Editing Local H (section)

===Brian St. Clair era (1999–2013)===
Intending to continue the band, Lucas hired [[Triple Fast Action]] drummer [[Brian St. Clair]], who had previously worked as a drum tech for [[Cheap Trick]].  The pair began working on new material for a fourth album, but confidence in the band at Universal was low and the label made them perform showcases for executives, something typically reserved for new bands trying to earn their first contracts.  Increasingly disillusioned with being signed to a major label, Lucas submitted new demos to Universal and invited the label to drop the band if they were not onboard, which Universal did.<ref name=Vulture/>

Local H signed with [[Palm Pictures]] to release their fourth album, ''[[Here Comes the Zoo]]'', in 2002. ''[[The No Fun EP]]'' followed in 2003 and their fifth album, ''[[Whatever Happened to P.J. Soles?]]'', was released in April 2004 to favorable reviews.

In 2005, the band received a good deal of publicity after recording a cover of the [[Britney Spears]] single "[[Toxic (song)|Toxic]]." The track was the only studio recording featured on ''[[Alive '05]]'', a 2005 live album that constituted the sixth major release from the band.

In 2008 the band released their sixth studio album ''[[Twelve Angry Months]]'', a [[concept album]] in which each of the twelve songs represented a stage in a year long process of overcoming a failed relationship.

On April 5, 2011, the ICON release of the band's Island recordings became their first "best-of" compilation. In an April 22 interview with ''The Delaware County Daily Times'', Lucas commented, "It's kinda weird but kinda cool because it doesn’t cover our entire career, so I was like, 'Let's call it The Island Years.'"

In a June 28 guest appearance on the movie review podcast/website "CinemaJaw," Lucas claimed that the next album would be out before the upcoming 2012 elections&mdash;mainly because so much of the album's content deals with it directly&mdash;expecting it to be released by February 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinemajaw.com/wordpress/?p=327 |title=77, Suspense! w/guest Scott Lucas |publisher=CinemaJaw |date=June 28, 2011 |access-date=April 3, 2012}}</ref> In the same interview, Lucas also suggested that a working title for the album was ''Hallelujah, I'm a Bum'', named for a song from the [[Great Depression|Depression Era]]. On July 11, 2012, the band announced that their next studio effort, ''[[Hallelujah! I'm a Bum (album)|Hallelujah! I'm a Bum]]'', would be released on September 18. A full track listing was also published.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/chicago/2012/07/local_h_releasi.html |title=Local H releasing 'Hallelujah! I'm A Bum' (song premiere), beginning tour at the Bottom Lounge (dates) |publisher=Brooklynvegan.com |date=July 11, 2012 |access-date=September 17, 2012}}</ref>

In May 2012, the band launched a tour of small clubs and bars in preparation for release of a new album. In September 2016, Local H announced a North American club tour supporting [[Helmet (band)|Helmet]].

On August 21, 2013, it was announced that St. Clair would be leaving the band after a brief farewell tour, in order to focus on his tour management company, Tour Time Productions. The departure was described as amicable and a mutual decision between Lucas and St. Clair.<ref name="revolvermag.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.revolvermag.com/news/local-h-drummer-brian-st-clair-leaves-band.html|title=Local H Drummer Brian St. Clair to Part Ways with Band after October Dates|date=August 21, 2013|website=Revolvermag.com|access-date=August 2, 2016}}</ref>