On our menu for this week's Caustic Commentary is a wide array of sonic terrains, including raw, folksy balladry, daring Hip-hop, innovative synth-pop, and nostalgic country. glidemagazine.com/325949/caust...

It’s fair to say no entry in the GarciaLive initiative has so fully lived up to its name as Volume 22. REVIEW: glidemagazine.com/325918/garci...

The semi-annual Exit Zero Jazz Festival was held May 15-17 in the nation’s oldest ocean resort, Cape May, NJ, featuring many of the top performers in jazz, emerging stars and veterans alike. REVIEW: glidemagazine.com/325915/will-...

Neil Young’s live album with the Chrome Hearts is a mirror image of last year’s studio album with that band. REVIEW: glidemagazine.com/325921/neil-...

This past Wednesday, May 20, guitar legends Joe Satriani and Steve Vai graced the stage together as the SATCHVAI Band at Boston’s Leader Bank Pavilion for a cataclysmic meeting of fretboard wizardry. REVIEW: glidemagazine.com/325937/joe-s...

25 years ago today, Whiskeytown released their third and final album 'Pneumonia.' Revisit this alt-country gem: glidemagazine.com/video/25-yea...

With the anthemic, gentle swells of alt-pop and the jazzy flair of neo-soul, Dopameen's “Again” explores a relatable longing put poetically. glidemagazine.com/325909/liste...

Surf The Tube with fresh videos featuring Thundercat, Questlove, and RaiNao. glidemagazine.com/325912/surfi...

The wonderfully whimsical world that Biribá Union builds on their new single is one begging to be explored, as their refreshing fusion work erects pink skyscrapers set against a green sky. glidemagazine.com/325906/liste...

With plenty of songs from his new album, a guest appearance from Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein, and no shortage of rocking, Kevin Morby's sold-out show in Portland on Tuesday was cathartic and cleansing. REVIEW: glidemagazine.com/325858/kevin...

While Ben Chapman's music is still rooted in an inspired mix of country guitar picking and honky-tonk funk, lyrically, 'Feet On Fire' travels into new territory as he searches for stability after a life lived on the road. REVIEW: glidemagazine.com/325838/ben-c...

Claypool Gold ‘26 brings together Primus, The Les Claypool Frog Brigade, and The Claypool Lennon Delirium for a one-stop night of unfiltered Les Claypool. It all started on last night in Reno, Nevada. Check out a recap: glidemagazine.com/325854/les-c...

Alela Diane's 'Who's Keeping Time?' is an album that is at once introspective and outward-looking, a collaboration and the product of one woman’s musical and poetic vision. REVIEW: glidemagazine.com/325845/alela...

For this Golden Age Thursday, we have yet another example of a composition so potent and intoxicating that multiple parts have been used throughout hip-hop history. glidemagazine.com/325832/golde...

Les Claypool's Fearless Frog Brigade is the closest he has dipped into the jamband world, and 'Return of the Live Frogs: Volume 1' is a fantastic capturing of the reinvigorated outfit. REVIEW: glidemagazine.com/325848/les-c...

40 years ago today, Blue Oyster Cult released their fourth studio album 'Agents of Fortune' – one that turned them from cult favorites to FM radio stalwarts. Check out this live 1976 show: glidemagazine.com/video/40-yea...

“Giving Tree,” the latest single from Breachway, is a sparse, moving ballad with raw poetry at its core. glidemagazine.com/325825/liste...

David Byrne and Stephen Colbert? Geddy Lee and Rick Beato? See that and more on today's Surfing The Tube. glidemagazine.com/325836/surfi...

Thirsty Curses' “Memphis” is a longing-fueled lo-fi ballad with soaring backing harmonies that emphasize the instrumental’s infectious swing and the cathartic nature of the lyrics. glidemagazine.com/325828/liste...

The trailblazing artist Lido Pimienta has announced a new album called ‘Caribenya.’ Check out the lead track“Tóxica”, a diatribe against bad friendship set to a fiery cumbia: glidemagazine.com/325798/lido-...

This heavy dose of tradition and inspired playing by Marley's Ghost on their new album 'Honky Tonk' has us returning to simpler, innocent times. In that sense, it is deeply refreshing. REVIEW: glidemagazine.com/325807/marle...

The collaborative project between the late Dallas Good of The Sadies and Richard Reed Parry is finally getting a proper release. glidemagazine.com/325795/dalla...

On his aptly titled third LP, 'Tender Country,' Thomas Csorba delves into the softer side of country music, eschewing rowdy barroom burners in favor of a more laid-back, emotional connection to life. REVIEW: glidemagazine.com/325789/thoma...

The tenth anniversary of 'Fallen Angels' is a worthy reminder that not everything Bob Dylan does (or has done) is truly provocative. glidemagazine.com/325813/ten-y...

Future Islands' 'From a Hole in the Floor to a Fountain of Youth' comprises rare songs, unstreamable cuts, and B-sides from the first 20 years of the band’s career, opting out of your typical “greatest hits” albums. REVIEW: glidemagazine.com/325783/futur...

No doubt Bob Dylan remains the coolest of the cool. Watch this entertaining and enlightening 1986 interview on the tour bus and the end result drawing… Happy 85th, Bob! glidemagazine.com/325817/weird...

