4/17/2024 0 Comments Band photographer fireside bowl![]() I would hear stories of a band in a bus running on vegetable oil, throwing pre-show potlucks, Aaron talking to showgoers for hours after their set was over. I familiarized myself with their vast discography and talked to people every night who had been touched by mewithoutYou in some form or fashion. Within a set I would hear bits of Fugazi, Ink and Dagger, Lee “Scratch” Perry, and Neutral Milk Hotel. ![]() This band made deep music, balancing head and heart, hopping between disparate influences while still having a cohesive sound of their own. Night after night, I watched their set from the merch table, and began to understand why people would come up to me every show asking if (lead singer and lyricist) Aaron Weiss would be coming out, wanting to speak with him. ![]() Never mind that my knowledge of MWY’s music was limited to a split with Norma Jean that I downloaded off Soulseek in high school, I was just excited to be on tour with a band who’d been doing it for so long. I was ecstatic to have a chance to sound check every night, to know we had enough money to fill up the gas tank to get to the next city. I was on what an older, possibly more jaded musician would call “my first rodeo.” My experience touring had been limited to long, sprawling, DIY runs across the country, full of broken down minivans, donation buckets and house shows. In 2015, my longtime buddy Eric Slick somehow got our band Lithuania the opening slot on mewithoutYou’s summer tour, in support of their then-brand new album Pale Horses. I’m grateful that I’ve gotten to know these brilliant people, grateful that they let me into their world for a short time, and grateful that they forever changed my life. I’m also reminded of the feeling I get when seeing them play or listen to their music: gratitude. ![]() Watching this nearly 20-year-old video of t he band makes me think about how their dreams of touring the world as young people turned into decades of making art. The band crashes around the stage with a well-rehearsed yet chaotic energy, and the kind of raw power that can turn a casual listener into an acolyte. J.It’s three weeks before mewithoutYou play their final shows in Philadelphia, and I am sitting in a hotel room watching their July 2003 set at the Fireside Bowl on YouTube.Alkaline Trio – Blood, Hair, And Eyeballs.We’ve got a review of the new album from which came out last week on They’re also playin… 01:29:45 AM Janufrom Twitter for iPhone Reply Retweet Recent Posts.06:08:54 PM Mafrom Twitter for iPhone Reply Retweet Favorite RT Chicago’s Triple Fast Action digs deep with a collection of rare and unreleased tracks.We’ve got a review of the new album from which came out last week on Be sure to c… 07:11:35 PM Mafrom Twitter for iPhone Reply Retweet Favorite.RT If you live near any of these participating locations, consider donating to our book drive benefitting our friends at Chicago… 02:39:38 PM Mafrom Twitter for iPhone Reply Retweet Favorite.We’ve got a review of the new album from which came out recently on Be sure to catch t… 07:36:10 PM from Twitter for iPhone Reply Retweet Favorite. ![]()
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