Local Loft Episode 421

"Have you been a good boy, never played with your toy. Though you never enjoy, such a pleasure to employ. On The Beat, on the upbeat." (The Beat-Elvis Costello, from his second studio album, This Year's Model, released on Radar Records in the U.K., Columbia Records, U.S. on 3/17/78).

 

It's not all upbeat original Chicagoland metal, punk, alternative and power pop. But all of it has a beat, and you can groove to it.

There's a lightning-fast beat and rhythm in Hardcore Punk. And when you're pogo dancing or moshing to that rapid rhythm, you don't get the message which spreads like wildfire right away. I'm sure I hear a message of optimism in Sunshine On My Face from veteran Chicago Hardcore Punk Trio I Hate People. It's only one positive message in this very upbeat three man band's full length debut album, Pound It Out. They will put you in a optimistic good time mood, as they co headline with Real Bad Real Fast at the 75th edition of Punk Rock Tacos, Friday Night at Cemitas Poblanas in Villa Park. I talk with drummer No Rhythm Jim, guitarist Larry and Bassist Ken.

Ephenepic from just north of Kankakee always rocks withe hurricane force grooves. The four members, including brothers Travis (Drums) and Cody (vocals) Zupan survived hurricane force winds as an EF-3 tornado hit South of their homes. They have just released a morbid metal themed full-length album, You Will Die. They first played  a lot of it's tunes at Kankakee Estival Festival last September in Bird Park. I've a cranial melting track off it. And, the Chicago doom punk band Claw Toe, goes into battle with familiar city music venues in a new Trouble-some scenic music video (which features new bassist Traci Trouble, of veteran space punk band Hotlips Messiah)

Served up rocking hot with a side of punchy, celling quaking rhythms, Punch Cabbie rocked a full of Guiness and corned beef crowd at a St. Patrick's Day Massacre night gig at Brauerhouse In Lombard ten years ago this week.

Play your air clover as you jig to this banger soundtrack of original Chicagoland music:

I Hate People-Sunshine On My Face

I Hate People-Untreatable

The Evictions-Teenage On The TV

Ephenepic-Brain Spew

Claw Toe-Chicago Punk Rock Warrior

The Spindles-Prisoner Of War

Alpine Subs-Give It Love, Give It Time

Flatfoot 56-Way Of The Sun

Cutlass-Out In The Cold

The Waterfall King-Filth

The Fiction We Create-The Void's Calling

Punch Cabbie (interview from Brauerhouse in Lombard-3/17/16 Local Loft Episode 20)

Punch Cabbie-Introspection

Punch Cabbie-Vitriol