mewithoutYou
Before shows, mewithoutYou goes dumpster-diving for flowers, which the band uses to decorate the stage, delicately setting it for a scene of manic collisions and general chaos. Screaming his way from punk to post-rock, singer Aaron Weiss creates an enraptured rapport with his crowd, then leaves the place wrecked and littered — all through the power of love.

This article appears in Nov 10-16, 2004.