Machine Go Boom

Machine Go Boom plays experimental indie-rock that sounds like a randy marriage of the Stooges and Pixies. The Cleveland quartet appears to be on the verge of something spectacular. The guys have played together in one form or another over the years, but the latest incarnation of the band is primed to rock your pants off. Speaking of such . . . despite what the group's website claims, nobody in Machine Go Boom ever starred in a porn movie. "It was meant to be a joke," says singer and guitarist Mikey Machine. But that doesn't mean doors are closed: "There's always more money in boobies than there is in music."