Local Loft Episode 235

He once sang" Come on mister moon, don't bug out too soon". Rocking till he was 70 was a long time well spent for Cliff Johnson. It has been almost 24 hours since Cliff took the final Quick Turn to Rock N Roll Heaven. A complete salute is coming on Episode 236 next week.

Something is Waiting from the immediate North of downtown Chicago River North area is hoping and demanding hard rock metal bands who milk a classic rock cover style bug out permanently. They will open for the veteran masters of murder metal, Macabre, this Saturday at Brauerhouse in Lombard. Singer Eddie Gobbo joins me to preview the gig.

Joliet metal vocalist Nick DiNardo returns to churning out hard rockin' headbanging grooves as new vocalist for Rockford's Drama Queen and forgotten veteran guitar shredder Pat (Pasquale) Catalano makes a surprising return for the first time in over a decade with his new band Selfless. They move from co-headlining act to headliners this weekend in West Chicago. Puddle Of Mudd's loss is Selfless' gain. 

Mason Avenue loses nothing in hard rock energy as a mostly acoustic four-man band. They rocked The Kat 105.5 studio eleven years ago this month. We rock back to that jam session.

Along with these, you're Automatically rocking ON to a lightbulb bright future of original Chicago area and Illinois metal, punk, alternative, progressive, and power pop by hanging on for the love of grooving to:

Something Is Waiting-Your Vintage Nu Rock Band

Something Is Waiting-(We're In A) Tribute Band

Macabre-Now It's Time To Pay

Drama Queen-Welcome To The Party

Skull King-Never

Off Broadway-Fallin' In

D'Thumbs- Now You Got It Comin' (1978 pre Off Broadway demo)

Selfless-I.V.

Catalano-Running With The Wind

Mason Avenue (interview/acoustic jam in The Kat 105.5 studio-7/14/11)

Mason Avenue-Oh Israel (Acoustic live in The Kat 105.5 studio)

Mason Avenue- Jest Is Just (Chicago Bound) (Acoustic live in The Kat 105.5 studio)

Mason Avenue-Home Away From Home