Austin Adult Entertainment: Mewithoutyou, The Dear Hunter, and The Bear Colony at Emo’s
hiladelphia’s Mewithoutyou often comes off like a vociferous street preacher in the world of Christian hardcore—mostly due to lead ranter Aaron Weiss—but the group’s new It’s All Crazy! It’s All False! It’s All A Dream! It’s Alright! settles into a far folkier, mellow vibe built around acoustic guitar and strings—all the better to explore the spiritual musings of Sufi mystic Bawa Muhaiyaddeen. Proggy post-hardcore act The Dear Hunter opens with its own heady concept songs from the upcoming Act III: Life And Death, the third in a six-act story about the tumultuous upbringing of the child of a prostitute. Doesn’t anyone write about chicks and cars anymore?