Local Loft Episode 407

" I never thought it would come to this...another case of Hit or Miss." (The Damned-Black Album, released 11-17-80, Chiswick Records)

You aren't missing a thing, when it comes to extensive coverage of the original Chicagoland metal, punk, alternative rock and power pop scene.

 

With a distinctive powerful voice, Stephanie Jennings is impossible to miss. Both intimate and authoritative, Stephanie powers Solar's futuristic, down to earth melodic blend of power rock and metal. The Rockford band's fourth album, Frantically Calm is their most ambitious, solid record. They blast off to West Dundee to rock Black Friday, November 28th, with Indign, A Year Ago Today, and Strident Escape. Stephanie joins me once again, with the story of how the track Convoy, was created in the raunchy, beers raised high rough style of the swamp rock four piece, fronted by Brian Corbin. It's not a tune about them.

 

David Demon Shankle has come along way, since contributing his masterful, virtuoso guitar shredding to American progressive metal act Manowar. He uses his six-string axe as a battle weapon, sculpting new futuristic images of Tolkien-esque warriors, in a new tune by Wings Of Destiny

The Southwest Chicago swamp metal band, Convoy first trucked into the Kat 105.5 studio, fifteen years ago this week. Even in a stripped down, acoustic jam, their hard hitting, beer-soaked hard rock lost none of its or swamp drenched nature. Singer. Guitarist Brian Corbin, and drummer Mike (Makalu Gee) Getz joined me to drop off a load of killer, boozy and bluesy swamp rock. 

You'll be rocked from your head to your Solar Plexus, as you headbang through the cyberspace cosmos to the original Chicagoland music soundtrack of:

Solar-Convoy

Solar-Shifter

A Year Ago Today-Mob Action

Wings Of Destiny (featuring David Shankle)-Masters Of War

GraveReign-Destination Aftermath

When We Was Kids-Ozymandias

The Flying Luttenbachers-ID:Vomit

Convoy (interview with Brian Corbin and Mike Getz in The Kat 105.5 studio-11/10/10)

Brian Corbin And Mike Getz-River Of Solo (acoustic in the Kat 105.5 studio)

Convoy-This I Know

Brian Corbin and Mike Getz-Flood Of the River (acoustic in The Kat 105.5 studio)