Punk rock band amps up the noise: ‘blowing it up is it’
If electro-indie pop and psychedelic blues had an illegitimate lovechild, Le BLORR would crawl out of the musical womb.

Le BLORR, also known as the Bastard Lovechild of Rock ‘n’ Roll, is only two-members strong. But it sounds like four. Courtesy Le BLORR
Aka, the Bastard Lovechild of Rock ‘n’ Roll, the Florida-native two-piece band packs enough punch to be a four-piece.
“We think and we write very different from what maybe a normal two-piece would write, which is the difficult part,” said guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist Chris Hess. “Trying to figure out what to do without the other six hands we kind of need is the key.”
Drummer Adam Winn, aka “Hot Damm,” uses drum pads on loops in turn with playing a standard drum-kit to add a fuller sound. Hess, aka “Cookie,” uses a guitar loop pedal that enables him to play either keys or guitar with fluid transitions.
“When it comes to making music, making it so that it doesn’t sound like a two-piece and blowing it up is it,” Winn said.
Le BLORR has a nine-song EP, “Bim Bom,” available on iTunes, that was released October of 2010.
“For our first EP, when we’re playing it live, it’s so dependent on what the crowd is doing,” Hess said. “It’s not the type of songs you would want to play to a crowd that is sitting down, we do try to go crazy.”
In between month-long tours, the band has been writing new songs and plans on recording in December for the release of an LP in 2012.
“Our ideas are definitely moving into a move expansive mind frame,” Hess said. “We like psychedelic sounds … things that if you’re on something, take you to a different place.”
The members of Le BLORR may appear to have a nonchalant attitude when it comes to appearance, but it’s because they focus more on the musical relationship with the fans.
“When you’re playing in front of a crowd that are all jumping around, laughing and smiling, it definitely makes it amazing when the energy is flying around the room like that,” Winn said.
The band name itself started as a joke by Hess, when he was still jamming with friends, before he formed-up with Winn three years ago. Le BLORR began gaining momentum when Hess and Winn exchanged garage band recordings.
Originally just BLORR, Hess thought too many people confused them with the band “Gwar,” so he and co-member Winn decided to add the “Le” to the name, “to add a little classy modification, if you will,” Hess said.
As comedic as the band is, its main concern is making a deeper connection for the sake of music.
“I think there’s a huge trend in being cool with music these days, more so than reaching someone,” Hess said. “I think we don’t care about coming off as cool, relaxed and unaffected as we are about actually drawing something out of someone.”
LE BLORR
Where: Caledonia Lounge
When: 9:30 p.m.
Price: $5 (21+), $7 (18+)
