Silver Abuse started before you were born. They were showered with beer and spit at their first show. Now the world has caught up with their odd and angular musings and are starting to pay respect. Fans say they sound like nobody else. In a good way.

A new take on old-school punk from Berwyn, IL.

Based in the sleepy suburbs just west of Chicago, Tractor Boy is a 27 year old band in the making. Drummer/Singer Mike and Singer/Bassist Steve have been playing together on and off since the mid-1990’s, amid other projects, collaborations and the global war on terror. The two recently encountered a remarkable force of nature named Raul, who fills out the trio by shredding harder than any modern guitar player ever could. With a combined weight of over 700 lbs., the band is easily the heaviest rock band in the Midwest, possibly even the world. With songs about conspiracy theories, war, post-traumatic stress disorder, horror/fiction and beer, the band covers a wide berth of subject matter. Blended up in chugging guitars, blistering solo’s, and a relentlessly crushing rhythm section, the words are spit out by voices that are equal parts James Hetfield and John Fogerty. They are the sonic equivalent of a Combine Harvester, a throwback to the rock gods of old, but still tinged with modern ideals. Tractor Boy are the band you never knew you desperately needed in your life, but they have been here waiting all along. Get in.

Ron Placone is a comedian. He has been seen on The Discovery Channel, CrossTalk, FreeSpeechTV, Redacted Tonight, TMZ, and more. He can be seen regularly on Status Coup. He hosts the podcast, 1000 w/ Ron Placone. His debut album, “Agnostic Holiday” is in rotation on SiriusXM. He writes the comic, Lucy & Ron. His short-film/pilot, Loner, was released in 2023 and his first feature, Left At Wall, is out now!