re: What's actually good about Baton Rouge...

It’s come a long way the last few years. It wasn’t long ago that the original rock (but not metal) music scene could literally fit in a phone booth. It’s not the case anymore. Venues like Dyson House, Spanish Moon, Red Dragon, Mid City Ballroom, and Atomic Pop Shop have done a great job cultivating local talent. It’s hard to appreciate until you go elsewhere. Denver doesn’t have half the musicians South Louisiana has. It’s cultural and often goes unappreciated. There’s a lot of great music being made that most people have no idea about because New Orleans is so much closer, NOLA only seems to promote its jazz/funk/bounce acts, and BR has a reputation of being a cover band town.