"We never close, honey,"

quoth the night attendant of the City of Portsmouth, NH (pop. 20,000) municipal parking garage. Why might such a small city need a 24/7 car storage facility? Because it's fucking awesome. In what other city in America can you eat a cornbread and pulled pork casserole, get as inebriated as you wish while reading by yourself in a corner, see live music 7 nights a week, shop for used cds (at least until 11 pm), drunkenly wander the active city docks as freighters from far far away unload thousands of tons of winter road salt, and then cash out at the parking garage and head home? A slice of pure devil's pie. And Sam Kininger is playing here Saturday.