BIOGRAPHY
Barisal Guns is a rock band born in Louisiana in early 2006. Named for the unexplained booming noises heard in the river delta over a small town in Bangladesh, Barisal Guns is closer in style to the 1970’s rock movement than to today’s modern rock scene. The band offers its fans a loud, guitar driven sound “with hints of Zeppelin and Blind Melon,” says Keeley Kristin of Warning magazine.
After being scattered to different parts of the country by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, lead guitarist Ken Faucheux and drummer Ashley Sutton reconvened their musical endeavors in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with brothers Ben (vocals/guitar) and Liam Catchings (bass/keyboards). The band’s four piece lineup has been working together for nearly 4 years and has seen a great deal of success since its inception.
Barisal Guns performs throughout the southeast to a rapidly growing fan base. The group has taken the stage at many of Louisiana’s premier venues including the Varsity Theatre, the Howlin’ Wolf, Tipitina’s, the Maple Leaf, and the House of Blues’ Parish Room and out of state at the House of Blues main stage in Dallas. During fall 2007, the Guns recorded and mixed their first album in two separate Grammy-winning recording studios in Louisiana. Since the release of their debut album, “No. 1″, the band has been touring regionally and working on a new set of songs to be released in the near future.
