Archive: 2025

The Testors came out of the same gritty mid-to-late ‘70s punk scene that birthed The Ramones, Television, Blondie and Talking Heads. Despite playing in the typical New York haunts like CBGB’s and Max’s Kansas City, the trio never quite made the cultural and global musical impact that their peers made.  While they may not have had […]

Based in the heart of New Orleans, Louisiana, Richard Rourke is a soulful singer-songwriter and dynamic frontman whose music captures the spirit of the city he calls home. Since forming his band in 2017, Rourke has built a devoted following with his blend of vintage soul, gritty funk, and heartfelt storytelling. Together with his band, […]

James Coates is a Northwest Americana songwriter who combines threads of folk, rock, funk, and R&B to create a sonic tapestry woven together by one singular element: a soulful voice with a hint of rasp, singing for anyone who needs to hear a good song.  On his latest single, “Buy My Mom A House,” Coates […]

BottleRock Napa, the prestigious music festival in the idyllic wine region, was a resounding success, featuring established stars, emerging talent, and the usual array of indulgences. The three-day event celebrated its 12th year from May 23 to 25, coinciding with Memorial Day weekend. The festival sold out, drawing approximately 40,000 fans each day. Popular artists, […]

Low Cut Connie has released “Livin in the USA,” his first new song of 2025 that was inspired by traveling around the country over the last six months and his experience canceling his concert at The Kennedy Center earlier this year. In February, Adam Weiner was one of the first artists to withdraw from performing […]

Summer signifies many things for many different people. For families, the excitement of long weekends spent lounging on the beach is sparked. For students, the freedom of no school opens up a world of possibilities, and ice cream shops prepare for their busiest season. The blaring sun and warm breezes stir up a rainbow of […]

Fronted by Tim Carman and Pat Faherty, formerly of GA-20, Canyon Lights are a blend of throwback rock n’ roll, swampy Americana, and heavy blues. Friends and bandmates since 2018, Pat and Tim have racked up thousands of hours performing on stages all over the world. Their love of blues music fueled their explosive performances […]

A mausoleum can be a lonesome place — cool and lonely and sad. But in the parlance of Omo Cloud — a.k.a. Cole De La Isla — it’s also a monument to what has come before. A way of letting go — and the title of their debut album, out via Dusty Mars Records on […]

For music lovers constantly on the move, from concerts to after-parties and everything in between, entertainment has to be instant, flexible, and secure. That’s why the idea of a Trustly casino is catching on fast. Built around a Swedish payment system known for its Pay N Play technology, this type of platform lets users deposit […]

Continuing our salute to Sepultura this week, as mentioned on yesterday’s Manic Monday, although the band will always be synonymous with thrash/death metal, in this writer’s opinion, they don’t really get enough credit for their experimental streak that particularly reared its head on their last album with founding vocalist Max Cavalera: Roots. Not only did […]

There’s a certain kind of light that hits in the late afternoon, just before the sun slips away at the end of the day, and Horizon lives entirely in that golden hour. Released by International Anthem, Horizon is a collaboration between Chicago-based trumpeter/producer Will Miller (of Resavoir) and guitarist/composer Matt Gold. Their 10-track album is […]

Finishing up our “Alt-Metal May” theme on a decidedly heavier note, we’ll spotlight the Brazilian band that took the metal world by storm in the 90s: Sepultura. And although the band may not be the first that comes to mind when thinking of the alternative-metal genre (they were admittedly more thrash/death/groove at their core), they […]

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you have likely followed the epic touring schedule of Jack White over the past year. Since the release of his album No Name in 2024, the former White Stripes frontman and soon to be Rock and Roll Hall Of Famer has been on an epic barnstorming mission starting […]

It is time for the first extended weekend of Summer, and the relaxed energy is palpable as soon as you step outside. As the treacherous storms that rolled through the States slowly dissolve into the past, we here at the Caustic team look to the future, and it is looking bright. As we enter the […]

Eminem has experienced one of the most tumultuous, hectic, and controversial careers pop culture has ever seen. The proud Detroit-native needs no proper introduction; his legacy speaks for itself. From being one of the most critically celebrated, best-selling artists Hip-hop has ever seen, to his multiple Grammy wins, to the finger-pointing from authority caused by […]

Producer bob junior keeps it on-brand no matter how you encounter him. You gotta admit, it’s friendly-sounding name. And appropriate, given that he’s got a new album called friends, vol. 2 out on May 23rd. There’s a different collaborator on each track, so you can safely assume he’s an easy guy to work with. And […]

Hindsight of forty-five years reaffirms what a bitterly ironic title was affixed to Graham Parker and the Rumour’sThe Up Escalator. A deeper, extended perspective clarifies that the deliverance accompanying his signing to Arista Records ultimately never arrived. More’s the pity, too, since there is hardly a more potent debut in the history of contemporary rock than […]

Marc Ribot’s Map of a Blue City is uneven, unsettling, intriguing, and surprisingly warm but not easily accessible to most. It comes off, probably just as he intended, as a late-night conversation that goes in several directions with the prevailing theme about feeling lost. Even though this is the first time Ribot has added vocals, […]