Local Loft Episode 344

"OH! have you not heard....it was my understanding that everybody heard."

So you haven't heard how diverse and rockin' the original Chicagoland metal, punk, alternative rock and power pop scene is. You'll be a believer and supporter once you sample all this episode of Local Loft has to offer.

Doin' the stray cat strut onto the outdoor stage of the fourth Summer 0f 2024 Punk Rock Tacos outdoor show is Sex Dream. This Chicago Punk Pop trio has more of an obsession with cats than intimacy. Led by bassist/singer Maria Surfinbird (Any Family Guy would love that last name) they have excessive feline images in the new music video clip for their latest single Sprinkles. Including their drummer with kitty ears surrounded by a full plate of guitars & donuts! I talk with Maria, Drummer Andrew & guitarist Kurt after their purrfect candy coated set.

While you still can, get your summer plans in gear. The Bishop's Daredevil Stunt Club will shift you into a full party mode before the chill of an early fall with their revved up new single. Astro Circus clowns around at Kankakee Estival Festival on the first Fall weekend,. while bluesy singer Leigh Evin weaves a tapestry of music styles with her band The Lowdown.

A sign of the change of seasons, The Skies Are Shifting. Not just a weather pattern, but a band. This Berwyn four piece shifted the roof foundations of Wire in Berwyn five years ago this week. We rock back to it.

Feel the hiss and scratch of this non furry original Chicago area music soundtrack:

Sex Dream-Meow Mix

Sex Dream-Sprinkles

Grey Trash Aliens-Freak On The Side Dip

The Bishop's Daredevil Stunt Club-Gear Up 4 Good Times

Black Road-From Hell

How It Ends-Left Alive

Marquette-Semper Di

Astro Circus-Drowned Saffire (live from Kankakee Boat Club)

Leigh Evin & The Lowdown-I

The Skies Are Shifting (Interview form Wire in Berwyn-8/31/19 Local Loft Episode 110)

The Skies Are Shifting-Long Sleeve

The Skies Are Shifting-Cloudgazer