From Vinny Caito:

1/23/12 Monday - Orlando. This morning just sucked. We woke up in Jacksonville to news that Jerry’s grandmother passed away. I honestly can’t imagine the feeling. We knew that unfortunately her days had become numbered, and like all things in this band and in life we all talk about it. Days before we all unanimously decided if anything like that were to happen to any our family members, that priority comes first. It’s the only thing we all really have in this world and they are most important. We had a group break at the Waffle House (our new love) and then dropped Jerry off at the airport. The last thing we all wanted to do was to split up on this trip but sometimes there isn’t much you can do. We traveled on as a 3 piece to our show at the Peacock Room. We decided that Mike would do a really short acoustic set with a little bit of storytelling. It really came together nicely. To anyone who was there or as sent there love in the past week we cannot tell you how much it means. To have that kind of support makes this all easier. So thank you. Shout out to Spikler, Chris from Go Rydell and Garret. You all rule.

1/24/12 Tuesday - Daytona beach. First of 4 off days. We hate not playing shows and hate it even more that it’s just the three of us. Luckily my parents were gracious enough to put us up in a hotel for the night. Mom and Dad you’re awesome, showers and a bed do the body good. And Lance got his Priceline negotiation on and booked us an awesome hotel DOWN BY THE BEACH.. BOY! This day was full of laundry, beach walking, swimming, and hanging with old ladies in the hot tub ;).
PS we finally saw a cool creature on this tip. A sting ray. He was dead on the beach and mike shit himself over it. Its no bear or alligator but we’ll take it.

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From Jeremiah Pauly: 

Jan 15 – Tempe, AZ @ Fixx Coffeehouse: The drive to tonight’s show was absolutely beautiful.  One thing that I will walk away from this first full US run is the true beauty that there is in the world.  I grew up about an hour south of Buffalo, in a small town called Yorkshire, NY.  There is very little scenery.  The drives that we take every day are breath taking and have given me a newfound appreciation for the country that we live in.  We were the first band at Fixx and Lance and I decided to cruise around town and find a local pizza joint.  We did, but not after snacking on some Jack in the Box curly fries, my first experience.  They were delicious and then we headed back to the venue with our pizza in hand to hang before the first band went on.  The first band was a group of younger dudes, and they had a bunch of family and friends their to support them.  Their name escapes me … but they were genuinely excited to be playing the show and played a great set!  Out of Reverie played next and they were great as well.  Some of the nicest dudes who had anticipated our tour coming to AZ for awhile, they sent us off with one of their tapes to play in the van and we’ve jammed to it a bunch of times.  Great dudes, great band and are working hard.  Then Come On Die Young played and they were ridiculous.  Right up our alley with Hot Water Music roots with their own twist.  

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From Mike Hansen

Jan 9th - Portland, OR - We met up with our boys in Souvenirs at a bookstore in downtown Portland. A friend of ours named Sarah from the night before in Tacoma decided to make the trip to see the show. An incredible thing to do, considering she had about a 5 hour car ride each way. Much love goes out to her for doing that. We got a chance to meet Portland’s own “Muffin Man” who proceeded to heckle us as we walked the streets in search of food after the show let out. Needless to say, he was a very wise, very homeless gentlemen and we wish him the best. 

Jan 10th - Reno, NV - The drive from Portland to Reno was pretty cool. We’ve been so amazed by the scenery  along these drives, and this one was no different. Seeing all the lights in Reno as we entered the city was incredible. The show was great, thanks to everyone who put it on at the house we played at, and our new buddy Jim who took us in for the night. Little did we know that Jim has actually been a long-time supporter of Pentimento and Panic Records alike, so it was really cool to get a chance to hang with him. Once we got back to his place, we talked about hardcore until 3 in the morning, and it absolutely ruled. 

