‘Louder Than Bombs’ brings Smiths fans out of their bedrooms and into the dance party

Louder Than Bombs, the 1987 compilation album released by the Smiths, has taken on a new meaning in Kansas City. Craig Klein and Brian Klein (no relation, just coincidental) have moved their Brit-rock and shoegaze dance party from a Mexican restaurant in the burbs to Westport, where it will become a regular monthly love affair for the whiskey-and-PBR-swigging hipsters to get down and get it on. We chatted with Craig Klein about the event, how it’s recently caught on like wildfire, and about what makes the Smiths (and that dreamboat Morrissey) worth the dance party.