

Modern Advances-Fear, Hate, No Mercy

Dead and Buried-Violent Pandemic

Dead Freddie-Cliche

Off Broadway-U.S. Girls

Orion Nine (Frank Horvath interview from Brauerhouse in Lombard-7/1/16) (Local Loft Episode 29)

Orion Nine-Kiss The Sun

Orion Nine-Rick & Burt-The Muscatine Incident

Horvath-Magnus Prime