Local Loft Episode 154

New year, new opportunities to discover new original music from all over Chicagoland and Illinois, This ain't no Country. This ain't no Disco! It's only the best in metal, punk ,alt-rock, prog, and power pop.

Pete Berwick walks a fine line between the classic outlaw country of Johnny Cash and Steve Earle, and legendary punk of Ramones, Clash and Social Distortion. Since 1976, he has made music that never stays the same and does not follow and distinct music formula, on his new career spanning box set, Too Cow To Punk. I hit you with two cuts off it, including one which features Steve Earle's drummer. This hasn't been released since being recorded in 1989.

Live local Punk will rock, and the audience might pogo along, in Bradley near Kankakee to kick off February 2021. Chicago's Ugly Lovers hope to hit the stage with rock and rage.

Joliet hardcore metal band Whut brought their brash, brain crushing hardcore metal to The Kat 105.5 studio for the first time, nine years ago this week. We relieve the mass musical assault.

Along with these, your toasting the new year with a fist in the air to:

Pete Berwick-Preacher's Kid

Pete Berwick-Is That What You're Telling Me?

Blood People-Phantasmagoria

GraveReign-Sanctuary

Veilside-The Loss Forgotten

The Ugly Lovers-Emily

My Sedatious Sister-I Don't Wanna Go

Whut (Interview in The Kat 105.5 studio-1/5/12)

Whut-Stone Trophies

Whut-Skeletons Revisited

Whut-Don't Judge Me

Sparkplug Assassins (Dave McCormick interview In The Kat 105.5 studio-1/2/14)

Sparkplug Assassins-Black Box

Sparkplug Assassins-One Last Breath