Local Loft Episode 186

Angry young punk, old school progressive metal. Whatever the genre or music attitude, if it makes you happy, it's here for the enjoying. The sheer enjoying of local original metal, punk, progresive rock, alternative and power pop from all over Chicagoland and Illinois.

Shitizen delivers the opening one two gut punch of hardcore punk. The Chicago four piece is led by Claudia Guajardo, whose totally angry attitude is dominant through their recent 2020 Cuntry Music EP. Claudia joins me to psych people up to check put the band, along with Aweful at a Friday The 13th show in Villa Park 

Metro is one of many Chicago venues that has reopened as the COVID pandemic rages on. Chicago grunge/power pop band Lurk will rock a mostly vaxxed crowd with a new full length debut album out just two weeks after playing a co headlining gig.

Aurora's Red Poet is a small throwback to the mid 90s, when grunge was climbing the top 20. We rock back five years ago this week when I witnessed their resurgence at Star Bar in Chicago Ridge.

Along with these, you're pumping a fist to the sky and a middle bird finger toward the land of the fiery furnace to:

Shiitzen-Junkie

Shitizen-Black Hole

Umbra & The Volcan Siege-Nosheki

Burdens Within-The Devil's Due

Monroe-Tides

GraveReign-No More Yesterdays

Death Pop Radio-Ravens

Lurk-See Through

M & R Rush-#1

Red Poet (Interview from Star Bar, Chicago Ridge-8/12/16,Local Loft Episode 34)

Red Poet-Sideways

Red Poet-Coil