Meese Live at Twist and Shout 6/30/09

Last night the entire Meese family and about 200 or so of their friends jammed into Twist and Shout for a night of good music and good feelings. It really felt nice to see these guys on top of the world. We have been lucky enough to have had a front row seat to their great American success story. From their first EP to the completion of their great new album Broadcast it has been really fun watching them grow as musicians and individuals. Last night they showed themselves to be completely professional musicians and really sweet individuals. They played their entire new album (which we sold a ton of on its first day) and the crowd ate it up reverently. There were many sightings of members of other local bands, Fox 31 was filming and Westword was reporting… everyone wanted to be part of this great story. At the end of the night I met the Meese bothers’ parents (don’t forget there are two non-Meese’s in the band as well- Ben and Michael, and they were augmented by an additional bass player last night), and I could see where these guys got thier grounding. A really great family affair all the way around!

Thanks to everyone at WEA, Atlantic, Red Light, and the parents for lending us these guys for a night.