Someone Still Loves You, Jesus

The Cinematics, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, and Mute Math. Thursday, April 12, at The Granada.

Review by Crystal K. Wiebe

Someone … Yeltsin

The Cinematics opened an early, all-ages show at The Granada last night with a set of sculpted, vaguely goth rock that was often much dancier than the audience seemed willing to accept. “Maybe Someday,” “Strange Education” and “Break” brought to mind a handful of artists (VHS or Beta, Moving Units, etc.) peddling similar Cure and Depeche Mode-inspired stock in recent years and made me wonder when the ’80s are ever going to end again. The Cinematics’ sound could be big enough to fill arenas, but whether it can stand apart from the crowded neo New Wave scene probably depends on marketing.