mewithoutYou/Maps and Atlas/Gasoline Heart Setlist?

[maudineormsby]

Was anyone at the Rochester NY show last night that could post a setlist for mwY? If anyone goes to Columbus tonight it would rule to hear the setlist tonight. I'll be at Lansing tomorrow.

[iaminsane20]

i wanted to go to this soooo badly.

[thursday727]

Im going to this on the 28th

[hailthewarrior]

I'm going to this on July 2nd, hopefully it'll be posted before then.

[ShadowAmI]

I'm going to second this post. Three shows into the tour and no show reviews/setlists/vids? And there are probably new songs involved?? Show some love.

[maudineormsby]

I'll post the setlist (as best I remember) later. Yes, mwY played a new song. It was meh.

[maudineormsby]

I saw mwY/Maps&Atlases/Gasoline Heart last night at Mac's Bar in Lansing.

Gasoline Heart started things off, and I was decidedly underwhelmed. Their stage presence was weak, and the crowd seemed very unappreciative. While they had some good moments, it felt a lot like a 4 chord crappy blues traveler; their recordings are a lot better. They played a 45 minute set, maybe 8 songs.

Another band I wasn't familiar with was next, Maps & Atlases. I was completely blown away by M&A's set, especially after seeing the lead singer walk up on stage with big heavy frame glasses and a sweater-vest. He's the Napoleon Dynamite of Math Rock. M&A played a hella tight set from their new EP and their CD "Tree, Swallows, Houses." This isn't exact, because I don't have their EP, and I'd never heard of them before last night, but I think they played:

The Ongoing Horrible
Big Bopper Anthems
You And Me And The Mountain
The Most Trustworthy Tincan
The Sounds they Make
Every Place is a House
Songs for Ghosts to Haunt To
Stories About Ourselves

The crowd tried pretty hard to get an encore, but no dice - M&A tore down through nearly 5 minutes of solid uproarious applause. If you haven't seen them, do it soon. They won over a crowd that was there for mwY and only mwY. Still, I'm a believer now.

Then the big guns, mwY. The setlist is sketchy, especially since Aaron kept singing these random songs that were either new songs or improv. The setlist was REALLY heavy on "Catch for us the foxes" - they didn't play A Glass Can Only Spill What is Contains or Nice and Blue Pt. 2... :(.

Yellow Spider
The Dryness and the Rain
C-Minor
January 1979
New Song
Leaf
O, Porcupine
My Exit, Unfair
Son of a Widow
Messes of Men
Tie Me Up! Untie Me!
Torches Together

Encore:

Orange Spider
"David"/Improv
In a Sweater Poorly Knit

Right, anyway, great show, go see them; Maps and Atlases and Mewithoutyou make it worth your while!

[GoWaitInTheCar]

I saw mwY/Maps&Atlases/Gasoline Heart last night at Mac's Bar in Lansing.

Gasoline Heart started things off, and I was decidedly underwhelmed. Their stage presence was weak, and the crowd seemed very unappreciative. While they had some good moments, it felt a lot like a 4 chord crappy blues traveler; their recordings are a lot better. They played a 45 minute set, maybe 8 songs.

Another band I wasn't familiar with was next, Maps & Atlases. I was completely blown away by M&A's set, especially after seeing the lead singer walk up on stage with big heavy frame glasses and a sweater-vest. He's the Napoleon Dynamite of Math Rock. M&A played a hella tight set from their new EP and their CD "Tree, Swallows, Houses." This isn't exact, because I don't have their EP, and I'd never heard of them before last night, but I think they played:

The Ongoing Horrible
Big Bopper Anthems
You And Me And The Mountain
The Most Trustworthy Tincan
The Sounds they Make
Every Place is a House
Songs for Ghosts to Haunt To
Stories About Ourselves

The crowd tried pretty hard to get an encore, but no dice - M&A tore down through nearly 5 minutes of solid uproarious applause. If you haven't seen them, do it soon. They won over a crowd that was there for mwY and only mwY. Still, I'm a believer now.

Then the big guns, mwY. The setlist is sketchy, especially since Aaron kept singing these random songs that were either new songs or improv. The setlist was REALLY heavy on "Catch for us the foxes" - they didn't play A Glass Can Only Spill What is Contains or Nice and Blue Pt. 2... :(.

