Vinnie Caruana was the lead singer of The Movielife. He will perform at The Wire in Upland on June 28. (Contributed Image)
With Vinnie Caruana and Geoff Rickly headed to The Wire in Upland on Friday, June 28, it got me thinking about their former bands, The Movielife and Thursday, respectively.
There was a time when The Movielife seemed to be opening on every pop punk tour that came through Boston back in 2000. My favorite song the band did was off “The Movielife Has a Gambling Problem” EP and it’s called “Walking on Glass.” It looks like Caruana has been playing it at his solo acoustic shows, so hopefully he’ll play it on Friday.
When this song pops up on my iPod it still makes me smile and think of the sweaty clubs on Lansdowne Street in Boston back before I retired from the mosh pit.
Also playing on Friday is Rickly. Thursday wasn’t nearly as poppy, but they were game changers when emo turned to screamo. “Understanding in a Car Crash” is still one that stands out to me.