On May 20, 2016, Car Seat Headrest released 'Teens of Denial,' their tenth studio album. These twelve songs not only represent a critical breakthrough for the band but also mark a collection of firsts for Carseat Headrest. glidemagazine.com/325786/ten-y...

Surf The Tube with fresh videos featuring Baby Keem, Vince Gill, and Paul McCartney. glidemagazine.com/325792/surfi...

Ten years ago today, a sprawling 59-track collection that reimagined the Grateful Dead’s catalog through the lens of indie rock, folk, experimental music, jazz, and modern Americana was released. Watch The National perform “Morning Dew” in 2016: glidemagazine.com/video/ten-ye...

'Don’t Let It Die Vol. 1' serves as a map of The Deslondes’ musical DNA, blending interpretations of songs by longtime touchstones alongside tracks from their contemporaries and friends. REVIEW: glidemagazine.com/325759/the-d...

As we head toward Bob Dylan’s 85th birthday later this week, it’s fair to say we’ve all seen plenty of the grainy early footage by now. But one of the most underrated chapters of Dylan’s career remains 1983’s Infidels. glidemagazine.com/325773/tuesd...

Ryan Bingham’s voice still sounds like it has been dragged behind a pickup truck for a hundred miles and somehow emerged stronger for it: scarred, weathered, alive. That voice returns on 'They Call Us The Lucky Ones.' FEATURE: glidemagazine.com/325778/ryan-...

With elements of pop-punk and power pop coming together in glorious fashion, The Feeders' "Why Do We Fight" feels like an energetic throwback to melodic rock and roll, with simple, direct lyrics, soaring guitars, and a catchy chorus. Watch the video: glidemagazine.com/325762/video...

40 years ago today, Peter Gabriel released his landmark mainstream fifth solo album, ‘So’ — the record that transformed him from cult art-rock visionary into a global superstar. Check out Peter Gabriel and his band live at Philadelphia’s Spectrum in 1987: glidemagazine.com/video/40-yea...

Last night, Dry Cleaning brought their versatile and cinematic blend of post-punk and spoken word to Portland, Oregon for an entrancing show at the Wonder Ballroom. REVIEW: glidemagazine.com/325750/dry-c...

On "How Many Moons," Laurelyn Dossett Music's vocals two-step around animated twang stemming from the searing strings and bouncy percussion, cloaking the longing in the lyrics with a honky tonk aesthetic. glidemagazine.com/325740/liste...

On a random Tuesday night in Philadelphia, Brigitte Calls Me Baby proved they have just as much substance as style – the kind of band capable of making even the smallest room feel like the center of the universe for an hour and a half. REVIEW: glidemagazine.com/325746/brigi...

Carol's "Star" is a hazy, atmospheric example of the artist’s unique blend of lo-fi warmth and jazzy unpredictability. glidemagazine.com/325736/liste...

Rhode Island band Ravi Shavi's new single "Fresh Hell" is a fast-moving work of indie rock that is delightfully unexpected. Watch the video: glidemagazine.com/325713/video...

Hunter Morris just released 'Nowhere, NW,' the debut album from his new project, Mountain of Youth, while simultaneously managing the busiest season of his fly-fishing guide business near Blue Ridge and Ellijay, Georgia. FEATURE: glidemagazine.com/325729/hunte...

With Bob Dylan turning 85 this week, it never gets old revisiting the work of perhaps the greatest songwriter and performer to ever do it. Check out the ferocious live document of the Rolling Thunder Revue recorded in Fort Collins 1976: glidemagazine.com/325733/manic...

Bruce Springsteen’s emotionally charged, politically angry, and incredibly moving Land of Hope and Dreams tour pulled into Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on a gorgeous spring night, Thursday, May 14th. REVIEW: glidemagazine.com/325721/bruce...

Time Out Take Five is a column comprised of pithy takes on recent jazz releases, spotlighting titles deserving attention that might otherwise go unnoticed. glidemagazine.com/325725/time-...

30 years ago today (5/15/96), Soundgarden made their first — and only — appearance on Saturday Night Live. Check out “Pretty Noose”: glidemagazine.com/video/30-yea...

Jahan Nostra and Samir continue their creative partnership, alongside the incomparable Killah Priest, with the release of the hypnotic, head-spinning “Godz Building.” glidemagazine.com/325691/liste...

The new One Step edition of The Beach Boys' 'Pet Sounds' aims to present the original mono mix with as much presence and detail as possible. REVIEW: glidemagazine.com/325708/pet-s...

We're serving up fresh videos featuring Don Was, Nas and AZ, and more. glidemagazine.com/325703/surfi...

For the third night in a row, Jon Batiste demonstrated to a capacity crowd at Boston’s Symphony Hall that he’s more than just a singer, songwriter, pianist, and award-winning composer. He’s a genuine National Treasure. REViEW: glidemagazine.com/325697/jon-b...

Just a few days ago, Dusker returned to recorded music with “Pissing in the pool,” a drunken, gritty anthem with stumbling vocals that find their balance amongst the warping guitar riffs. glidemagazine.com/325694/liste...

Among his many other distinctions as a songwriter and recording artist, Brian Wilson is responsible for not just one, but two, of the most famous albums in rock and roll history, 'Pet Sounds' and 'Smile.' glidemagazine.com/325705/60-ye...