Yellow Spider
The Dryness and the Rain
C-Minor
January 1979
New Song
Leaf
O, Porcupine
My Exit, Unfair
Son of a Widow
Messes of Men
Tie Me Up! Untie Me!
Torches Together

Encore:

Orange Spider
"David"/Improv
In a Sweater Poorly Knit

Right, anyway, great show, go see them; Maps and Atlases and Mewithoutyou make it worth your while!


What did the new song sound like?

[ShadowAmI]

Thanks for the review : ) mewithoutYou is one of, if not my most favorite band, and still, I hardly catch on to their new material upon first listen, so I'm not worried about the new material not being "good enough". They make music that rewards repeated listening. I'm looking forward to the show and excited to see M&A for the first time.

[ShadowAmI]

Found this show review:

http://questionyoursanity.blogspot.com/2008/06/great-show.html

[ShadowAmI]

Another question for maudineormsby, Is it just Mike playing guitar? I'm wondering how they pull off their stuff with just one guitarist now. Did you notice?

[TMS2787]

Still no Gentelmen, I'm sad.

[maudineormsby]

Hey guys, to answer your questions:

They had two guitarists. Chris K was back for this tour.

The new song was exactly what I expected, it was just hard to get into. It was less atmospheric and more driving. Aaron played acoustic guitar on it, and there were points where all 3 guitarists were strumming, so it was a little hard to get a feel for the song.

[ShadowAmI]

Thanks for the response. You're the best source I've found for info on this tour! Hah...a week into the tour and no vids to be had! I'm impatient...

[hydraulicheart]

Still no Gentelmen, I'm sad.
I wouldn't get your hopes up on hearing any tracks off [A-->B] Life - they don't play that album anymore.

Anyway, I just got home from the Richmond show, with a set list.

The Sun and the Moon
C-Minor
Yellow Spider
January 1979
Tie Me Up! Untie Me!
New song
Messes Of Men
The Dryness and the Rain
A Glass Can Only Spill What It Contains
Son Of A Widow
O, Porcupine
New song
In A Sweater Poorly Knit
Orange Spider
Two songs (new? covers?) that I obviously weren't familiar with.

[atticusfinch]

fuuuuckk. seeing these sets makes me cry. I'm broke right now and can't see this show on the 29th in Gainesville. :(

bah.

[maudineormsby]

I wouldn't get your hopes up on hearing any tracks off [A-->B] Life - they don't play that album anymore.

Anyway, I just got home from the Richmond show, with a set list.

The Sun and the Moon
C-Minor
Yellow Spider
January 1979
Tie Me Up! Untie Me!
New song
Messes Of Men
The Dryness and the Rain
A Glass Can Only Spill What It Contains
Son Of A Widow
O, Porcupine
New song
In A Sweater Poorly Knit
Orange Spider
Two songs (new? covers?) that I obviously weren't familiar with.

Ugh, not fair. I wanted them to play Glass can Only Spill for us, not for you! Although... congrats. Did you like Maps and Atlases per chance?

[ShadowAmI]

I wouldn't get your hopes up on hearing any tracks off [A-->B] Life - they don't play that album anymore.

Anyway, I just got home from the Richmond show, with a set list.

The Sun and the Moon
C-Minor
Yellow Spider
January 1979
Tie Me Up! Untie Me!
New song
Messes Of Men
The Dryness and the Rain
A Glass Can Only Spill What It Contains
Son Of A Widow
O, Porcupine
New song
In A Sweater Poorly Knit
Orange Spider
Two songs (new? covers?) that I obviously weren't familiar with.

Thanks for sharing! What a great set! I'd love to see one identical to this in Dallas. I've seen them 4 times, 3 since "Brother, Sister", and never seen "The Sun and the Moon" live.

I remember on the tour with Brand New and Thrice, they played a new song that was just instrumental at that point, which Rickie called "Happiness". It was really driving with Rickie pounding a four-on-the-floor beat and both guitars using a lot of delay. Mike was using some dotted eight delay a la Edge. It did sound happy! I was and still am hopeful that they develop that song and put it on the new album.

[ShadowAmI]

Found this concerning the June 20th show in Grand Rapids, MI. Thanks to drive by media (http://drivebymedia.wordpress.com/2008/06/21/mewithouyou-setlist-from-skelletones/).

