Michael - Guitars/vocals,
Francis - Bass/vocals,
Stefanie - Drums
Influences
Morrissey, Neil Fallon, Toby Keith
Sounds Like
Flying, while elephants pound the earth
An accomplished trio - Caustic Casanova play a winning and almost conversational brand of indie prog [on Imminent Eminence]. As varied as their subject matter, their aural attack [includes] jazzy hard rock, crunchy pop, ethereal acoustica... straight up funk, dreamy metal, [and] hard edged blues...A splendid debut.
Caught in the Carousel
[Imminent Eminence] is a very short 72 minutes...a ridiculously varied mixture of sounds...a very satisfying album. 4/5
Peacedogman.com
Caustic Casanova are a band that stand out to me because I can honestly say I’ve never heard anything quite like them before.
Ray's Realm
[Caustic Casanova] will gladly provide you with a catchy riff, but don’t get too comfortable because this band is going to send your ears on a far more interesting journey.
FredZine
Intelligent lyrics and a diverse musical style make Caustic Casanova's Imminent Eminence incomparable.
LooseyLucy
...A big album with lots of sound...All in all Caustic Casanova’s Imminent Eminence was an emotionally charged 72 minutes of experimental rock, the likes of which I have never experienced.
Music She Blogged
...Obscure titles would be nothing but pretentious rhetoric had they not the meat of good music to support the ambiguity. Caustic Casanova have ensured the ‘clothes make the man’ with incredible panache and it’s a really good album to boot.
Subba-Cultcha.com
On the humorously-titled Imminent Eminence these folks present fourteen rock songs in which lyrics are an integral part of the equation...and their words are strikingly poignant. These folks display great potential. Their energy is real and undiluted. RATING 4++++
LMNOP
Blazing through 14 tracks [on Imminent Eminence], DC's Caustic Casanova cover styles ranging from Pixies punk to Sabbath riffage, brimming with fizzy and ragged drums...stirring guitars, and fuzzed out bass.
WLUR FM Washington and Lee University Radio
[Imminent Eminence] is somewhat of an enigma, in that it defies easy categorization. It has moments of heaviness, moments of hippiness, and moments of greatness.
Fazer Magazine
While [Caustic Casanova's] groove has various layers, the underlying punk feel with heavy guitar...remains throughout the album. This is one I dig right now, but feel I will like it even more with each listen.
The Chickenfish Speaks
We really enjoyed Imminent Eminence, this band has mucho talent. Check them out!
Sludge Swamp
...Caustic Casanova have an air of optimism and freshness about them that's been lacking from the music scene for well over a decade now.
Voltcase
Imminent Eminence [is] an intriguing listen...Majestically morose proto-grunge...tunneling through the turgid corpse of rock and punk in a similar direction [as] Pixies and Sonic Youth.
The Dreaded Press
It’s understandable to want to claim, “I was there at the beginning.” It’s another thing to actually do it. Should these folks continue to work as a band, they might last long enough to be the beginning.
Indie Update
...it was admittedly my first whiskey-soaked exposure to the band live that placed lightning bolts in my brain that me screaming "Riff Royalty!" The band is indeed a force, a band that, in a live setting, laces its components into an often blistering fuzz of gloried hard rock.
Caustic Casanova is a power trio operating out of America’s proud capital city (of rock!), Washington D.C. Consisting of virtuoso thunder drummer Stefanie Zaenker, electric guitar shredmaster/vocalist Michael Wollitz, and bowel shaking bass baron/vocalist Francis Beringer, The CC (as they are affectionately known by their devoted fans) has been tearing up stages and studios alike with their unique brand of diverse, heavy music since their inception on the campus of The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia in 2004.
Beginning as a group holding their rehearsals in the deserted 13X11 bedroom space of an unfurnished apartment, The CC quickly became renowned throughout the Tidewater Virginia area for their electrifying and exhilarating live shows. To this day, seeing a CC live gig is nothing short of an enlightening experience; the band never plays the same set twice, and rarely leaves the stage without shedding at least a little blood and a few layers of clothes. So impressive in the Hampton Roads area were these early live performances that the CC’s initial two year burst of activity culminated in being named “Williamsburg’s Finest Band” by Submission Magazine, and in the recording of Caustic Casanova’s first ever professional studio album, the six song effort Dichotomies, released in spring 2006 to glowing reviews.
Sadly for true music enthusiasts everywhere, the summer of 2006 saw the band go on an extended hiatus to pursue other interests. Is it a coincidence that the music industry’s malaise worsened and its decline accelerated during this time period? Probably not—dark days indeed.
