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Live Review: mr. Gnome, Knitting Factory, June 6

Lawn and Garden Refugees: mr. Gnome at the Knitting Factory photo by the author Despite online coverage in Rolling Stone and Spin, being one of LA Weekly’s picks of the week and having their set pushed back to the 11:00 pm prime-time slot, Cleveland-based duo mr. Gnome was greeted by an anemic crowd of eight as […] […]

Live Review: The Cure, Shrine Auditorium, June 1

I had a girlfriend once, P_______, whose favorite band was The Cure. She listened to them incessantly in her car and on her little boombox, finding in them the perfect soundtrack for everything from getting groceries and doing pilates to cleaning the bathroom and yes – having a good cry by candlelight. She also used […] […]

LIVE REVIEW: Margot and the Nuclear So & So’s, The Echo, May 24

King Richard: Richard Edwards of Margot and the Nuclear So & So’s photo by the author It was just a few years ago that Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s performed at Spaceland to a partially filled room with an even smaller attentive audience. Perhaps it was weariness from their dogged touring schedule, but though emphatically […] […]