Local Loft Episode 336

Punk for breakfast (and don't hold the Tacos!)

This will more than satisfy your craving for original Chicago area Punk, Metal, Alternative rock and Power Pop. I hope you're over hungry.

Punk Rock Tacos is a modern-day Woodstock and Lollapalooza, without the excessively high corporate involvement and politics or government inflation. If you missed the first humungous outdoor bash, Saturday, July 6th at Cemitas Poblanas in Villa Park, there are three more July 26th, and August 10th & 31st. I absolutely breathed in the first and will give you the in your face descriptions, from the head butting mosh pits to last mind indelible guitar notes.

There were surprise reunions, touching down like an unexpected UFO ( not the veteran British hard rock Band) sightings. Hotlips Messiah reunited with charismatic singer Traci Trouble. The Horrids rocked away the supposed hatred of PRT creator Noah Corona. The Dennies proved that the youngest band could unite the masses old and young. In the middle of it all, Dead Living, a Chicago garage punk trio, became the next band to get their music showcased on the Punk Rock Tacos record label. I talked with singer/guitarist Ramon, bassist E.T. (who didn't ditch the taco menu for a Resse's Pieces dinner & a chance to phone home) and drummer Mike about their third self-titled EP, released digitally on July 5th.

But wait, there's more! Space Age Zeros take off from their home launch pad of Channahon (near Joliet) with an explosive new single, that Katy Perry can't out rock (it's not a cover). Local H will keep it copacetic (and not totally lyric rhyming) at Kankakee's ginormous live rock extravaganza, Merchant Street Music Fest. And if Punk Rock is a nourishing appetizer with tacos, how about a dessert of punk and pancakes, this weekend in Berwyn. I've got the where and when details.

Even Mr. Spock will agree, mental illness is not a logical way of life. Five years ago this week, the Chicago hardcore goth metal band The Illogical tackled the scary life condition with a live set that had everyone at Wire in Berwyn whipped up into a manic frenzy. We rock back to it.

Over the brain tissue and through auditory ear nerves, Look out subconscious, this original Chicagoland music menu will fill you up:

Dead Living-Got To Go

Dead Living-Everyday

The Last Great Riot-There's A Beer In The Fridge if You Want To Make It Worse

Hotlips Messiah-What!

Space Age Zeros-Fireworks

Coyote Man-Reaches Of The Universe (from Mainstage Live)

The bad Examples-Sammy The Dog Has Learned To Play Trombone (Cheap Beer Night live version 1991)

Local H- Fritz's Corner

Fire Cat!- How Punk Rock Saved My Life

Pink Hotel-The Drinking Song

The Illogical (interview from Wire in Berwyn-7/12/19)

The Illogical-Serpent Charmer

The Illogical-DMV