HEARTBREAK HOTEL
Boston Globe

You'll find this hard to believe, but Go! has had our heart broken on more than one occasion. We won't dare mention the raven-haired, dapper gent whose response to our confession of undying love was a curt, "You're such a . . . good person," followed by a dry peck on the forehead. "You're too, too kind," we groused under our Ernest & Julio Gallo-laden breath. We just wish we could write stunning pop songs about such moments, as Eric Schmider (above) so eloquently does with his Boston-based band Mollycoddle. We're told Schmider christened his band with such a name after the demise of a long-term relationship. This man was hurting, for heaven's sake. Somehow his sadness didn't translate to the band's latest album, "Beautiful Californian Failure," a gorgeous mix of acoustic, sunny pop melodies and Schmider's talent for a clever lyric. Tonight's CD-release party at the Lizard Lounge is also for a good cause. Schmider will donate all the proceeds from CD sales to stem-cell research, an issue he became familiar with recently when his brother was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. James Merenda and the Masked Marvels open, and Guitarzan closes the show. Tickets are $5; doors at 9. 1667 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. 617-547-0759.