Nicole Brice
Nov 1, 2026
Saint Kilo’s Music Embodies the Spirit of No-Frills Rock.
If you're looking for a band that truly embodies the spirit of no-frills rock, Saint Kilo is it. These guys hail from the Lafayette and New Iberia area and focus on making honest, unfiltered music with friends. Their sound is a really cool blend—think flawless alternative vocals layered over a laid-back, fun, and just-a-little-bit-wild vibe, with personalities that match the music.
Saint Kilo kicked things off in 2023, and interestingly, two of the members also play in the Louisiana band Zizzi (you might remember we covered them at Radfest that same year). What sets Saint Kilo apart is how naturally everything comes together—there's no formula or strict genre, just pure creativity in every song. Even their name is personal: they wanted something with “saint” in it, and the lead singer goes by the nickname Kilo, so Saint Kilo was born. Now they’ve just dropped their debut album, and it’s definitely worth a listen if you want a band that’s all about genuine music and good times. The vocalist’s dynamic range and clarity remind me of Brennan Smiley of The Technicolors, while the band's physical presence reminds me of Helmet, in a way, because it’s just four normal guys in T-shirts, or sometimes without T-shirts, just making organic music as it comes.
Saint Kilo is Devin Boutte shredding on guitar, Kaleb Cavalier slinging vocals like a rock ‘n’ roll boss, and Austin Stoltz pounding the drums. Then there’s Bailey Murray, the mysterious, elusive bassist who only emerges when summoned by the Bat signal—or maybe the promise of free snacks. We haven’t met Bailey yet, but rumor has it that if you play a funky enough bassline three times in front of a mirror, he’ll materialize behind you with a knowing nod. We’re hoping our paths cross soon—maybe at a gig, maybe in another dimension. Who knows?
Released on July 17, 2026, Saint Kilo’s debut album is seven tracks of pure, unfiltered rock—no chaser, no apologies. The cover art? It’s not some stock photo or digital doodle; it’s straight from a tapestry found in a loved one's home. That cherub you see front and center? It’s now the band’s unofficial mascot, even making its way onto Austin’s drumhead. Saint Kilo isn’t just playing rock—they’re dragging it by the collar back to its roots and dusting it off. We’re absolutely here for it. Get ready to dive in and learn a little more about Lafayette’s newest rock band, Saint Kilo.
MaM: Give me a little background on the band. How did you get started?
Devin: Austin and I were in a cover band together, so we met through a mutual friend. We were playing a show in Lafayette, and Kaleb was playing on the street with some friends, so I got his information and invited him to jam. Then I met the bassist through Facebook Marketplace; we talked, and I invited him. It’s sort of how all four of us came together.
MaM: So, you said you started as a cover band, so what kind of cover music specifically?
Austin: It was classic rock from The Beatles to Red Hot Chili Peppers. Just your college bar music.
MaM: All the good stuff we like to sing along to when we’re drunk.
(laughter)
Austin: Absolutely, that’s what it was.
MaM: I listened to your latest release, and I can’t pinpoint your sound. I just hear this stripped-down, rock vibe with no frills. Take me through your sound and influences.
Kaleb: Wide variety – a lot of rap influence, a lot of nu metal. We kind of stem from different genres. Austin is a real Led Zeppelin fan. Devin’s always been a big Jimi Hendrix fan. They’re kind of rooted in those two artists. I’m kind of a vagabond when it comes to my music taste. I listen to anything and everything.
Our writing process reflects that, too, because we don’t really have a process. It just comes together how it comes together. Whatever is picking our brains at the moment is how it comes to be.
MaM: Your sound then grew out of your influences, and you weren’t trying to create anything specific, so it’s just organically what you sound like. Kaleb, I have to compliment your vocals because they are strong as hell. You have that perfect alternative tone and sound to your voice. Kudos to your voice.
Kaleb: Thank you, I appreciate that big time.
MaM: If you could pick one band that, when you first heard them, made you want to make music, whom would you say?
Austin: I’d pick Led Zeppelin. I have a Zeppelin tattoo, and it’s the only band I’d like to have seen in their prime.
Devin: I’d say Hendrix for sure.
Kaleb: For me, it’s 100%, Incubus.
MaM: The thing about Incubus is that their sound has changed so much over the years. I saw Incubus play at The River Center; back then it was called the Centroplex in Baton Rouge, but I saw them play with 311 and No Doubt back in the day. It was amazing.
Saint Kilo: I bet that was awesome.
MaM: It was when Science came out, and their sound was so unique on that album. When it comes to writing, does someone come to the table with a riff or a drumbeat, and then it builds from there? How does that work out?
Austin: I think we’ve created a song with every method you mentioned. There’s no cookie-cutter way so far. I almost wish we had a formula; it’d make it easier. If we have a cool riff, we go from there, or a drum groove, or just a good pulse, or just lyrics with stripped-down acoustic chords and a vocal melody – it all starts from different places.
Kaleb: I'll say most of our upcoming album was written with Devin and me pushing ideas back and forth on stuff we had already worked on. I’d say about 60-70% of this next album was written like that.
MaM: So, when is this next album coming out? You just released new music, and now you have more coming out?
Austin: Yeah, I don’t think we’re going to do another full album. We'll release singles one at a time. We’d rather not wait six months to release them when we’ve done them all. It’s a single culture anyway. We’re going to follow the DIY nature and stripped-down sound, as you said. We plan to give these songs a little more love in post-production, but there’s really no time crunch with getting them out.
MaM: What is your ultimate goal as a band?
Austin: This one is pretty generic, but to just write what we want to write, and play what we want to play to other people. We’ve done the cover band thing for so long, so we hope that people enjoy our music. Obviously, every band wants to get big and do big things, but if that’s your only goal, you might miss a few other boxes you need to check along the way. Hopefully other people will like our music as much as we do when we write it.
Kaleb: My overall goal changes a lot, but it’s to keep writing music, write lyrics, and keep writing stuff I’m proud of.
Devin: My main goal is to make a living off this. I would love to quit my job, do this for a living, and make it sustainable.
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