Vinnie Caruana (Chain Reaction May 12)

[lukew29]

Last night Vinnie Caruana from I am the Avalanche played at chain reaction. Let me start off by saying I personally loved the show because it was small and personal with only about 100 kids being there, but I definitely believe he deserves far more than that. It was a last second show so that didn’t help the turnout but in a time where the next big scene band draws 300 kids for Vinnie to only have 100 or so is disappointing as a fan. Anyways he didn’t let that affect his show; he played with the most heart of anyone I’ve ever seen there. He cracked jokes, kept up a smile and genuinely was thankful for everyone in attendance. He didn’t talk much about I am the Avalanche but stated he wants a new CD just as bad as us, he also talked a little about his side project with steve choi from Rx bandits, and Durijah Lang from Glassjaw which I guess is why he came out to California to record songs. He played a pretty long set with almost every song I wanted to hear, not including every song from 40 Hour Train Back to Pen which I know he can’t play from back to back. He had a few technical difficulties with his guitar, breaking the same string twice in one night, but he played through it one of the openers let Vinnie use his guitar so he played on. All in all one of the best shows I’ve been to in a long time, I’m so happy he played, it was like Christmas morning!
Here are most of the songs he played in somewhat order.

New song
Ms Green
Drinking Song
Green Eyes
Hey
Saves the day cover
Always
Symphony
Conan O’brien
Clean Up
Hand Grenade
Brooklyn Dodgers
Walking on Glass
I Took a Beating

Im pretty sure that pretty close I might have forgot one or two or added one that he didn’t play.

[ACA]

I've caught him a few times (http://intunemusiconline.com/category/bands/vinny-caruana/).

Most recently:

(New song)
Hey (The Movielife)
Drinking Song (I am the Avalanche)
Green Eyes (I am the Avalanche)
Sailor Tattoos (The Movielife)
Walking on Glass (The Movielife)
Brooklyn Dodgers (I am the Avalanche)
I Took a Beating (I am the Avalanche)

[lukew29]

he did actually play Sailor Tattoos now that i went back over the set one more time! sorry.

[HoldThatSound]

So lucky. I need to see this band so bad. They haven't been here since 2008, I regret not seeing them (I saw death cab instead cause they were playing the same night) fuuuuuck.

love this band.

[JoeFCC]

Most inspiring man alive!!!!!!

[saofan_315]

I would have loved to be at this show. If I still lived in Southern California I'd have been all over this show. My brother goes to school in Orange County and I tried to convince him to go. That set looks killer.

[artyinthebank]

Sick, what was the STD cover?

[HoldThatSound]

Oh and that's an awesome set by the way

[ipunchcouches]

Sick, what was the STD cover?

Im guessin 3 miles down. at least thats the STD cover he did when i saw him in NJ a few weeks ago.