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 […]