Local Loft Episode 304

"I know it's true....it's all because of you." (John Lennon-Now And Then, 1977)

It is all because of the immense talent and original music creativity of bands and artists that this showcase of Chicagoland metal, punk, alternative rock and power pop is beamed across the vast waves of cyberspace. I am just a messenger. Spreading the musical memos of new fresh tunage. No A.I. intervention here. This is all created by innovative human minds.

Rocking you with a plethora of new tunes each week is always my priority. The Joliet based progressive metal band Plethera indeed presents a variety of music styles. Not just modern day hardcore, screamo metal, but melodic, radio friendly hard rock. Singer Alex Cervantes, guitarists Brandon Johnson, & Brandon Rice & drummer Mike Lenci join me to preview Of All Dark Things, which they are set to release as their new third single on December 1st.

An AWEFUL great & splendid time is guaranteed for all with Traci Trouble, Lucy Dekay & Izzy Price's colorful self-titled debut album, not just because of the purple, pink or black vinyl grooves when you drop the needle. I'll spin a Time-less cut from it.

A sexy yet frustrating tale of a Thanksgiving one night stand was included in a one night in studio jam by forgotten Chicago hard rockers Lynch. It was broadcast on Turkey Day 2010 in The Kat 105.5 studio.  I've got the Mad-ening  replay.

They were all fired up and ready to rock a hairy gathering of local Chicago Southlands rock variety five years ago this week. We rock back to the first time Kankakee Alternative band Carrying Torches rocked Mustache Fest at Elder Brewing in Joliet.

 Throw away the pop-up timer. crank up the volume over the Thanksgiving NFL trilogy, and savor this original Chicago area rock soundtrack. Served at piping hot perfection.

Plethera-Trapped Inside

Plethera-Far From Roses

Passengers-Headstones

Aweful-Time

Kozmik Kicks-Love

Joey Kornatowski-World Away

Lynch-M.A.D. (live in The Kat 105.5 studio 11/25/10)

Veilside-Crawl Back To You

Blockchain Coalition-Dirty Little Liar

Carrying Torches (interview from Mustache Fest, Elder Brewing, Joliet Local loft Episode 90 10/18/18)

Carrying Torches-My Fav Part

Carrying Torches-Wake Me Up