You'll want to remember Baby Help Me Forget

Baby Help Me Forget is a five piece musical explosion that will quickly have you remembering every note. Their unique blend of psychedelic blues infused garage rock and front man, Jamie Lay’s theatrical moves make for one of the most entertaining musical experiences that Richmond has to offer. With a variety of songs on topics ranging from girls in songs like “Can’t Control Myself” to keeping the upper hand in “Win Realm”, Baby Help Me Forget is strangely reminiscent of being fifteen all over again and discovering punk rock through a friend’s dusty record collection. Influenced greatly by the Sixties psychedelic influx and the Nineties grunge movement, these guys give a new spin to older sounds. The combination of climactic guitar riffs provided by guitarists, Jon Sizemore and Alister Perkinson, paired with the driving rhythms of drummer, Raphael “Raph” Katchinoff and bassist Gabe Lopez are a perfect recipe for rock when topped with Jamie Lay’s punk rock intonations and Mick Jagger-like swagger.
       

Though somewhat new to the music scene since their conception in 2009, Baby Help Me Forget has a lot of individual history. Aside from BHMF, the boys are in other noteworthy bands that frequent Richmond’s venues including The Color Kittens, The Milkstains, and now defunct, The Moste Potente Potions. When asked where they got their start, drummer, Raph, agreed that Jamie was the cohesive force behind starting the band. “We (the Milkstains) opened for the Color Kittens and Jamie liked us—he said ‘we need to form this super group’ and it just happened”. He also later joked that “whiskey is a main component for the band”.
     

Although they don’t have a demo on CD just yet, they do have six tracks that they recorded at their practice space with Evan Bateman, available for mass consumption on their Myspace profile, as well as plans for a split seven inch record with Invisible Friends in the near future. In February, Baby Help Me Forget and Invisible Friends will be kicking off their mini East Coast tour with a show at Plaza Bowl on the 19th, which they hope to use to fund their upcoming split. Seeing BHMF live is the only way to get the gist of their electric nature. Front man Jamie asserted that “we are primarily a live band and we have immersive shows –recording, Myspace, Facebook are all secondary.” Catch their next show at the Camel on January 31st with singer/songwriters Ramona Robbins and Moruza to fully grasp how hard these guys rock. Check them out on Facebook, Myspace, or ReverbNation for details on merch, shows, and their impending tour.