Local Loft Episode 262

Laugh without a tear, cold without the warmth. Some things go well without sharing the spotlight of life with others. Instrumental original Chicago area metal, punk, alternative rock & power pop doesn't need vocals to hook music fans. A great example is the totally chock filled melodic hard jazz rock fusion of Coyote Man. This Southwest suburban Chicago region trio has never felt the urgent need to hire a totally effective singer to draw huge crowds to their free form hard rock. Drummer Ian Wheeler joins me to psych crowds up as they rock the roof off a house filled with juiced up mostly Irish fans, St. Patick's Day night, March 17th at G Man Tavern, five minutes from historic Wrigley Field.

Since 1996, Chicago punk band Squared Off huge crowds pogo their bad times and desperate situations away. They're going to rock the rafters of Reggies off its foundations at the second annual Sounds of the Street Fest. February 10th & 11th at Reggies. I've got the details.

For the first time in their almost three decade run, Joliet's Dead Man's Hand adds a woman's touch to its lineup. Seven years ago this week, Laurence Dutch Devries was manning the vocal mic. He, along with award winning guitar shredder Tony Raygor fired up a subzero chilled crowd at the annual local metal showcase at Bada Brew in Crest Hill. We rock back to it.

In addition, you're rocking the shadowy hairs off a pesky unwelcomed ground hog rodent, as you blast old man winter's wrinkled wrath away with the sonic heat soundwaves of:

Coyote Man-Worthy Adversary

Coyote Man-Reaches Of The Universe

Sons Of Ra-Too Something For Someone

Squared Off-Agents Of Chaos

Fear City-Rats

Some Years later-In This Moment

The Feral Ghosts-Stranger

5 Step Drop-Solitude

Hi-Fi Superstar-So Into You

DeadMan's Hand (interview from Bada Brew, Crest Hill 2/4/17 Local Loft Episode 49)

DeadMan's Hand-Deep

DeadMan's Hand-Call Me A Saint