LA Weekly Review 5/8/03
			PIGMY LOVE CIRCUS at the Key Club, May 3 It was as if parallel realities collided Saturday night on the Sunset Strip. At the Key Club, a mix of young trendies, curious onlookers, 90210 rejects and the not-quite-beautiful people of Young Hollywood watched as Pigmy Love Circus assaulted them with song after song of relentless crunch and aggression. Indeed, Bill Gazzarri mighta been rollin' in his grave; wasn't this the very same stage he had once proclaimed was accessible only to "the foxiest guys"? Far from foxy and twice removed from their immediate audience, PLC nonetheless captivated the throng. It's an old move they've been purveying since they held court at the long-gone hot spot Raji's: Set up an irresistible monster groove that unites the band and crowd into one head-bobbing mass. It was doubtful at first that it would translate to these kids, many of whom were drawn in by the club's ad stating that PLC features Tool drummer extraordinaire Danny Carey. (Indeed, Carey drew cheers of approval for every tribal-boogie floor-tom intro.) The Pigmys held the crowd through their decidedly wrong-minded encore, "Go Suck Dick." Not all of the Pigmys' antics were warmly received - vocalist Mike "Scrotum If Ya Got 'Em" Savage's continual flashing of his privates from beneath his kilt caused a kid to politely yell, "Please quit showing your dick!" Still, Pigmy Love Circus' unstoppable midtempo grind, Peter Fletcher's and John Zigler's blazing guitar leads, and their anthems of camaraderie, winning over hardship and, eh, drinkin' may finally reach out to an audience willing to accept the band on their own terms. Whether or not the A&R rumored to be present will deem it wise to take the Pigmys' in-the-can long-player The Power of Beef to the masses is of little consequence, as these stubborn codgers will release it themselves in a matter of weeks. If Carey's Tool connection continues to be enough to kick-start interest, Pigmy Love Circus may at last get their due. God help us all. (SL Duff)