Pole to pole

Somebody's going to have to investigate the sudden dearth of bass players ... a mere two days after seeing a one man band and a duo at Irene's, I'm seeing the same thing at Babylon. Well, almost: The only Mississippi Grover action I caught was him rolling up his drum carpet (it was a work night). That left The Magnetix to fill out the evening with some crunch Link Wray fuzz rock.

The Mummies-loving duo hail from Bourdeaux.



Looch Vibrato!





Aggy Sonora!





Magnetic action!



Looch rocks as the usual suspects take in the action.



... and the ever popular mic-stand slide.



Considering the number of people still nursing hangovers from Monday, the turnout was actually pretty good.

• Show reminder: Ultra Violence Ray, Four-Stroke, The Sweet Janes and The Intruders rock Club SAW, early-ish. The Bush Pilots, The Town Cryers and The Semantics perform at Zaphod Beeblebrox; The Slip, The Lovely Feathers and Land of Talk play Barrymore's.