Where Chicago Rocks. Nowadays, it's anywhere you can discover a totally new original band or solo act. But the first three words of that description used to be the slogan of a legendary radio station, Starting out focusing on the biggest national (and Chicagoland) hard rock and metal bands, then limiting itself to a repetitive Classic Rock format.
The Last Generation evokes the blues based rock style of the Loop FM 98's heyday of the late 70s and early 80s, but it's not all retro. Singer Joey Savino sings of the once heritage Chicago radio powerhouse falling from power and dying in Radio Silence. This combination of Led Zeppelin and Black Crowes bluesy roots rock and 90s melodic alternative and grunge plays at The Forge in Joliet Wednesday night, opening for Southern melodic hard rockers Saving Abel. They join me to talk about their awesome rock style and upcoming gig.
October (Rock Tober as the Loop once deemed it) is right around the corner. So's Halloween. Black Road won't wait to rock and spook an outdoor audience at Panic in The Plaza in downtown Joliet this weekend. Fierce Atmospheres will have you drowning in meticulously played and sung progressive 80s style metal at Rocktoberfest, Saturday in Oak Forest. Gifted fiery singer Taran De Pablos will wail his way through more new tunes from their just released second full length album, The Speed of Dreams.
Taran joined the more rootsy Hellbound Sons, where he continued to showcase his distinctive high pitched vocal presence. A rock back to five years ago this week when I witnessed his debut gig with them.
Along with these, you're keeping the heat ( of your sweaty mosh and headbanging workout at any live local show, not of Summer 2021) alive by rocking out to:
The Last Generation-Radio Silence
The Last Generation-Angel Of Darkness
Seldom Told-Indivisible
Death And Memphis-Torn To Pieces
Black Road-Blood On The Blade
The Evictions-Dodged A Bullet
Aweful-Bleeding Heart
Above The Ashes-BTAC
Fierce Atmospheres-Fear Is A One Way
Hellbound Sons (Taran De Pablos/Rick Morrissey interview from Wire In Berwyn-10/1/16)
Hellbound Sons-Heathen (live from Wire in Berwyn-10/1/16)
Skinwalker-G
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