As the perils of finals week crept up on him one semester, Matthew Hayes decided to lighten things up by walking around campus with flippers on his feet. As expected, the flippers drew puzzled looks and questions from strangers. But they weren’t asking Hayes why he was wearing flippers, they were asking why he was [...]
Madeline was overcome with rapture the moment she snorted a line from the gram of cocaine a friend bought for her sixteenth birthday. The instant elation she experienced that early spring evening in a Washington Starbucks bathroom was only the beginning of what would become a slew of addictions, each leading down a life-threatening path [...]
What began as a mix of musically ambitious high school graduates evolved into a cohesive college indie rock band, complete with guitarists solicited from Craigslist and hungry undergraduates starving for their big break in the eclectic Baton Rouge music scene. Like many bands, the student-comprised Human Like Me transformed from adolescent performers into a competitive [...]
Brett Burke — vocals, keyboards David Fuller — vocals, keyboards James West — guitar Nick Boudreau — bass Steven Landry — drums The members of Prom Date are straightforward about what they want. “This has been nothing but a blast,” said bassist Nick Boudreau. “We would love to make this our career.” The four other [...]
Matthew Thudium — guitar Andy Gibbs — guitar Mitch Wells — bass Josh Nee — drums Bryan Funck — vocals When you look at Thou’s release history, it’s easy to see how committed the Baton Rouge sludge metal outfit are to making things happen — all while sticking to its Punk DIY ethos. Three full [...]
Gary Larsen — vocals and guitar Nora Patterson — vocals Joshua Wells — bass Josh Hefner — drums Stevie Billeaud — guitar and keys Andrew Poe — keys and samples When the six members of Royal Teeth take the stage, one might get the impression of an average indie rock group, but half-way through the [...]
Alessi Ngemi One night, Alessi Ngemi was standing at a bar when a man walked up to him and began talking. “Hey, you’re the guy who did that ‘Star Wars’ rap,” the man said to Ngemi. “Here, let me buy you a drink.” The guy then slapped Ngemi’s hand and walked away, leaving a $100 [...]
Andy Callaway — piano and vocals Dan Callaway — bass and French horn William Callaway — guitar Sebastian Jungschaffer — percussion Zuly Inirio — vocals and glockenspiel Chip Zoller — oboe and wood blocks Jonathon Alcon — drums As the members of England in 1819 set up for their weekly practice, it’s easy to forget [...]
Matt Sigur — guitar, vocals Will Burdette — guitar Zach Bourque — drums Jonathan Loubiere — bass Matt Sigur said the best piece of advice about his music he ever received came from his brother: “Keep it simple.” Since then, that advice has stayed with Sigur’s. “That always stuck with me,” Sigur said. “So every [...]
Jason Ourso — guitar, vocals Michael Roy — drums Cohen Hartman — bass To fully appreciate The Have-Nauts’ brand of up-beat “aggressive Motown,” one would have to go back to the end of the story for another Baton Rouge band: The Mysterious Stranger. In July 2010, the group had just released their album “Rebel” — [...]
