Local Loft Episode 227

They're going into battle, not in a war for freedom, but a war to win over new audiences, new fanbases. Many of these Chicago area and Illinois bands won't have memorials or tributes in their honor but keep on rockin' for the reward of fans to keep coming back for more. We've got more original local metal, punk, alternative and progressive rock and power pop from the land of the Hancock building to the land of Lincoln.

Rock has many messages in its lyrics. Sometimes those messages can heal a severely depressed state of mind. Chicago metal band Let Them Fight will use the healing power of music and lyrics to help those contemplating suicide. They, along with Spamicidal Jelly, Khaos Ordinance and The Lunatic's Fringe play a special suicide prevention benefit show, June 18th at The Forge in Joliet. I talk to bassist Cliff Hunt and the others in Let Them Fight about it.

Veteran rockers M & R Rush were hoping not to do battle with a stubborn worldwide illness, as they prepare to open their 22 For You tour at 115 Bourbon Street. Looks like their plans unfortunately fell through. But good music, like bad news, will travel fast with their new EP, Goodbye City Lights. ill have another new track, and when and where to make tracks to check out the first gig.

When We Was Kids were just out of their teens at they rocked live for the first and only time at the young venue Wire In Berwyn, which died young due to continuous COVID cancellations. We rock back four years ago this week when I interviewed them for the first and only time.

Along with these, you don't need a Memorial Day Weekend Bar B Q cookout to suck in the sizzling sounds of:

Let Them Fight-Cage Fight

Let Them Fight-Stuck (live)

Khaos Ordinance-Plagued

The Hallow-Rituals Of The Moon

Mystery Actions-War Beat

M & R Rush-Goodbye City Lights (new 2022 remix)

Fonzie & The Dego Tees-Yous' A Bad Mamba Jamba

Fighting For Scraps-Late Last Night

Squared Off- Agents Of Chaos

Wicked Deception-Heavy Artillery

Dystology-Search

When We Was Kids (interview from Wire in Berwyn-5/24/18-Local Loft Episode 81)

When We Was Kids-CRZR

When We Was Kids-Lobo Del Mar