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"You might think Mindset are corny and irrelevant, but you are wrong. On the night in question, a bona fide American straight edge band took the stage, tuned up, and ripped a gig space to shreds. This is one of the greatest things a person can see. I started the night a well-wisher but went home a fan. The first time I saw them, in fall '08, they hadn't yet solidified a capable lineup and were still getting a feel for the stage; now that they've added Dan and Stigma, whose physiques Pauly so admires, they are absolutely no bullshit, and I'm proud to be in their camp. I didn't pit, but I chalk that up to the Wesctott's dank church-basement vibe. I can't mosh on wall-to-wall grey carpet and never could. Mike the Mosher stepped up on behalf of his crew, however, and delivered an inspired performance. He was crouched low, shoulders square to the band, shaking like Bill Romanowski, punctuating every fourth bar with an explosive scissor-kick leap/violent right-arm swat.



The best stage style you’ll encounter on the East Coast in 2010 will be that of Mike, Mindset’s guitarist, a thoroughbred BDTW edgeman who evinces not a trace of half-assed Far East spirituality. Now, as ever, America’s Youth desperately needs such a role model."



-LaForge



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