Rock N Roll....now that we've got your attention.

Used to be a time, not too long ago, when radio was very radio friendly to up and coming and well known local bands and artists. Then came the dreaded corporate ownership monopoly, and too many big and small city stations only paid attention to paying clients. Tap into to every episode of Local loft and bands and artists get top billing.

Over a 22-year run, A.D.D. (Analog Digital Disorder) always has commanded the full attention spans of everyone who gets an earful of their hard driving melodic rock. The Lockport based five-piece band releases their first new single in ten years, Blame, this Friday, April 11th. They introduced the new tune on stage, a week before its premiere, in a roof ripping blazing set at The Forge in Joliet. I talk with guitarists and co-founders Dave Adams and Jeremy Sparta, drummer Ron Bailey and new bassist George. We also catch up with fiery singer Margaret Young (Matilda Moon). They first captured the complete attention of The Kat 105.5 listener nation 14 years ago this week with an unplugged aet in our on-air studio. We rock back and re capture it again.

One time drummer of A.D.D., Jason Delismon found greater attention with his own melodic hard rock band Frontline, and in recent individual music projects. He's getting ready to release a fourth new timely solo single. I have the scoop on it. Plus, a four of a Kind current and vintage crackling set of vinyl LP cuts to honor Record Store Day this Saturday, April 12th.

Not an attention deficit, but a complete and full attention grabber is likely as you focus in on and mosh along with the original Chicagoland metal, punk, alternative rock and power pop soundtrack of:

A.D.D.-Blame (exclusive premiere of new single, released Friday, April 11th)

A.D.D.-Open Your Eyes

The Rising Fall-Artificial (de) Generation

Jason Delismon-Hard To Breathe

Frontline-Feed The Fire

Lovehammers-Set Fire (2012 Reep Records vinyl LP)

Vortis-Crisis (The Mismiamic Years Cavetone Records white vinyl LP)

The Kind-When You Rock (1981 360 records green vinyl 45 rpm single B-Side)

Enuff Z'Nuff-Baby Loves You (1989 Atco Records U.K. 10inch vinyl single)

A.D.D.-Interview & Acoustic set in The Kat 105.5 studio-4/7/11

A.D.D.-Nothing Left

A.D.D.-Hear Me Now (acoustic in The Kat 105.5 studio)

A.D.D.-The Path

"I've got Pices of April, but it's a morning in May" (Three Dog Night-1972)

There's more than just a piece, just a snippet of the Chicago area's original Metal, Punk, Alternative Rock and Power Pop scene. It's a full helping.

If there can be rock opera, why not Metal Opera. What Nomadic Structures, a five-piece Chicago metal band does musically is the closest thing. They're hoping the sophisticated arrangement of their music, complete with backing operatic female singers plays well enough to earn them a main stage spot on the 2025 return of Vans Warped Tour. The'll try out the mixture of Puccini and Pantera on a packed crowd at Cobra Lounge, right near the United Center, this Wednesday night, Co-headlining the show is The Human Trials, Darkhorse Collective and Lever. Singer and Guitarist James Landon Parker joins me to preview the Cobra gig and music video for the soon to be released track that is going up votes on the Ernie Ball Vans Warped Tour Battle Of The Bands website.

A.D.D. will command attention with their first new single in four years. The Lockport melodic hard rock band will premiere Blame on stage at The Forge in Joliet this Friday in a co-headlining gig with Chicago melodic hard Rock band Yet Again. Their new music video and single presents a dark state of human depression. I have the soundtrack.

From across the Illinois/Indiana state late came Gerhart. Not following the example of Mel Gibson, the five-man band exercised their freedom to rock into our Kat 105.5 studio, thirteen years ago this week. We rock back to it.

Assemble the musicians, singers and original Chicagoland music soundtrack we shall. It's conducted as follows:

Nomadic Structures-Odium

Nomadic Structures-Another Life

The Human Trials-World War Me

The Darkhorse Collective-Polyanthroponomia

Lever-Story Untold

Yet Again-Shadows

A.D.D.-So The Pain

Gerhart (interview in the Kat 105.5 studio-4/5/12)

Gerhart-Bringing Me Down

Gerhart-Living Through Perception

Gerhart-The Outsider

'Autumn is royal, while Spring is clown." (XTC-Season Cycle-1986)

As the weather warms up, and daylight sticks around for an extra hour before an almost 8 pm sunset, choosing which Chicagoland area bands to check out in numerous shows and venues, can like a circus at any time of year, be a real juggling act.

With every listen to each Local Loft, you'll find out how to best balance your time, by discovering which Chicagoland metal, punk, alternative rock and power pop band jas staying power. Which one's music leaves a good lasting impression.

With a 22-year proven track record, veteran Rockford hard rockers Solar put an indelible image in your ears and especially your subconscious. mostly, it's the powerful, and intimate vocal style of Stephanie Jennings. But also, an exquisite duo singing harmony of Stepanie and husband/guitarist Brad Jennings. Solar will release Frantically Calm, their fourth studio album, this Saturday, March 29th. They'll play the whole thing at their hometown release show at Whiskey's Roadhouse, with Convoy and Wunderlich. Stephanie joins me with all the details of the new album, including an exclusive to Local Loft spin of the first single, the title track.

With a name like King's X, the late 90s/early 2000's power metal trio leadby Doug Pinnick can be considered underground Rock Royalty. Progressive power pop band BlockChain Coalition is looking to leave a huge lasting impression on new and old fans, as they co headline with the veteran rockers in McHenry during Fourth Of July weekend. I've got the scoop.

As one singer silently (Dan Hardman, with very little announcement he was departing the band) rocked out of metalcore quintet A Silent Truth, word got around loud and clear that another screamed his way in to fill the vacancy. They made their return at a west suburban hybrid metal/punk venue, which would be forever silent, as the COVID lockdowns quieted down, Brauerhouse in Lombard. We mosh and body surf our way back eight years ago.

Fire up your device of choice, and spring onto total pogo action with the blooming like a rose original Chicagoland original music soundtrack of.

Solar-Frantically Calm

Solar-Deep Within

Wunderlich-Shiver

Yakuza-Capricorn Rising

Gilded Cages-Something For Nothing

Dee Jay Nelson & Sheer Velocity-Gas Can Vapors

BlockChain Coalition-All That I've Known

Automatic Monster-Tormenta

Convoy-Nuthin' Left

A Silent Truth (interview from Brauerhouse in Lombard-3/17/18 Local Loft Episode 78)

A Silent Truth-Voiceless

A Silent Truth-Chemical