Local Loft

Local Loft Episode 79

They put the ROCK in Rockford,the METAL in Midlothian. They put the distinctive sound of original hard rock and Metal on the map in Chicagoland and State of Illinois....and the world is listening on Local Loft.
We start off digging the blusey funk rock grooves of The Recall. This four piece band out of Wheaton just relesed their second EP,Transparency. If you dig the Black Keys proto funk industrial sound, you'll love what The Recall is laying down. Well,without the industrial electronics added. I talk to The Recall before they rock a packed house at Wire in Berwyn.
Genotype hopes to out rock and scream 2 of the biggest female fronted national rock bands,Halestorm and In This Moment,by winning a spot to open for both in their native Rockford, while Delightful Downfall & Sky Machine drummer Steve Eldridge forms a new band,Qualia,who will open for Otherwise in May at The Forge in Joliet.
Along with them,you're reviving,refreshing and rocking all over with
The Recall-Transparency
The Recall-Follow a River
The Ions-Something Happened in Heaven
Jury of Fears-Deadbeat
Tie Your Anchor-Nightmare
Genotype-Temple of Saturn
On My Six-Bitter Endings Cause Constant Anarchy
Qualia-New Day
Chainwax-Voices
Humbolt Lagoon-Black Pills
Supercolliders-Variation of a Palm Strike
A Silent Truth-Bitter
 
 
 
 
 
 

Local Loft Episode 78

Their music will once again rise through the stratosphere of cyberspace. The best in the hard rock & metal scene of the greater Chicagoland & state of Illinois...and the world will be listening.
A Silent Truth no longer keeps quiet about their debut full length CD,Ascension. The 5 piece Crystal Lake based band unleashes their hard driving sonic assault, led by the screeching,high energy voice of John Williams. I talk to them as they throw their huge CD release show at Brauerhouse in Lombard.
We give female fronted hard rockers equal opportunity to lay their sound & grove on the world. I talk to Kankakee areas Metal act,The Unlawful, featuring the passionate,but aggressive vocals of Alyce Hayes. They also contain the firery guitar sound of Dan Bikar,former lead guitarist of Phosphene. The Unlawful rocked a very energetic crowd at The Forge in Joliet.
We bid farewell,but not totally goodbye to the Vaudeviliens,as the Joliet rockers prepare to take an indefinite hiatus.
Along with all this,we usher the sonic assault of local hard rock and Metal into all your crevices with:
A Silent Truth-Voiceless
A Silent Truth-Chemical
The Unlawful-Remove the Flaw
The Unlawful-The Sham
Second Season-Devil Inside
A Dying Ultimatum-Everything
Genotype-Antiquity
Will Of Man-Revenant
Evil Engine-Ugly Public
Burden of the Sky-Blame My Creator
Vaudeviliens_The Fall Will Probably Kill You

Local Loft Episode 77

Hey there all you rock girls and sky boys. Let the original grinding grooves & catchy melodies of bands in in the Chicagoland area's hard rock and Metal scene do the cruise through your subconscious. You're in for a rude awakening to discover a massive amount of true music talent,with the podcast that keeps you in the loop of an always growing and creative local scene.
The Power Trio in Rock is far from dead. Elgin based What Lies Ahead rocks with a driving groove similar to Sevendust. They are working on a second full length CD to their 2016,The Damage Left in Your Wake, that is more melodic,but no less hard hitting. I talk with singer/bassist Mike Q Quarrato,& drummer Steve "What If" Smith,before they rock live at a local music showcase at The Forge in Joliet.
Along with them,this tunage loops around your brain tissues and kicks your ass.
What Lies Ahead-At The Horizon
What Lies Ahead-The Damage Left In Your Wake
3 Days From Dying-The Death Affect
Sound of Fire-Our Way
Alethia-Icarus
The Unlawful-Remove the Flaw
Proudest Angel-We Had Fun
Atonement Theory-The Hallow Imprint
Genotype-Synastry
M & R Rush-Rock And Roll Chicago (1980 Loop Chicago Rocks vinyl version)

