We've got that P.M.A.--A Night at the Wonder Bar With Jesse Malin

P.M.A.--Positive Mental Attitude--is Jesse Malin's credo--or one of them, anyway. If you look closely, you'll see the outline of the letters on his electric guitar. This weekend, when we were sorely in need of a little P.M.A., we drove over to Asbury Park to see Jesse play the Wonder Bar. Jesse's been working on a new album, and he hasn't been playing live much lately. Always an energetic performer, he was on fire Saturday night. His songs--new and old--were delivered with the enthusiasm of someone completely pumped to be back onstage after a long hiatus. By the night's end, Jesse was hurling himself around the stage with a ferocity I'd never seen before, channeling his former self--frontman for punk band D Generation. I was up against the stage--because where else would I be?--and a couple of times I thought I might need to catch him...or at least break his fall. Jesse in motion One of the night's highlights was an electrifying