mewithoutYou live @ avalon theatre salt lake city 6/28 |

mewithoutYou live @ avalon theatre salt lake city 6/28

June 29th, 2009 · No Comments · kay kay and his weathered underground, mewithoutYou, the dear hunter

Last night I caught mewithoutYou at the stop up in Salt Lake City as part of their headlining tour with Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground and The Dear Hunter.

Kay Kay kicked things off, playing what I believe was a shortened playlist. For some reason the doors didn’t open till after 7 when the show was actually supposed to start at 7. I’m guessing Kay Kay had to play the shortened set because of that. Playing only a handful of songs, they only showcased 1 or 2 new songs that sounded a lot poppier than the psychedelic jams found on their self-titled debut. Sporting two guitars,bass, a two man horn section, drums, a violin and a cello it’s pretty mindblowing that a band of Kay Kay’s stature could embark on a tour with that many people. Especially considering the show was a meager 12 dollars at the door. Props to them for putting the music first.

I spent most of The Dear Hunter’s set outside, I caught the last 2 songs and got to dance with Huffman from Kay Kay (i think).

Got front and center just in time for mewithoutYou. This was my third time seeing them live, and the first as a headlining set. Although they didn’t play the two songs that I wanted to see the most (the Fox, the Crow, The Cookie and O Porcupine) the set was balanced well between their last three releases. Aaron Weiss commanded the stage as usual, while the band played mwY classics like Four Word Letter Pt. 2 and January 1979. They also covered an assortment of new songs including “every thought a Thought of You” “Angel of Death…” “goodbye, I!” and the epic “King Beetle” before closing with “In A Sweater Poorly Knit” which was by far the set standout. After so much speculation about the band’s future, it seems that the band has ignored it completely. They all seemed genuinely happy to be touring and playing together, and as they’ve said previously, just having a good time and enjoying eachother’s company.

Video from the show (excuse the poor quality. im getting a new camera as this one seems to be completely shot to hell when recording these types of venues)