Review and photos by: Jennifer Touch é Dutch deathcore band Distant rolled through Baton Rouge near the end of their U.S. run - one of the last stops after weeks on the road, including a support run with Ingested and a short stretch of their own headline dates. By the time they hit Chelsea’s Live, the set felt lived-in. Whitemoth opened. The Baton Rouge-based deathcore band took the stage, delivering Louisiana heaviness. The drummer, Hickman Plaisance, attacked the kit like it was a grudge...

Written by: Annie Schlottman Live photo credit: Billy Collier / Through It All Photography I’m not sure how I initially became familiar with the band Catharsis.  It could be a combination of things, such as social media algorithms, following other bands they’re connected to, and so on. There are so many different ways to discover bands and music, and it seems like I find something that intrigues me almost daily.  Catharsis is an example of this. I was drawn to them right away. The band just...

Written by: Annie Schlottman Photo credits: Eric Taylor Parker, Saturns Downfall This is one of my favorite kinds of stories to write.  It’s the story about a musician who realized that a change was needed, and took a leap of faith and possibly found something even better than what he had previously.  Saturns Downfall is a three-member hard rock band based in York, Pennsylvania, and was the brainchild of drummer Brady Hearn. The band has released four awesome songs since July, including the...