Archive: 2024

Are you familiar with The Messthetics? Any fan of punk should be. Consisting of bassist Joe Lally and drummer Brendan Canty from Fugazi, they are joined by guitarist Anthony Pirog to form an instrumental trio that hammers out blistering arrangements. Recently, The Messthetics announced their new LP and it is a collaborative project of epic […]

In a stunning display of his many talents, singer/songwriter Mo Klé releases the debut single for his upcoming EP. “Sophie” is a gentle ballad with glimmering guitars and sentimental melodies, the perfect introduction to the artist. Klé nimbly navigates the soft tones of the track with ease, making the breezy track feel all the more natural […]

The nominees for the 2024 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have been revealed and it’s the most rock-centric set of hopefuls in years. Ozzy Osbourne, Peter Frampton, Janes’s Addiction, Oasis, Lenny Kravitz, Foreigner, The Dave Matthews Band lead the rock side. Other nominees include A Tribe Called Quest and Eric B. […]

Portland’s Folk Festival has been taking place since 2018 in the City of Roses, but the 2024 installment proved to be a challenge as a snow and ice storm shut the city down. The bad weather led to the cancellation of two out of three nights of the festival. Rather than write it off, organizers […]

Mojo Nixon was more than just a musician and a radio host. He was a larger-than-life personality who devoted his life to playing rock n roll without any concern for who he offended or whose feelings he may have hurt in the process. You don’t have to go very deep into his catalog to hear […]

Boy oh boy do we have a Caustic for you this week! 2024 has been an exciting year of releases and we’re only in the second week of February. Thankfully, things don’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. With the long list of brand new albums this week you won’t go a second without […]

Guitarist Michael Bloomfield expanded upon the well-honed instrumental and improvisational skills he developed as a member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band to form a more stylistically wide-ranging group of his own called The Electric Flag. The ostensible highlight of the group’s abbreviated existence was its appearance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival and although their performance […]

Time Spent Driving are a California-based band who were Emo groundbreakers in the late 90s/early 2000s drawing their members from Melodic Punk and Hardcore bands and after a break-up, reformed in 2012. In late 2023, they released new album Estrangers, their first via Negative Progression Records. The collection is coming to vinyl soon and reflects […]

The Los Angeles, CA-based soul/funk/rock outfit Orgōne’s newest release Chimera has shifted gears a bit for the group as they work with new vocalists, incorporate new genres, and leave some others behind.  The band has been busy (working as the backup players for Say She She) but dive into their sound with ease as the […]

There is something instantly magnetizing about Chelsea Wolfe’s music. Digging through her discography will unveil tireless creativity and a constant need to evolve, keeping her in a constant state of transition. Her latest outing is no different, the music of She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She is just as mesmerizingly complex as […]

The gambling industry has undergone a significant transformation with the rise of online casinos. Gone are the days when one had to dress up and visit physical casinos to enjoy a game of blackjack or place a bet on their favorite sports team. Today, all it takes is a laptop or smartphone and an internet […]

Marcus King has announced the release of his new Rick Rubin-produced album, Mood Swings, released on April 5 via American/Republic Records. In support of this new album, King also announced his 2024 headlining tour across North America and Europe produced by Live Nation and FPC Live!, in addition to dates supporting Chris Stapleton. More information is available […]

Today, The Tragically Hip is proud to be announced as the Record Store Day Canada 2024 Canadian Ambassadors, releasing an exclusive standalone live album, Live at CBGB’s, on Record Store Day. The global celebration of the culture of independent record stores takes place this year on April 20, 2024, as it has annually for the […]

Only God Was Above Us, the fifth studio album — and first in five years — from Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio and Chris Tomson, is due out April 5 from Columbia Records. Inspired and haunted by 20th Century New York City, the album was recorded all over the world, from Manhattan to Los […]

For singer/songwriter Madi Diaz, tomorrow is the biggest day of her career. February 9 will see the release of Diaz’s new LP, Weird Faith, an aptly named outing considering the faith the artist had in herself all these years. This is her first album since her breakthrough 2021 LP History of a Feeling. The album […]

When The Eyebrows couldn’t firm up scheduling at their favorite studio, the studio’s owner and in-house producer—longtime producer and trusted friend Mitch Easter (REM, Let’s Active)—suggested they try recording themselves. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based rock n’ roll band did just that, and they still found time to record with Mitch at Fidelitorium Studio in Kernersville, NC. The resulting album, Double […]

Over the past few years, there seems to be a boom of retired bands picking up their instruments again. Since the end of the pandemic legendary bands from across genres have been getting back to work on new albums and hitting the road on extensive tours. Seeing such prominent figures from music’s history remerge to […]

This past weekend Carnival season got into full swing. The parades rolled and the rains poured with biblical force as the dive bar kings, Morning 40 Federation, rocked the stage uptown at the Maple Leaf in New Orleans on Saturday night February 3rd.  The band, Josh Cohen, Ryan Scully, Bailey Smith, Steve Calandra, Mike Andrepont, […]