Q: You know what the best part of Cleveland is... A: It's not Detroit. I don't think that's necessarily true. I'd much rather visit Detroit, home of Motown, Jack White and easy access to Canada. No. Despite Cleveland being the capital of the infamous 'Steamer' there aren't (m)any claims the city has to offer outside of perhaps the invention of "flammable river". And, while Pere Ubu isn't on fire, and they don't sound like shit, they are bit of a 'hot mess' and (coincidentally) hail from the city of Cleveland. Pere Ubu is one of those bands you hear your punk-nerd musician friends name-drop while talking about Kurt Cobain's 'inspiration' and why Nirvana is still the best band in the world. The truth is, that unless you're into irritating and obtuse noise art, or exploring the history of rock, finding beauty and inspiration in this is as elusive as finding a reason to visit Cleveland n the winter. But some people still do it.