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There I saw Josh Scogin, leaning against the wall near a stack of cases and a rack full of guitars. My eyes widened and I immediately smiled and listened to those around me who began to utter predictions of what was to come. A backdrop picturing Mewithyou’s latest album, Ten Stories, was unveiled. Out came the band we were here to see: Michael first, followed by Richard, Aaron, Greg and Brandon. The cheers got louder and everyone around collapsed forward, pushing towards the stage as the band began to play their first song, “A Glass Can Only Spill What It Contains.” I continued to watch as the band began to play sounds to my favorite song, “Tie Me Up! Untie Me!” There was a sense of oneness at the show that night as we all sang along to the songs. Each one brought me forward and backwards through their discography. Seven songs in and over halfway through the set, I was singing along to “Dryness and the Rain,” an old favorite of mine. After “Aubergine,” I watched Aaron put his guitar off-stage and kneel in front of Richard’s drums to wipe the sweat from his face. There, the intro to “Bullet to Binary” began to play. Up comes Aaron to his feet, stretching his arms back, heading to the front of the stage, and he began to sing, “Let us die, let us die!” Josh Scogin came on the stage with a water bottle in his hand, which was thrown to the crowd and quickly replaced by a mic. The song came to an end, and Greg hugged Josh, as well as a quick kiss on the cheek from Aaron on Josh’s way off stage.
Mewithoutyou
ATLANTA, GA
60
HM
A P R I L 2014
Co-headlining tour with Touche Amore Masquerade Photo by Funto Olukoju
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