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QUESTIONS & JAANSWERS
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CAROLINE POLACHEK
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LES CLAYPOOL
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HIRED GUNS
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OPENER
Delayed gratification is often the sweetest. I don’t think I’ve ever been happier to see a band than I was to see Mannequin Pussy on July 30, 2021, at the Jersey City, N.J., venue White Eagle Hall. By that point I hadn’t felt the intrinsic connection of live music in 20 months.