Cavetone Records

05/01/2026

A rad and easy way to be on The Ex-Bombers' TV show and get yer band / project some attention...

Musician friends! Shoot a short video for our TV show!! We all learn wild lessons from being a musician, from songwriting to etiquette. Now is your chance to pass that knowledge along (while getting to promote your band). Just film a 10-15 second video (in landscape please) of you talking to the camera in the following structure (examples, come up with yer own):
“Musician Wisdom #1010 - When in doubt, chorus out.”
“Musician Wisdom #8726 - It is always alright to wear a band’s shirt to their show.”
“Musician Wisdom #4322 - Take pity on the musician working the merch table.”
They can be funny, serious, insightful, madcap, or whatever you’d like. Just film it, send it to us, and we will put your name / band / social media handle under it so anyone watching can check you out on the show (because what’s the point of having a TV show if you can’t spotlight your friends?!)! Interested? We’re glad to answer all questions and we have a nifty form here: https://forms.gle/9TvwRc21fC6MBfDv9
-Nancy & Kitty (The Ex-Bombers)
(Also, if you felt like sharing this with your musician friends, that would be much appreciated!)

20/11/2025

In a rock n roll band? Make music videos? Want them on TV? Well, The Ex-Bombers have a new television show airing soon on broadcast TV and want to put your music videos on the air!

We are now accepting music videos (of the rock n roll* variety) for our television show! Send us your music video and/or tag any bands or friends that you think make awesome rock n roll music! The “Rock n Roll Video Show” starts airing on broadcast television (!) here in central Illinois on January 24, and we would love to have our friends (or friends of friends) music videos be on it. We believe that rock n roll music videos should be on television, so we made a show just for rock n roll with all the madness you remember from classic music video television and no fee for bands to be on the show. It just needs to be in the rock n roll family of music, you need to have the right to distribute it, and it has to be a music video (no lyric videos or live stuff, not the spirit). Spread the word anywhere you can think to do so and let’s put some rock n roll on the airwaves!
-Nancy & Kitty (The Ex-Bombers)

* Rock n roll is music made by humans playing amplified instruments and drums that results in the movement of the listener. See: Rock n roll / garage rock / glam / surf / powerpop / rock / Mod rock / blues rock / blue-eyed soul / psych / rockabilly / catchy punk rock / classic rock / boogie rock / lotsa others.

19/11/2025

The Ex-Bombers 15th Band Anniversary is so big... (How big is it?). It's so big that it got mentioned by NPR Illinois! We're not sure how to feel about the cassingle, but we do like that they're playing "Five Star Night" in its entirety for the first and only time. Get to Buzz Bomb Brewing in Springfield, IL this Saturday (11/22) for the biggest show in The Ex-Bombers history! history.

The Ex-Bombers celebrate our 15th year as a band with the bash to end all bashes on Saturday, Nov. 22 in Springfield, IL at Buzz Bomb Brewing.Somehow in the last 15 years this fabulous rock n roll duo has become a cult-favorite live act, been played on 400+ radio stations, put out nine vin...

09/11/2025

As all our Chicago friends know, there is no bigger channel in the world than WGN TV. They ran a story on The Ex-Bombers' music video "He's a Bad, Bad Man" (starring NWA's Jeremiah Plunkett):

The Ex-Bombers, American Garage Rock Band The Ex-Bombers, American Garage Rock Band The Ex-Bombers, American Garage Rock Band The Ex-Bombers, American Garage Rock Band The Ex-Bombers, "He's A Bad Bad Man" - single cover art The Ex-Bombers Unleash "He's a Bad, Bad Man" – Ft. NWA Champ Jeremiah Plun...

31/10/2025

Happy Halloween! Remember that if you want the Queen of Halloween to visit you that you need to listen to The Ex-Bombers' spine-tingling Halloween hit on 7 inch vinyl or wherever you stream music!

24/10/2025

A plethora of Cavetone music happening this weekend! Get out and get some!

22/10/2025

Heavy Cavetone Records showcase at Reed’s Local Oct. 24th! So many ways Cavetone Records melts faces! The Human Trials – dynamic sludge punkVortis – political …

03/10/2025

Some Cavetone bands are having a 10 out of 10 night! On 10/10 you can start with Safe Harbour and Patir Filius at Miskatonic Brewing Company in Darien, IL... then finish your night with The Ex-Bombers at Skeleton Key Brewery in Woodridge, IL! 🍺 🎶

27/09/2025

An absolutely wonderful radio show from France called Voix de Garage on Radio Grenoble played The Ex-Bombers AND Fumes (Lou Nevins' [of Monte Carlos fame] fabulous project). We LOVE this show and are SO grateful Bertrand spun two of our artists! We posted the translated show playlist, but highly encourage you to give the show a listen!

11/09/2025

Enter the madness chamber of
The Human Trials on The Bunker live!

We are The Human Trials. Therapy is now in session. We look forward to future therapy sessions. John Gaetano - BassTim Chambers - Drumshttps://humantrials.ba...

25/08/2025

The Ex-Bombers' new music video is SOOOO good! Show thee fabulous garage rock duo some love by sharing it around!
( https://youtu.be/LYFp4SSINEM )

After 14 years of being a vinyl-only cult band, The Ex-Bombers released their first digital single with “He’s a Bad, Bad Man.” It represents the first time t...

23/06/2025

The long-awaited Lou Nevins LP "Fumes" is back from the press! This is a truly special record from the songwriter / voice / bass of Monte Carlos. We love this disc and know that you will too!