Local Loft Episode 259

Getting this podcast to air normally is a labor of love. This time it was a labor of frustration due to aggravating laptop disc cleanup crap. But here it is, another unlimited supply of original Chicagoland metal punk, alternative rock & power pop.  Not even half assed so-called state of the art technology can slow down the adrenaline rush of cranking up this tuneage.

On the local metal front, Chicago's Stolen Sun has a case of lead singer moonlighting. Thier new singer, Anthony Thomas also screams out his rage in Rose Of Demise. I talk with Stolen Sun guitarist Cooper Kleinke about the unique singing nature of Anthoiny, who you can hear in your face Saturday, January 21st at Brauerhouse in Lombard. and with Rose Of Demise, in the Southwest Suburb of Summit at Exit Saloon on Friday the 20th.

Evolving out of the remains of one of the biggest power pop bands of the early to mid 80s, The Romantics, The Handcuffs sound nothing like the Detroit act who gave the world What I Like About You, Original Romantic's drummer Brad Elvis has molded the new band into a hybrid of Texas bar blues, & 70s British Glam Rock. They play Reggies on Thursday January, 12th. A sexy struttin' blues rocker from The Handcuffs is one of many tunes they'll play as they co-headline with Vortis.

Dreams do sometimes come true. Not so, if you're an up-and-coming Joliet, trying to get their own superstar rock festival like Sleaze attempted nine years ago this week. Singer and founder Isaac Hare dropped by the Kat 105.5 studio in hopes of getting radio promotion and exposure for the event that never was. We rock back to it.

Along with these, the new year's soundtrack is exploding with excessive rock recoil in both eardrums as you groove to:

Stolen Sun-Cruel Joke

Stolen Sun-The Hound

From Ashes To Embers-A Lesson In Tragedy

The Handcuffs-Pretty Pretty

Vortis-Crisis

Convoy-Father

The King's Rising-Cain And Abel

Superkick-Tom's My Only Friend

Lever-Don't Wait For Me

Rose Of Demise-Jane Doe

Her Worst Nightmare-When The Lights Go Out

Sleeze (Isaac Hare interview in The Kat 105.5 studio-1/9/14)

Sleeze-Love To Hate

Sleeze-Hail To The Thief