Local Loft Episode 76

Here it comes,another exclusive hour of original Metal,Alt-rock,Goth & Progressive rock from the always innovative Chicago area & State of Illinois. The tunes will come through the cyber airwaves blazin' & smokin'. You'll be hooked ,& at times addicted.
The bluesy,sleazy music of Pipe will put the image of a smoky,whiskey soaked bar into your mind. The 4 man band from near Chicago's Southwest Bridgeport neighborhood has won fans over in a few different genres,including Outlaw Country Music fans, with thier amped up version of Johnny Cash's Folsom Prison Blues. The band also draws from a familiar grassy substance as inspiration. I talk to guitarist Frank "Fingers" Damiano & drummer Paul Brodio as they play songs from their new EP "Down In The Smoke" at Wire in Berwyn.
Along with Pipe, music permeates the information super highway from:
Pipe-Call You Out
Pipe-Down In The Smoke
Convoy-Rectify
Vivorum-Undertow
Stone The Crow-Silence 1
Hindsight Reaction-White Horse Gypsies
Today's Wreckage-Lost Our Innocence (My Condolences)
Vent To Atmosphere-Facelift
Burned In Effigy-Wind
Frontline-Don't Misunderstand
 
 
 

Local Loft Episode 75

Goodbye,Farewell & Amen.  As one band exits,the doors of opportunity for many new discoveries in the always promising & creative Chicagoland hard rock & Metal scene. This podcast presents many examples of an always rockin future. But first, Fist to the Sky kept a punchy,aggressive style of melodic Metal going strong for 10 years. They hit the stage for one last time at Wire in Berwyn. I talk to singer Mickey Murder,guitarist Flipp and the two other members who are relatively new to the lineup.
Along with them local rockers deliver a sonic punch to be reckoned with including:
Fist to the Sky- Count Your Blessings
Fist to the Sky-Another Lesson Learned
The Recall- Follow a River
Faith in the Fallen- No Tomorrow
Atlanta Is Burning-Highball
Face the Fire-Hold On
A Silent Truth-Angel
Fierce Atmospheres-Forsaken
Hellbound Sons-Heathen (Live at Wire 10/16)
Pipe-Play That Johnny Cash Song
 

Local Loft Episode 74

Sure,it's a new year,& your musical appetite is longing to be stuffed with fresh new sounds from a diverse genre menu. It's what you crave,& not as calorie excessive as pizza or pancakes. Crank it up,there's plenty of room for seconds of Punk Pop,Metal & Alt & Grunge.
Guardrail is a 5 piece Chicago band whose music crosses a fine line between Punk & Pop Punk. They call it Diet Punk. One listen & you will certainly pogo off a few pounds on the dance floor. They join me before rocking a crowd into insomnia at Snuz Fest at Wire in Berwyn.
As we say hello to them,longtime hard rockers Fist to the Sky announce thier farewell after a decade of rocking.
 
Along with them, the music,not your eyelids,will get heavy to:
Guardrail-2006
Guardrail-You're Fired
Invictius-Deadwake
Beyond Deth-Memories of War
Never We See-The Sanctity of Secrets
Scars of Armageddon-Lockdown
Wings of Severance-Welcome the Afterlife
Under Protest-Mosh
Skull King-Never
Nick DiNardo-Ball and Chain
Fist to the Sky-Forever We Will Stand

Local Loft Episode 73

Another year over...and a new one about to begin. The last 12 months of 2017 have certainly exhibited much stellar original music to stick in your mind & ring in your ears...especially in the hard rock,alt rock & Metal scene around Chicagoland.
It's not all about looking back...we rock ahead full force with Bring the Fallout. The 5 piece Metal band from Schaumburg comes rocking with a full assault of unclean & melodic vocals & riffs,as they work on a follow up to thier 2016 debut EP False Righteousness. I talk to them after playing the annual holiday charity even,20 Bands of Xmas, at Wire in Berwyn.
Along with them, your moshing aroung the Christmas tree with:
Bring the Fallout-Blaak Army
Bring the Fallout-The Wise Words of Mr. Blaak
Orinoco-Raised By The Stars
Growing-Game of Games
Atlanta Is Burning-Disclaimer
A Silent Truth-Chariot
Blacken The Day-Numb
Frontline-Cold World
Real Bad Real Fast-Tombstone
13-Monsters-The Bessemer Process
Phosphene-Damaged
Veilside-Til The End

