Mighty Joe Castro

12 x 18 prints now available…
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Recent logo I designed for Minty Goodness, one of the production companies behind the new hit Netflix show Boots.
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It’s a great show and well worth your time. Congratulations to Jennifer, Minty Goodness & everyone else involved.
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Read more over at substack:
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Flippin' and Floppin' with the Fly-Rite Boys 30 Minutes into a barnstormer of a set, Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys are firing on all cylinders, and I'm soaking it in with a big smile, posted in a darkened corner near the sound booth.

New substack: find out what really went down ar our gig last week with Big Sandy and his Fly Rite Boys…

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BIG & MIGHTY!
Catch us this Sunday Sept 28 when we open for Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys at 118 North in Wayne, PA

Doors at 5pm. Music from 7-10 PM. We hit the stage at 7pm

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BREAKING NEWS: TYLENOL RESEARCHERS FIND DISTURBING LINK BETWEEN DONALD TRUMP AND JEFFREY EPSTEIN

these ghosts only whisper of Norfolk Street Watch now | Mighty Joe Castro performs an acoustic version of his song, "Norfolk Street" and discusses its background and The Lift Up.

New Substack - give it a read, a listen and a subscribe…
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Something Wicked This Way Comes... Mighty Joe Castro spends a night with Thee Scarecrows AKA, then performs a live acoustic set in a movie theater and more.

More tales from the road - read all about it….
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BIG & MIGHTY in WAYNE, PA: super excited to play again w/ one of our all time favs, Big Sandy & his fly-rite boys. Sun Sept 28 at 118 North . GUARANTEED to rock AND roll.
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Doors at 5pm. Music 7-10pm.
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Tickets on sale now. Don’t blow it - get your’s today…
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Coffee for your Earholes (revisited) Back in 2010, when podcasts were just beginning to make waves in the mainstream, I dabbled for a hot minute with creating my own.

Latest Substack: turn up the volume and enjoy some coffee flavored music:
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and as infinity lay broken... new collage artwork, two interviews, a new song from Bullette and more...

new collage artwork, two interviews, music from Bullette and more…
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“and as infinity lay broken…”
cut paper collage on paper / 11 x 15 inches / August 2025
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Body Slammed at the Drive-In A welcomed post summer shower breeze hits my hair as I watch a kid in the crowd, not more than 9 years old, fully decked out head to toe in stars and stripes, masked in the luchador style and carrying...

New Substack: Body Slammed at the Drive-In. Read the full story…
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Thanks Tim! ❤️🙌

Mighty Joe Castro and The Gravamen “Between The Lightning and The Thunder” Cinematic noir and poetic storytelling with a rockabilly Ameripolitan edge. Making their début in 2020 with their first full-length album, “Come On Angels”, the Philadelphia-based Mighty Joe Castro…

"... a noir-tinged journey through vintage rock ‘n’ roll, americana, and gothic storytelling… a reverb-drenched landscape, full of vibrant tunes and arresting lyrics."
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Thank you Americana-UK for this great review of "Between the Lightning and the Thunder"...
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Yeah, that’s beautiful!

Honored to have Brandon Westgate sign his pro model from the collage graphic series I did for Element skateboards a few years back. Stoked to watch him + New Balance squad rip 7th Street last weekend. Good times.
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Thank you @kineticskate.bsky.social for all you do to support Delaware skate scene

New interview up over at Canvas Rebel - give it a read…

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A Seven Day Weekend Dripping with post gig sweat and swimming upstream against adrenaline filled members of the next band who are franticly trying to navigate the narrow steps down to the awaiting Bowery Electric stage, ...

Seven Day Weekend: follow along on my adventures, from the Johnny Thunders Birthday Bash in NYC to a full Johnny Cash set in PA + art openings in Philly, acoustic in NJ and more…
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“All Paths Lead to Silence”
cut paper collage on paper / 9 x 15 inches / July 2025
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TONIGHT NYC! Join us at Bowery Electric to celebrate the late great Johnny Thunders. 7pm. Check the flyer for the insane lineup.
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“This title is Lazy”
watercolor + ink on wood / 12 x 12 inches
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I’ll be showing this piece at Dapper Fine Art 12x12 group show in Philly. The opening is Saturday July 12 from 4-6 pm at 1613 Germantown Ave, Phila, PA 19122.
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Stepping out of my comfort zone - I’ve never worked in watercolor before…

Lots going on in the next 8 days - see you there:

Fri 7/11: Starving Artist Cafe, Stockton, NJ, 6-8 pm

Sat 7/12: Dapper Fine Art, 12 x 12 group show opening. 4-6 pm. 1613 Germantown Ave, Phila,.

Wed 7/16: Chill on the Hill, Wayne, PA

Fri 7/18: Bowery Electric, NYC, Johnny Thunder’s Birthday Bash

Let them make art A collage for Esquire, an experiment in watercolor and more

Let Them Make Art: a new collage for Esquire, an experiment in watercolor and more in my latest newsletter. Give it read and then subscribe:
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“Just Let Them”
Cut paper collage on paper / 11 x 14 inches / March 2025.
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Created for Esquire Germany Sommer ‘25 issue for an article entitled “Lass Sie Doch.” about the “Let Them Theory.”

Shipping out more copies of “Between the Lightning and the Thunder” vinyl - thank you to everyone who placed an order.
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Order one (or 12?) today at:
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Mighty Joe Castro and the Gravamen - “Between the Lightning and the Thunder” Review Every new generation’s version of pop music was louder and faster than the one before it. Every new generation had its own shock artists, people willing to tread the line between what was acceptable a...

"Mighty Joe Castro & the Gravamen don’t make music for those that are trying to relive the Golden Age of Rock’ n’ Roll. These are the kinds of songs that Buddy Holly or Johnny Cash might feel obliged to write as a way to answer our collective anxieties."
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New Substack Out Now:
Give It a watch, a read, and then subscribe…
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The world’s a crazy place right now (past few weeks in particular) so, in case you missed it, we just released our new album “Between the Lightning & the Thunder”. Please give it a listen & let us know what you think.
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mightyjoecastro.bandcamp.com/album/betwee...

TONIGHT: join us at The Water Tower (at Arnold’s) in Oaks, PA for our album release show:
Mighty Joe Castro & the Gravamen + Eric13 & the Pinheads + Phoenix 96.
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All ages. Doors at 7pm. Music 8-11 pm. $10 at the door.
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THIS SATURDAY: join us at The Water Tower in Oaks, PA for our album release show: Mighty Joe Castro & the Gravamen + Eric13 & the Pinheads + Phoenix 96.
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All ages. Doors at 7pm. Music 8-11 pm. $10 at the door.