Local Loft

Local Loft Episode 38

Just like images of Christmas,Easter & Thanksgiving come many months too early,consider this a big heads up for Halloween,which Ministry declared every day to be in the mid 80s. Sinister Fate treats you to a new gory,intimate,provocative selection of tunes,on their third CD,Blood Pact. This 4 piece Chicago Goth,Horror Metal band features the distinctive screaming high pitch vocal of David Bates,who's part crypt keeper,part musical Vincent Price.The ultimate undiscovered Shock Rocker. With his tight,aggressive band,he has drawn many new fans to scarrifying but always fun party atmosphere at any of their shows. I interview David & drummer Jerry Hartman before they rocked a packed house at Bottom lounge for the release show of their new CD.
Along with this seductive & spooky treat for the Metal & Horror movie fanatic,I lay this diverse set of rockin' brilliance from all corners of Chicagoland & Illinois on you:
Sinister Fate-Decay
Sinister Fate-Sympathy From The Devil
Proudest Angel-Anathema
Two Ton Anvil-Bitch,Bitch,Bitch
Mystery Actions-Count Me Out
Miscreants-Notion
No Conviction-New Reign of Terror
Of Wolves-Legal Lies
Vaudevilens-Sea Anemone
Ditchwater-Heal Me
Skinwalker-Preacher With a Flare Gun

Local Loft Episode 37

Summer chased by Autumn.No matter what the season, it's close to impossible to chase away the groove,melody,screaming vocals & distinctive guitar solos of an always active & creative local music scene around the state of Illinois.
Episode 37 of Local Loft launches into the stratosphere of cyberspace with Supercolliders, This futuristic,spacey,psychedelic 4 piece Chicago band combines ultra fast punk rhythms with out of this world experimental jazz & progressive rock jamming to stimulate your subconscious & all the senses. I interview guitarist & founder,Erik Gunderson, drummer Doug Leonhart, & bassist Stephan Gomez,before they captivated a Saturday night crowd at Reggie's Music Joint in the South Loop of Chicago.
Along with them your thrashed wide awake by:
Supercolliders-Ashes Of Lies
Supercolliders-Triple Crown
Bloodletter-Crush Destroy
Forty Whacks-Drunk By Noon
Big Sky Hunters-Uncertainty II
Programmable Animal-The New Babylon
Endgame-Pile Of Dirt
Crime Spree-In The Blood
Sinister Fate-Six Feet Under The Big Top
Hot Dang-Sever These Ties
The Unlawful-The Sham

Local Loft Episode 36

Rejuvinate,recharge,revive your musical passion for the newest & freshest sounds from the vast talent in Metal,Alt Rock,Prog Rock,Grunge & Punk. The map of illinois is the limit,or great lack therof. Metal mostly wins out on this episode.
One Steel Wound from South suburban Cicero screams their way through their first full length album, Vendetta. The  screams from singer Brandon Castillo, & the grinding guitars the driving groove of the band can be heard more clearly,because of a totally detailed production from Steve Eldridge, once supplying the drum hits for Delightful Downfall,& now Sky Machine. I interview OSW before they rock the rafters of Wire in Berwyn.
Also,from the rockin corner of Oak Park Ave.& Roosevelt Rd., Red Novella presents a more melodic,but no less hardcore Metal style. They're working on their first new bit of music since their debut EP, Failure by Design, in 2013. I talk to all 5 members backstage at Wire
The biggest gathering of local & national Metal & Alt-Rock acts, is about to throw down to the excitement & listen pleasure of many happy campers. The 6th annual Revival kicks off again from Hideaway Lakes Campground in Yorkville.
The music to rock your establishment (tent,house,cucbicle,car) for LL 36 is:
One Steel Wound-Prevail
One Steel Wound-Sleep Eternal
Sky Machine-Balance
Red Novella-Pieces
Red Novella-Embers Never Fade
Evil Engine-Radio Coup D'Etat
Ditchwater-Heal Me
Firer-Never Give It Up
Khaos Ordinance-Nothing
Deadman's Hand-Reflection
Supercollider-Variations of Palm Strike
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Local Loft Episode 35

