For years, both in the Puget Sound area and in Brooklyn, Ben Roth has been a career musician, collaborating on countless projects and lending his guitarist talents to tons of bands. Taking a break from his role in Oberhofer and Crater, Roth has formed his own band, giving him the opportunity to step into the spotlight and showcase his songwriting talents. His new band, Bod, brings his intricate guitar-playing to the fore, making it the backbone of a hazy mix of math-rock, psych, and grunge. This Saturday marks the cassette release of their debut EP, Party Drug. Roth is a humble frontman, perfectly content to let the music do most of the talking, with its driving art-rock aesthetic, surrounded as he is with three other ferociously talented musicians.

BOD, w/ Burning Palms, Jarvis Clayton, BS System, 9 p.m., The New Frontier Lounge, 301 E. 25th St., Tacoma, $5, 253.572.4020