Local Loft Episode 214

Sorry, Game Of Thrones fanatics. Hate to disappoint you, but Spring, not Winter, is coming. That means more chances to discover original Chicagoland and Illinois metal, punk, alt-rock, prog rock and power pop in many venues who in the post pandemic period are looking to welcome more show goers back after a long period of lockdown.

Here at Local Loft, we never shut down operation when it comes to new and ass kickin' music. Once you feel the sonic metal punch of Chicago's Without Waves, you'll be screaming for more. The four-piece Northwest Side band is delivering their second full length album in nearly seven years, Comedian. If you like intense driving hardcore Nu Metal, don't laugh this off. Singer Anthony Cwan joins me to talk about the making of the new record, which they will officially release during an album release show at Reggie's Rock Club March 19th.

He always Stays In Time, but will he stay in the legendary power pop band he co-founded? Cliff Johnson goes M.I.A. again as Off Broadway rocks on without him (February 25th at Reggie's) for the third time since July 4th 2021. We salute Cliff just after his 70th birthday last weekend with a couple of D'Thumbs and Off Broadway live rarities,and hope he won't bug out too soon for a future OB gig.

Joliet's Orinoco celebrates a decade a skull crushing, gut exploding thrash hardcore metal. A rock back to the first time they introduced themselves to a widespread metal loving radio listening audience of The Kat 105.5, ten years ago this week in our Kankakee on air studio.

Along with these, you're sonically melting old man winter's icy heart as you severely melting your own face to a fiery ball of wax as your rock out to:

Without Waves-Good Grief

Without Waves-Sleight In Shadows

From Beyond These Walls-The Clear

Tanzen-Black Widow

Atlanta Is Burning-Evolution

D'Thumbs-(Pre Off Broadway featuring Cliff Johnson) Full Moon Turn My Head Around (early 1978 demo)

Off Broadway-U.S. Girls (Live at Fitzgeralds, Berwyn-1996)

Dead Freddie-Cartoon Woman

Bishop's Daredevil Stunt Club-Habit Forming Potential

Orinoco ( First interview in The Kat 105.5 studio-2/23/12)

Orinoco-The Antagonist

Orinoco-Seize The Night

Axis of Time-(pre Orinoco) The Walking Dead