Hop,pogo,line or slam dance to it. The widespread Chicagoland,Southlands,stateline & downstate Illinois music scene is movin' & groovin' in many styles & genres. From the bluesy,countrifired boogie rock of Joliet's Righteous Hillbillies to the angry young metalcore of When Night Falls....The music flows through your brain,,ears & bloodstream like a nice,cold swig of craft beer down your throat. Righteous Hillbillies have just released their fourth CD, Two Wheels Down a Lost Highway. I talk to singer & founder Brent James,& newcomer guitarist,Nick Normando,before the band had the huge crowd digging their new music at the annual Hopstring Fest,at Joliet's Silver Cross Field. We also crank up the rock energy level with Vaudevilens,who are getting ready to put out their first full length CD, & open up for Zion,Illinois based veteran grunge rockers,Local H.
Then,the music adrenaline level will go up many max volumes,,as fierce young Chicago Metalcore band When Night Falls treats us to the goods of their debut full length CD,Creatures of the Night, I talk to them from the official release show at House of Blues,right next to Marina City. Also,Joliet Hardcore band,Orinoco lets us know about a new female presence in the band,backstage at HOB,
Lots to.spin musically here including:
Righteous Hillbillies-Call Me a Doctor
Righteous Hillbillies-Throwing Stones
Vaudevilens-Transmission
Vaudevilens-Legends
Poundcake-Botanist
When Night Falls-Darkest Days
Orinoco-Middle Man
Sinister Fate-Six Feet Under The Big Top
September's Rest-Brothers In Arms
Loveblast-Hard Liquor In Big Glasses

Local Loft Episode 34

What keeps me going?.... well it's not really about me. It's all about the musical product.There are thousands upon millions of bands in the Greater Chicagoland area (including Southlands,City,North & West suburb & Illinois/Wisconsin state line & Northwest Indiana). Name your poison (actually your favorite band & genre) & rock to it.
On this edition..you'll rock out to the semi classical & progressive metal & alt rock of Red Poet. With a new drummer Cody Vaughan, & the part angry,part relaxed vocal delivery of Rion Sheean,the 4 piece Aurora band played an awesome adrenaline pumped set at Star Bar in Chicago Ridge during Voodoo Queen Management's Summer  Blast Music Fest.
Along with Red Poet you get musically body slammed by:
Red Poet-Sideways
Red Poet-Coil
Faith In Vain-Drink You
Reckless Redemption-Moment of Despair
Bareknuckle Bullseye-Blood,Blade.Crazy
When Night Falls-Creatures of the Night
Searching for Direction-DNR
The Unlawful-Remove the Flaw
Vent To Atmosphere-Breaking the Barrier
Vicious Circle-Unheard Screams
Deadman's Hand-Waiting For The Axe

Local Loft Episode 33

From the street corners of Chicago's Portage Park... to the farthest corners of the galaxy.Take your time to let this sink into your cranium.  Proudest Angel took a 12 year hiatus before getting back together to record & release their second EP,e Soundtrack To Your Next Bad Decision. The music is less bloody & graphic than that of drummer David Bates other famous band,the provocative & macabre shock rock of,Sinister Fate. I talk to David,singer William Paimon,guitarist John Rafttree,& bassist Ryan Riley,right before they played much of the EP live, during the release show at Nite Cap
Along with Proudest Angel..these local acts will penetrate your bloodstream
Proudest Angel-Starlight
Proudest Angel- Ganto Dolor
Sinister Fate-Fairytale Love
Crashland-Niburu
Her Name Is Mercy-Hurricane
Shallow State-Always Something
Sleeze-Preistess Of The Roach
Green Denim-Howl At The Noon
Texas Toast Chainsaw Massacre -Suplex City Bitch
Sky Machine-Inhuman

