Earlier this month, The Bad Penny caught up with Toadies bassist Doni Blair (who is a very cool dude, wouldn’t ya know) while the band was on tour with fellow ’90s-era alternative rock bands Local H and Sparta. The consummately down-to-earth bassist regaled us with a story about Steve Albini, who engineered the most recent Toadies record (The Charmer) – and that was just one of many jaw-dropping war stories he told in our freewheeling conversation.
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Steve Albini Didn’t Give a Shit About Tambourines, Toadies Bassist Doni Blair Attests
Posted in Interviews, Videos with tags Doni Blair, Local H, Scott Lucas, Sparta, Steve Albini, Toadies on 06/26/2026 by Kurt OrzeckLocal H Doesn’t ‘Give a Shit About the Rock ‘n’ Roll Industry’
Posted in Interviews with tags Local H, Scott Lucas on 01/29/2025 by Kurt OrzeckIn this new interview for New Noise, outspoken Local H main man Scott Lucas recalls his last interactions with fellow sardonic Chicago music legend Steve Albini and much more as the band announces a 30th anniversary reissue of its debut record, Ham Fisted.
Local H Frontman Explains Cat, Dog on LP Covers
Posted in Interviews with tags Local H, Scott Lucas on 10/25/2024 by Kurt OrzeckNo less than Scott Lucas, mastermind of long-lasting Chicago rockers Local H, drops by New Noise to participate in our ongoing series of musicians and their best friends.
Local H’s Scott Lucas In ’02: ‘Sometimes It’s Almost Better To Be Poor’
Posted in Interviews with tags Josh Homme, Local H, Scott Lucas, Scott Lucas & the Married Men on 03/13/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
Scott Lucas seems pretty hungry these days. Not too long ago, he cranked out his solo debut, George Lassos the Moon, under the deceptive moniker Scott Lucas & the Married Men. And soon he’ll be turning his attention back to his faithful spouse, Local H, with a bevy of tour dates from mid-April through early June. Continue reading
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