Paper Hanger
Yellow Spider
A Glass Can Only Spill What It Contains
C-Minor
Four Word Letter
Leaf
David (New Song)
Messes of Men
Tie Me Up Untie Me
The Sun and the Moon
O, Porcupine
Swan Dive (New Song)
In A Sweater Poorly Knit

Click the link for a pic of the setlist and more pics.

[hydraulicheart]

Ugh, not fair. I wanted them to play Glass can Only Spill for us, not for you! Although... congrats. Did you like Maps and Atlases per chance?
Haha, sorry! Other than their acoustic set promoting Brother, Sister back in September of 2006, that was the first time I'd seen them play that song live. Maybe they did last March with Sparta? I don't remember. I hope you get to see it live, though.

Thanks for sharing! What a great set! I'd love to see one identical to this in Dallas. I've seen them 4 times, 3 since "Brother, Sister", and never seen "The Sun and the Moon" live.

I remember on the tour with Brand New and Thrice, they played a new song that was just instrumental at that point, which Rickie called "Happiness". It was really driving with Rickie pounding a four-on-the-floor beat and both guitars using a lot of delay. Mike was using some dotted eight delay a la Edge. It did sound happy! I was and still am hopeful that they develop that song and put it on the new album.
I've only seen "The Sun and the Moon" acoustic, but it was equally amazing plugged in. And I'm with you on that "Happiness" song - that really did sound promising.

Found this concerning the June 20th show in Grand Rapids, MI. Thanks to drive by media (http://drivebymedia.wordpress.com/2008/06/21/mewithouyou-setlist-from-skelletones/).

Paper Hanger
Yellow Spider
A Glass Can Only Spill What It Contains
C-Minor
Four Word Letter
Leaf
David (New Song)
Messes of Men
Tie Me Up Untie Me
The Sun and the Moon
O, Porcupine
Swan Dive (New Song)
In A Sweater Poorly Knit

Click the link for a pic of the setlist and more pics.
Of the six times I've seen mewithoutYou, they've never played "Paper Hanger," which is one of my favorite songs of theirs. I wish they'd play more Catch For Us The Foxes live.

[maudineormsby]

Haha, sorry! Other than their acoustic set promoting Brother, Sister back in September of 2006, that was the first time I'd seen them play that song live. Maybe they did last March with Sparta? I don't remember. I hope you get to see it live, though.

I'm pretty sure they played it at the Fillmore with Thrice on the first night. Still; it's my fav mwY song. And I agree re: Catch For Us the Foxes material.

[SonofDisaster]

did they play a full set with a bassist? the night before, they said their bassist flew home sick. they played a pretty much acoustic set instead in cleveland

[hydraulicheart]

did they play a full set with a bassist? the night before, they said their bassist flew home sick. they played a pretty much acoustic set instead in cleveland
If you're asking me - Greg was definitely there for the Richmond show on the 24th.

[ushredthecello]

here are a couple videos i grabbed from the cat's cradle show thursday night

clip of "o porcupine" feat. benton james (mc from urban sophisticates) on the bridge: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgmCew_8Qxo

maps & atlases "the most trustworthy tin cans": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISu82-ULBkM

[thursday727]

did everyone get the hippies playing bagpipes at their show?

[ShadowAmI]

here are a couple videos i grabbed from the cat's cradle show thursday night

clip of "o porcupine" feat. benton james (mc from urban sophisticates) on the bridge: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgmCew_8Qxo

maps & atlases "the most trustworthy tin cans": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISu82-ULBkM

Thanks for the vids! Do you remember mwY's setlist?

[gasolineheart]

man i just read that to my band we all had a chuckle
i do not get who in the world thinks we sound like blue traveler
thats really insane

[WCC335]

that new mwY "David" song is insanely good.

[ShadowAmI]

that new mwY "David" song is insanely good.

I'm bummed that no one has youtubed any of their new songs yet! It's always "Messes..." or "In a Sweater...". I'm going to see them in Dallas, but I don't own a video camera. X-)

[hailthewarrior]

man i just read that to my band we all had a chuckle
i do not get who in the world thinks we sound like blue traveler
thats really insane

man, i was so sad y'all were playing cornerstone instead of nashville last night.

