Local Loft Episode 159

Space Punk, Progressive Grunge. From familiar genres to new musical categories, no matter how you label it. it's still the best and newest original metal, punk, alt, grunge, prog rock and power pop from all over Chicagoland and Illinois.

The spotlight this time around is mostly on the female fronted punk, grunge and garage scene of Chicago. Aweful is a very aggressive trio fronted by Traci Trouble, who also is lead singer for veteran Punk band Hotlips Messiah. Aweful played a virtual Halloween gig in Bridgeview last year, and have just released a new single as a follow up to their debut 2019 EP, Me Me Me. I give you a double Troubled blast of their music.

Brauerhouse in Lombard rocks on under new ownership. Spacy progressive rock quartet Whatismu from Chicago's West side will be the first band to play since the new owners took over. A futuristic instrumental jam from them, and a bubbly new year's resolution form Kankakee's Carrying Torches.

We rock back to the debuts of two prominent female singers in the Chicago Hard Rock scene. Holly Smith made her beginning with the alt rock four piece In 2 The Inferno. Back nine years ago this week when her awesome vocal power was first introduced to Kat 105.5 air studio in the Joliet/Kankakee areas.

Crossing borderlines while perfecting English speaking and singing, Jana Vox became one of the Chicago area's biggest rock singers with the Euro hard rock band 4 Without. Back five years ago this week as I interviewed her and the full band at the legendary Metro, 5 minutes from Wrigley Field.

Along with these, you're rocking away a biting case of February frostbite with:

Aweful-Oh Oh

Aweful-Why?

Mystery Actions-Drive

The Decayed-The Dream Is Dead/A Better Way

Mustard Men-8 A.M.

Whatismu-Into Frenzy

Carrying Torches-Champagne

In 2 The Inferno (Interview in the Kat 105.5 studio-2/12/12)

In 2 The Inferno-Further From The Sun

In 2 The Inferno-Follow

In 2 The Inferno-To The City

4 Without (Interview from Metro-2/4/16)

4 Without-Kill Him 1st

4 Without-Tonight