Local Loft Episode 72

The holiday rush!....It doesn't only apply to your need to quickly get the Christmas shopping done,it also means that rush of blood and adrenaline to your head veins & throughout the body,when you groove to the intense,loud earth shaking soundtrack of original local Metal. There's plenty on this podcast to keep the vitals flowing with hemoglobin.
Joliet hardcore rockers Orinoco return with a new EP,Nihilism. I get the dirt on the new release from singer Anthony Guardiola,bassist Melissa Nestor.guitarist Chris Galindo & drummer Cody Kehn,before they stuff thier heavey tunage into a packed crowd at Cheers Pub in Midlothian.
Along with them,your shakin all over like a bowl full of jelly to the sonic Metal assault from around the Chicagoland area & Illinois to:
Orinoco-Devil
Orinoco-Terra Firma
3 Days From Dying-The American Way
Within The Trenches-My Escape
Oblivion Zero-Catalyst
Reaching Everest-Resentment (of the top tier)
The Most of Me-Quantum
Our Broken View-Runaway
War In Me-Diamonds
Red River-The Candy Bar Tax Man Can
Macabre-Holiday Of Horror
Veilside-Thread

Local Loft Episode 71

Call this edition of Local Loft a Thanksgiving Throwback. It's like Halloween never ended... Halloween Groundhog Day. The morbid but spacey images in the music of Radio Creeps. Their singer and founder Kryss K Reaper,looks the part of Marilyn Manson,but is not a copy. The band, also containing bassist Miss Morticia, slayed an agressive crowd of metalheads at Waterworks Tavern in Lyons,where I talked to them about their upcoming full length debut CD.
Along with Radio Creeps,more original Chicagoland & Illinois hard rock & metal crawls into your cerebellum & veins from:
Radio Creeps-Night of the Baphomet
Radio Creeps-Alien
Broken In Black-The Lies
Underclass-Road of the Shunned
Among the Essence-Swim
Lynch-M.A.D. (live in the 1055 The Kat studio-11/20/10)
Veilside-Crawl to You (with Danny Lynch)
Turbovamps-That's Life
Prison City Brigade-Shitty Presents
Black Japan-Albatross
Face the Fire-Weight of the World (with MorganRose of Sevendust)
Orinoco-Devil
 

Local Loft Episode 70

We've hit 30 before a half century. Not bad for only 2 years on the cyberspace airwaves.  It's back to the Prison City of Joliet,where we spring Blacken The Day. This 4 piece alternative progressive melodic Metal band has already picked up the support of a national indie record label,Devil Frost,in releasing their debut CD,Eternal Eclipse. It's a unique mixture of music styles,with the distinctive emtional vocal of Cassandra Ann Francois. I talk to her,guitarist & founder Chris Poss,drummer Chris Graham,& bassist Alan Dragmire,before they headline a special Unity Through Music Local Artist Showcase at The Forge in Joliet.
Along with them,the cyberspace airwaves are opened up and swallowed by the ear candy of:
Blacken the Day-Sabotage
Blacken the Day-Burning Disaster
80 Proof Preacher-Oprah's Playlist
Aped-Volition
Broke N Ugly-Mechanical Beast
Gorphanage-Gorphans of the Storm
Everything Must Die-Smoke Weed,Eat People
What Lies Ahead-The Damage Left in Your Wake
A Silent Truth-Rayovac
Will Of Man-Silent Killer
Veilside-The Loss Forgotten