[hailthewarrior]

Nashville

Yellow Spider
Torches Together
The Dryness and The Rain (Acoustic)
C-minor
David (new)
Orange Spider
Messes of Men
Tie Me Up! Untie Me!
A Glass Can Only Spill What It Contains
Beetle King (new)
January 1979
Son of a Widow
Brownish Spider
In A Sweater Poorly Knit

Encore (Aaron and Michael only):
New Song
New Song
New Song

They have a fill in bass player right now, so a lot more acoustic than normal for a while for them, and more new songs than old because of that reason as Aaron was saying "most of the songs we had practiced for the tour are terrible acoustic, and without our friend who's not with us right now, it's just not right to play them."

A couple thoughts on Aaron, he's insanely genuine. And he's hysterical, he had the crowd laughing all night. He even was going to break out his according behind the venue and attempt to play In A Market Dimly Lit, but I had to leave to travel back home so I didn't get to see him if he did it. But hearing the man talk about God is insanely beautiful.

[WCC335]

I'm bummed that no one has youtubed any of their new songs yet! It's always "Messes..." or "In a Sweater...". I'm going to see them in Dallas, but I don't own a video camera. X-)

yeah. they played two or three new ones and if they're any indication the new album is going to be much different. much more singing.

[WCC335]

Nashville

Yellow Spider
Torches Together
The Dryness and The Rain (Acoustic)
C-minor
David (new)
Orange Spider
Messes of Men
Tie Me Up! Untie Me!
A Glass Can Only Spill What It Contains
Beetle King (new)
January 1979
Son of a Widow
Brownish Spider
In A Sweater Poorly Knit

Encore (Aaron and Michael only):
New Song
New Song
New Song

They have a fill in bass player right now, so a lot more acoustic than normal for a while for them, and more new songs than old because of that reason as Aaron was saying "most of the songs we had practiced for the tour are terrible acoustic, and without our friend who's not with us right now, it's just not right to play them."

A couple thoughts on Aaron, he's insanely genuine. And he's hysterical, he had the crowd laughing all night. He even was going to break out his according behind the venue and attempt to play In A Market Dimly Lit, but I had to leave to travel back home so I didn't get to see him if he did it. But hearing the man talk about God is insanely beautiful.

how good was the end? absolutely hilarious when that guy started playing the drums and aaron sang about how he was going to get in trouble.

[hailthewarrior]

how good was the end? absolutely hilarious when that guy started playing the drums and aaron sang about how he was going to get in trouble.

im friends with one of the staff members, and i could hear the security guards gettin pissed so i didnt get on stage, haha. i helped someone steal a setlist though and we split it.

[ShadowAmI]

Yesssssssss (http://youtube.com/watch?v=HeiroozL0q4)

[hydraulicheart]

Yesssssssss (http://youtube.com/watch?v=HeiroozL0q4)
So good, thank you!

[weworemasks]

Nashville

Encore (Aaron and Michael only):
New Song
New Song
New Song


hahah, that's the worst encore i've ever seen.

[hailthewarrior]

hahah, that's the worst encore i've ever seen.

Hahaha, I know, right? But, the drummer wasn't feeling good, and they had a fill in basist, so they just did it acoustic, and the atmosphere was great and everyone was just enjoying being there and seeing Aaron at his finest, so it really didn't bother me.

[ShadowAmI]

Went to the show in Dallas tonight. Here's my review:

Gasoline Heart - Okay I know there are alot of haters out there, and these guys do sound like alot of 90s bands....they might not be very original...but they sounded good. There's something to be said for doing the simple things well, so I'm gonna give props. And no, they don't sound anything like Blues traveler (lol...they don't even have a Harmonica), much more akin to the Foo Fighters. A very all-American kind of sound, straight forward, driving rock.

Maps and Atlases - Like everyone says, it's impressive to see these guys pull off their stuff live. They nailed their songs, and all the tapping, crazy breaks. They're really technical and talented. That being said, they are more impressive than enjoyable. I felt myself thinking "wow, I could never do that", but never "wow, that is a great song". By the end of their set, I was fiendin' for even 8 straight bars without a break/tempo change/technical freak out. They seemed really nice though and credit them for being original.

mewithoutYou - There was a great energy to their set. They really just get better and better. The crowd was going nuts and it was a beautiful thing. As always, Aaron ad libs lyrics if he's feelin' it..."I've practically been a virgin for, well, that's really none of your business, but what's maybe 50 more?"...I feel really lucky because the full band jumped in on the ends of all 3 new songs, and they were really powerful. I know the order of this setlist is not quite right, but I think I got all of the songs.