Local Loft Episode 32

Hardcore or Old School. Nu Metal or classic thrash. What's your brand? Wiait..Hold it..this is not an over hyped  corporate product. I'll ask again...what's your genre,your sound amongst the numerous styles,vocals & lyrics in the local hard rock & metal scene for greater Chicagoland,The Illinois/Wisconsin state line,the Western burbs,the Southlands (Joliet & Kankakee) areas,Central Illinois & Northwest Indiana?
Two distinctly different metal styles are presented on Episode 32.  Fool's Brew offers an insane,alcohol soaked pure adrenaline form of aggressive hardcore metal.They have just released their third EP,The Reckoning. I talk to singer Jarret O'Cooley,guitarist Diggs McNasty,,The Cormander on bass,& Timmy Daniels on Drums,before a late July gig at Star Bar In chicago Ridge
With the threat of a dangerous deluge rain storm in the vicinity, I'm back at Star Bar in Chicago Ridge the night after Fool's Brew for Witchcross. If Old School 1970s Black Sabbath style riffs & images of vampire ridden cemetary's are part of your favorite metal genre, this is your music. Count William Anders Janisch has a clean high pitched singing style much like Rob Halford or Ozzy. I talk to the Count & guitarist Derrick Anderson about the making of their first CD after a 12 year break,Curse of the Undead.
Along with that, your human foundations are shaken by
Fools' Brew"-Lessons
Fools' Brew-Rotgut
WitchCorss- The Golem
Witchcross-Bad Trip
Ravensthorn-The Bell Tower Mansion
Faith In The Fallen-Gravity
Spyderbone-Bloodshot
Convoy-El Matador

Local Loft Episode 31

By hook or by crook,between operating system technical difficulties to factory default reboots,the show must go on. Here's the results. Jimi Falls is not another Hendrix wannabe band. They have a nice,hard driving melodic sound. Their newest member,Brian Yelm, comes over from Driven Under,who had a similar,melodic but high energy Power Rock sound. I talked to the band,when they opened for Bobaflex at Brauerhouse in Lombard.
Here's the rockin rundown for LL Episode 31:
Jimi Falls-Crawl
Jimi Falls-Through Hell
Shokker-Midnight Sun
Scars of Armageddon-The Return
Wrecked-Enemy
Fools' Brew-The Reckoning
Proudest Angel-Civily Feral
Grainshifter-Love and Lack Therof
Oblivion Zero-Captain Shipwreck
A.D.D.-Was My Life
WitchCross-Ride to the Sabbath

Local Loft Episode 30

Automatic-ally rocking our way across different music genres... Local Loft looks back but stays in time, to bring you the most comprehensive musical journey around the different compass points of Chicagoland,the Illinois/Wisconsin state line & the state of Illinois. Journeymen veteran power pop legend Cliff Johnson continues his nearly four decade career with The Raine. Introducing new audioences to the classic radio friendly work he started with Off Broadway's smash debut album,ON in 1979 & the debut top 40 single.Stay In Time. talk to him & the band at Fitzgeralds in Berwyn,where Off Broadway rocked onstage for two more decades,after the first wave of success from 1979-82.
All they want to do is rock you mister,can't you see. They include:
Cliff Johnson-1,2,3 (rare 1986 demo,produced by Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen)
Off Broadaway-U.S. Girls (from their 2nd LP-Quick Turns-Original Vinyl pressing)
D;Thumbs-Battle of the Bands(1978 demo)
Bishop's Daredevil Stunt Club-Bob's Yer Uncle
John Condron & the Benefit-Minutes to Hours
Veil Of Maya-Mikasa
Tanzen-Bloodsport
Sky Machine-Liar
Delightful Downfall-Break Me
What Lies Ahead-Imposing Your Will
One Steel Wound-Prevail
Convoy-Disappear

Local Loft Episode 29

From power metal to power pop. Local Loft spans genres to bring you the constant variety of local rock. Frank Rick Horvath is the voice behind Orion Nine. He aslo is responsible for putting Revival together. The 3 day festival in Yorkville will bring togther the biggest & best of local & national hard rock & metal acts,with a lineup more potent than Lollapalooza. I talk to Frank,before he & Orion Nine rock the foundations of Brauerhouse in Lombard.
Power Pop legend Cliff Johnson can't totally leave his past with Off Broadway behind,but he's not just reminiscing,with his new band,The Raine. Cliff returns to Fitzgeralds in Berwyn,where he & his historic band once rocked supreme,even after their success from 1979-82 was over.
Along with them,LL #29 explodes in both ear lobes with:
Orion Nine-Kiss The Sun
Orion Nine-Rick & Burt-The Muscatine Incident
Horvath-Magnus Prime
Hellshock-Step Up
Convoy-Silver
The Unlawful-All We Are
Phosphene-Damaged
So Called Saints-Forgetting (featuring Kadie Kirby of Genotype)
Blackmarket Democracy-Fragile
Hatter's Riddle-Carpe Diem Suckaz
Kevin Lee-Too Little,Too Late
Off Broadway-Fallin' In