However, Caustic Casanova was to return once more to music, and they returned with a vengeance—better than ever. On April 1, 2008 the reunited CC released their first ever full-length studio album, a fourteen song, seventy-two minute tour de force entitled Imminent Eminence. Running the musical gauntlet from alternative anthems and post-rock processionals to bossanova beats and stoner rock sludgefests (with the occasional finger picked classical piece, for good measure), and featuring insightful and striking lyrical ruminations on various subjects ranging from the romantic lives of 16th Century Venetian painters to the complexities of 21st Century zoning ordinances in Pensacola, Florida, Imminent Eminence is in every possible way a remarkable album.
As always, to the uninitiated the question must surely then become: with a plethora of musical options at hand, why care about this particular band? The answer is quite simple: because this band cares about their craft in a fashion rarely seen in the modern musical landscape. Their passion is palpable. How many live shows do you see where the singer alternately croons like Morrissey, struts like Toby Keith, and wails to the heavens like Robert Plant? Where the guitar and bass take turns sounding like Joey Santiago jamming with Geddy Lee, and Kevin Shields melting faces with Nick Oliveri? Not many, my friends, not many.
****Caustic Casanova has gigged in DC, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New York since returning to live performances in summer 2008. They have been described as “riff royalty” who possess “…an air of optimism and freshness…that's been lacking from the music scene for well over a decade now.” Caustic Casanova has been critically compared to many diverse groups, ranging from the B-52s and Black Sabbath to Pixies and Primus. Their numerous influences span the rock and roll spectrum, from post punk pioneers The Smiths to heavy blues rock revivalists Clutch. They have plans to tour extensively and, of course, record a follow up to Imminent Eminence. Free CursorsMyspace LayoutsMyspace Comments
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Caustic Casanova is a power trio operating out of America’s proud capital city (of rock!), Washington D.C. Consisting of virtuoso thunder drummer Stefanie Zaenker, electric guitar shredmaster/vocalist Michael Wollitz, and bowel shaking bass baron/vocalist Francis Beringer, The CC (as they are affectionately known by their devoted fans) has been tearing up stages and studios alike with their unique brand of diverse, heavy music since their inception on the campus of The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia in 2004.
Beginning as a group holding their rehearsals in the deserted 13X11 bedroom space of an unfurnished apartment, The CC quickly became renowned throughout the Tidewater Virginia area for their electrifying and exhilarating live shows. To this day, seeing a CC live gig is nothing short of an enlightening experience; the band never plays the same set twice, and rarely leaves the stage without shedding at least a little blood and a few layers of clothes. So impressive in the Hampton Roads area were these early live performances that the CC’s initial two year burst of activity culminated in being named “Williamsburg’s Finest Band” by Submission Magazine, and in the recording of Caustic Casanova’s first ever professional studio album, the six song effort Dichotomies, released in spring 2006 to glowing reviews.
Sadly for true music enthusiasts everywhere, the summer of 2006 saw the band go on an extended hiatus to pursue other interests. Is it a coincidence that the music industry’s malaise worsened and its decline accelerated during this time period? Probably not—dark days indeed.
However, Caustic Casanova was to return once more to music, and they returned with a vengeance—better than ever. On April 1, 2008 the reunited CC released their first ever full-length studio album, a fourteen song, seventy-two minute tour de force entitled Imminent Eminence. Running the musical gauntlet from alternative anthems and post-rock processionals to bossanova beats and stoner rock sludgefests (with the occasional finger picked classical piece, for good measure), and featuring insightful and striking lyrical ruminations on various subjects ranging from the romantic lives of 16th Century Venetian painters to the complexities of 21st Century zoning ordinances in Pensacola, Florida, Imminent Eminence is in every possible way a remarkable album.
As always, to the uninitiated the question must surely then become: with a plethora of musical options at hand, why care about this particular band? The answer is quite simple: because this band cares about their craft in a fashion rarely seen in the modern musical landscape. Their passion is palpable. How many live shows do you see where the singer alternately croons like Morrissey, struts like Toby Keith, and wails to the heavens like Robert Plant? Where the guitar and bass take turns sounding like Joey Santiago jamming with Geddy Lee, and Kevin Shields melting faces with Nick Oliveri? Not many, my friends, not many.
****Caustic Casanova has gigged in DC, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New York since returning to live performances in summer 2008. They have been described as “riff royalty” who possess “…an air of optimism and freshness…that's been lacking from the music scene for well over a decade now.” Caustic Casanova has been critically compared to many diverse groups, ranging from the B-52s and Black Sabbath to Pixies and Primus. Their numerous influences span the rock and roll spectrum, from post punk pioneers The Smiths to heavy blues rock revivalists Clutch. They have plans to tour extensively and, of course, record a follow up to Imminent Eminence.
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