Yellow Spider
January 1979
C-Minor
Orange Spider
Messes Of Men
Tie Me Up! Untie Me!
David (New Song)
O, Porcupine
A Glass Can Only Spill What It Contains
Beetle King (New Song)
Brown Spider
Son Of A Widow
In A Sweater Poorly Knit

Encore

New Song
Torches Together

Oh yeah, and the bassist from Maps and Atlases filled in for Greg.

[WakeUpBlondie]

I saw mwY/Maps&Atlases/Gasoline Heart last night at Mac's Bar in Lansing.

Gasoline Heart started things off, and I was decidedly underwhelmed. Their stage presence was weak, and the crowd seemed very unappreciative. While they had some good moments, it felt a lot like a 4 chord crappy blues traveler; their recordings are a lot better. They played a 45 minute set, maybe 8 songs.

Another band I wasn't familiar with was next, Maps & Atlases. I was completely blown away by M&A's set, especially after seeing the lead singer walk up on stage with big heavy frame glasses and a sweater-vest. He's the Napoleon Dynamite of Math Rock. M&A played a hella tight set from their new EP and their CD "Tree, Swallows, Houses." This isn't exact, because I don't have their EP, and I'd never heard of them before last night, but I think they played:

The Ongoing Horrible
Big Bopper Anthems
You And Me And The Mountain
The Most Trustworthy Tincan
The Sounds they Make
Every Place is a House
Songs for Ghosts to Haunt To
Stories About Ourselves

The crowd tried pretty hard to get an encore, but no dice - M&A tore down through nearly 5 minutes of solid uproarious applause. If you haven't seen them, do it soon. They won over a crowd that was there for mwY and only mwY. Still, I'm a believer now.

Then the big guns, mwY. The setlist is sketchy, especially since Aaron kept singing these random songs that were either new songs or improv. The setlist was REALLY heavy on "Catch for us the foxes" - they didn't play A Glass Can Only Spill What is Contains or Nice and Blue Pt. 2... :(.

Yellow Spider
The Dryness and the Rain
C-Minor
January 1979
New Song
Leaf
O, Porcupine
My Exit, Unfair
Son of a Widow
Messes of Men
Tie Me Up! Untie Me!
Torches Together

Encore:

Orange Spider
"David"/Improv
In a Sweater Poorly Knit

Right, anyway, great show, go see them; Maps and Atlases and Mewithoutyou make it worth your while!


I hope they play this type of stuff tonight, I like the generous amount of Catch us for the Foxes songs

[loveofliberty]

So Chris is with them for this tour? I wonder when/if he's departing as they said earlier. Or is Greg?

[ShadowAmI]

So Chris is with them for this tour? I wonder when/if he's departing as they said earlier. Or is Greg?

Yeah, Chris is on this tour. Supposedly he's quitting the band to finish medical school, but I'm not sure when. If he does leave, at least we got one last tour with him! Greg is still in the band but had to leave the tour and return to PA due to some personal issue (maybe a death in the family/illness?)

[loveofliberty]

Anyone get a chance to discuss the new material with any of the band members? Before Brother,Sister came out, I spoke with Aaron and Mikey and they were pretty open to talking about what they had in store with a new album. mwY has always been that band that is easy to talk to and act just like one of us before, during, and after their set.

[ShadowAmI]

Anyone get a chance to discuss the new material with any of the band members? Before Brother,Sister came out, I spoke with Aaron and Mikey and they were pretty open to talking about what they had in store with a new album. mwY has always been that band that is easy to talk to and act just like one of us before, during, and after their set.

I didn't speak to the guys, but I did spend about an hour the other day transcribing the lyrics for the new songs "David" (http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=3530822107858731299) and "Beetle King" (http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=3530822107858731300) (or whatever they're going to be called. I couldn't make out all of "Beetle King", but pretty sure I got all of "David". If anyone cares.