Lou
What Up! I’m Lou and I’ll get you through each day with the best rock lineup in town!
I’m originally from Scranton, PA and worked sound for all the great rock bands that came through town. I shared a shot with Breaking Ben and a joint with Willy Nelson. I made the move to Chicago for college, and to live in the same zip code as Wrigley Field (GO CUBS!) I spent over 10 years in the city on the air, and moved to the way west burbs a few years ago.
If you’re into music, sports, comic book movies and beer we are going to get along just fine. I’m a die-hard when it comes to the Cubs, Bears, Bulls and Blackhawks. Not to mention our own Ice Hogs! I’m lucky to be the dad to three amazing kids including identical twins, and no… I can’t tell them apart. When they’re asleep I’m always ready to dig into “Better Call Saul,” anything on Netflix about serial killers (creepy?) and I’m a sucker for “The Curse of Oak Island.” I know they’re never going to find anything! I also like YouTube my way through just about any home improvement project.
That just about does it. I do have to say, getting to play kick-ass music on The X everyday isn’t just a job, it’s a privilege.
Noah and Jolly from Bad Omens jumped on with Kev and Lou to talk about what they’ve got going on, some of their musical...
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Diamond and Josh from Tetrarch joined us for an At Home X-Clusive on Facebook live to promote their upcoming album “Unstable.” You voted them...
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Lajon Witherspoon of Sevendust joins Lou and Kev from 104.9 The X to chat about the new Soundgarden cover, “The Day I Tried to...
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Kev and Lou teamed up to hang with Cory Marks, the super cool, chill dude responsible for the song “Outlaws and Outsiders” featuring Ivan...
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There is a lot of changes to tours and shows happening right now and if you happen to have tickets to some of these...
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May the 4th be with you. Yep. Today is the day many celebrate as Star Wars Day. If you’re looking to do some nerding...
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The Cubs are set to start their spring schedule on Saturday, the same day as the launch of the new Marquee Sports Network. The...
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Pearl Jam release the first track off their upcoming album “Gigaton.” It’s definitely different for Pearl Jam. It kind of has an 80’s vibe...
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Sum 41 hit the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere for Xmas Evening tonight! You can still grab tickets HERE! If you’re going, here’s a few...
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During an Alter Bridge show in France, Myles Kennedy broke out an amazing cover of “Hallelujah” while playing Jeff Buckley’s guitar. Here’s hooping we...
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The first track off of Breaking Benjamin’s upcoming album “Aurora” is out. You can give “So Far Away” a listen below. “Aurora” is out...
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FFDP blew up Cyber Monday announcing their new album “F8” is coming on February, 28th and that they’ll hit the road this spring with...
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Two time Stanley Cup Champion and Captain of our Rockford Icehogs, Kris Versteeg decided it was time to step away from the game. Versteeg...
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We are finally getting a taste of Ozzy’s upcoming solo album. “Ordinary Man will be out in early 202, for now you can wrap...
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Tom Green was a master at screwing with people. He made a career out of making people lose it and all it took to...
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Apparently, all the talk of the Bears collapse this season is getting to Mitch Trubisky. A couple weeks ago he was told to watch...
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An anonymous listener is giving up their chance on XCursion 9 to help a local boy, Zachary. Tweet Share Pinterest Email...
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It looks like the Cubs found their next manager. Not in an experienced guy like like Joe Girardi, Mark Loretta, or any of the...
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There are a lot of great haunted houses you can hit up this time of year, but nothing beats the real thing, right? Here...
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Thanks to the bill signed by Governor J.B. Pritzker in June, Illinois is set to become the 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana. Soon,...
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If you were thinking about making a run for the border, you might want to think again. Two million pounds of Taco Bell’s season...
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Giovanni’s Restaurant and Convention Center could be adding casino to it’s title, at least temporarily. Hard Rock as released floor plans for Giovanni’s to...
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One of the biggest names in comedy, Louis C.K. has been lying low since 2017 when he admitted that sexual misconduct claims made by...
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This Saturday the North American Olympic Table Tennis Trials are coming to Rockford! It will bring men’s and women’s teams to represent both Team...
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104.9 The X is giving you an opportunity to see TOOL at one of their sold out shows in Milwaukee on Halloween at the...
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Lockwood Park Pumpkin Fest needs some help. They are looking for volunteers to help run the fest from October 12-14. If you want to...
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Dog Haus Biergarten is no more. They announced the “difficult decision” to close their Walton St. location on Tuesday. They offer hoofing it to...
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Last month Ozzy Osbourne said he’d recorded “nine song ideas” while recuperating from his fall. Now he claims that those ideas are full songs and he has an...
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The rumors are true. Green Day announced they have a new album coming in 2020 and the tour with Fall Out Boy and Weezer...
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Ozzy Osbourne appears as a guest on Post Malone’s new album, “Hollywood’s Bleeding.” Unbelievably, this has some brain dead Post Malone fans wondering who...
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The Salvation Army of Winnebago County will have their red kettle bells out for “Christmas in July” this year, and you’ll see some familiar...
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Join Lou as he broadcasts LIVE at Old Settler’s Days!...
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Every weekday from noon – 1 p.m., Heff hosts 90s Proof at Noon. Tweet Share Pinterest Email...
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Join Kev at Jax Pub, along with Coors Light, and you could win a pair of tickets to the NHL Winter classic at Notre...
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New guy Lou is hosting a bar crawl down State Street in a big yellow school bus on December 8th....
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Join Lou for a live broadcast at Crimson Ridge!...
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New guy Lou is hosting a bar crawl down State Street in a big yellow school bus on December 8th. Tweet Share Pinterest Email...
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It feels like we’ve been talking about Disturbed’s new album forever, but it’s almost here. The band has released another new track. Listen to...
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Dave Grohl, Pat Smear and Krist Novoselic pulled off an awesome Nirvan reunion over the weekend at the Cal Jam Music fest in L.A. They ran...
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