Local Loft Episode 263

A full plate of original Chicagoland punk, metal, alternative rock, progressive rock & power pop, with a side of ketchup colored vinyl. Dig in.

On the music menu for this weekend, the annual Sounds Of The Street fest invades Reggie's Rock Club & Music Joint. Chicago is well represented by veteran & new undiscovered Punk bands. Squared Off has been speaking their political minds since 1996. From Anti Trump bashing to past mis treatment of Chicago police & firemen, they let the music venom fly. They play Saturday, February 11th. Singer and original founder Jose (Hoser) Villarreal joins me to get you all pumped up for two days of intense hardcore live punk. Shitizen adds a women's touch to the mostly male dominated mosh pit surroundings. I talk with singer Claudia Guajardo.

Convoy beats the daily clock by churning out another advance single ahead of the mid-March release of their long awaited fourth album, Some Gave All For Rock N Roll. A timeless track of out-of-date old school romance follows one of a lost parental love gone AWOL.

Breaking though language barriers and rocking through world boundaries, 4Without put themselves on the Chicago map with a stellar show at the legendary Metro seven years ago this week. Led by the precocious and versatile singer Jana Vox, they made a permanent mark with a performance that inspired a generation of rockers to follow. We rock back to it.

Along with these, you're craving a colorful rainbow of bountiful genres, by sinking your ears into:

Squared Off-Mutiny On Lasalle Street

Squared Off-Glory Days

The Decayed-The Dream Is Dead/A Better Way

Convoy-Just In Time

Heartsfield-Here I Am

Ignescent-Resist

Bullet To the Heart-Revenant

Striadum-Forsaken Flesh

Careless Sanctions-Cognitive Ability

Shitizen-Toxic Vibes

2 Minute Minor-Life Goes By

4Without (Interview at Metro 2/6/16 Local Loft Episode 18)

4Without-Kill Him First

4Without-Tonight