They clean up nicely

As Adam Saikaley was heading into his second encore tune I was relieved to see the folks from Royal Baths bringing their gear into the club.  Like many other Woodsist recording artists, they like things on the fuzzy end, but they keep their melodies a bit closer to the surface.

Eden Savage hits!



Jigmae Baer sings!



Jeremy Cox also sings!



The whole lot!



Singalong action!



Extra Eden!



More Jeremy!



Bending action!



Extra Jingmae!



Eden's under there somewhere.



Feedback action!



The end!



Their latest LP was allegedly released this January.

• Show reminder: It's a busy Friday, starting off with Brixton Robbers, Dead Weights, RawRawRiot, The Sentries and Carry Yourself at Montgomery Legion Hall; Drag the Lake, Obscurity Rising, Rosewood and Gastrointestinal Asphyxiation perform at Mugshots; local heavies The Ditch and MonoBrow rock The Downstairs Club; Slaves On Dope and A Darker Day play Zaphod Beeblebrox; Banditas make a rare appearance, with Garaga and Shanker & Romps at Raw Sugar Cafe. The Maria Hawkins Band is at the Rainbow. The Elmdale hosts Erin Saoirse Adair, Megan Jerome and Kaleigh Watts. Tony D and Zeek Gross team up for some sexy guitar and salacious sax at Irene's.

Fuzz and fizz

We don't get many Woodsist artists rolling through town, so I was glad to have Wednesday off: It gave me an opportunity to catch Royal Baths at Zaphod Beeblebrox. The opener was local electronica man Adam Saikaley. He seemed like a bit of an odd choice initially though his set was quite good. However it segued quite nicely into Royal Bath's own set, which was quite a bit more psychedelic than I expected.

First up Adam, using a keyboard donated by Rolf Klausener.


Adam Saikaley at Zaphod Beeblebrox, August 31, 2011

Dial turning action!


Adam Saikaley at Zaphod Beeblebrox, August 31, 2011

He added a couple of improvisations to his set because Royal Baths were late in arriving. They finally got everything set up and things underway about 10:35 .... the curfew was stretched a bit so we ended up with a fine 40-minute set of fuzzy psychedelic murk and cigarette-lighter slide guitar that reminded me a lot of Dead Meadow.

Jeremy Cox and drummer Eden Birch.


Royal Baths at Zaphod Beeblebrox, August 31, 2011

Jigmae Baer rounds out the trio.


Royal Baths at Zaphod Beeblebrox, August 31, 2011

Too bad about the delay, but well worth it!

• Show reminder: Pirate metal proponents Alestorm are at Mavericks alongside The Agonist, Blackguard, Aggressor and Deformatory; Brendan Albert and Alissa Vox Raw. It must be folk night: Tyler Gilbert and T.B. Judd perform at the Avant-Garde. The Middens return from the trash heap in the sky for a show at the Clocktower with Covercraft and Thunderuncle.