Jan 11th - San Francisco, CA - The experience of finally getting to the west coast blew all of our minds. At any point during the drive to San Francisco, you could catch us talking about how incredibly thankful and excited we were to have made it all the on the other side of the country for no other purpose than playing punk rock. Once we got into the city, we were instantly taken back by the scenery. We made our way to a small bay area near the Golden Gate Bridge, where we got a chance to soak in the Pacific. We hung out with a pelican that was as big as all of us combined, and got our first taste of California. The show was excellent, and we couldn’t have asked for a better first experience on the West Coast. Our good friend Mark from all the way back in Buffalo just happened to be around, so we met up with him as well as our bass player’s cousin (also from Buffalo) which made the show even cooler for us. We stayed with our friend Jake who’s worked with our label mates TRIAL on past tours doing roadie/merch guy type stuff which was amazing. We’ve been so lucky throughout this entire thing to have ended up in the company of such great people like Jake, Jim from Reno, as well as a bunch of other people who have been kind enough to take us in.

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From Lance of Pentimento:

January 3 - Minneapolis, Minnesota. - Our first real experience with winter, the remnants of a storm covered the city in ice and snow. You never quite know what to expect when playing coffee houses, questions like ‘can the room fit more than 5 people?’ are usually a legitimate concern. But, the Beat coffeehouse was much more than I imagined and turned out to be a great room, attached to a great coffee shop. I’m no coffee connoisseur but I heard good things, the trail mix supplied by our generous friend Laura Grbs was excellent though. Dingus, opened up the show and rocked an amazing cover of the Darkness’ ‘I Believe In A Thing Called Love’, awesome guitar solos, and falcetto vocals included. And our dudes in Sleepyhead rocked an equally heavy and hooky set. They were the nicest guys and took us out for pizza after the show, amazing food, amazing people. Thank you.

January 5 - Pocatello, Idaho. - The next drive took us from Minnesota to Idaho, quite the adventure. The change in scenery was enough to convince me that I indeed woke up on a different planet after my afternoon nap. The Elks Lodge in Pocatello, Idaho, brought together a tight community of kids that really expressed what a local scene should be about, love and support for each other no matter what genre you may fall under, they also showed amazing support to both Light Years, who killed it, and ourselves. Seven Feet Below, Vestige Vindicated, and The Runners Up each had a sound all their own with influences literally across the musical spectrum, lots of talented kids with a great community of friends. Danny the Skeleton Horse closed out the night with a riff-tastic wall of sound. Huge thanks to Neil and all the staff for a great show. Again, amazing people continue to pave the way.

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Pentimento are currently out on a PropertyOfZack sponsored tour with Light Years and Maker, and the band has been kind enough to do another Road Blog for the site. Check out their first update below and make sure to check back for more!

Vinny Caito:

12/27
Our first day of this craziness starts off in Cleveland, Ohio at Peabodies. This was a benefit show where the money collected at the door was given to charity. It’s always nice to be able to participate in a show like this. Helping a good cause especially around the holidays is never a bad idea. The show was packed with a ton of great bands. Shout out to our boys in Ages, always love seeing these dudes kill it. It was great to get to hang with Light Years for our first night too. It’s going to be a fun couple of months and we’re all stoked we get to spend it with those awesome dudes.

12/28
Second day of the party was in Columbus, Ohio at the Carabar. Our good friends Josh and Scotty as always took care of us. This bar is easily one of my favorite places to play. The atmosphere in the place is awesome and all of the people working there are great. Shows are free and everyone comes out to hang and have a good time. We got to play with the band Citizen. If you have not seen their set, this band is a must see. Be sure to check them out. The best part of the night had to be the Coney Dogs and Chili. The food was awesome, I almost puked during the set, but it was well worth it.

12/29
This was our first off day. I’m never a fan of not playing a show but luckily we were able to make it to Flint, Michigan for a band starting/music writing work shop. This workshop was held for The Flint Local 432, which is a music venue in the Flint area. We were all lucky enough to have Nick and Jonathan Diener from The Swellers and Bradley Bell from Chiodos at the workshop. This venue helped give birth to both of these bands. Everyone had so much insight and so many great things to say. Also Nick and Jono were nice enough to welcome us into their home and let us hang for the night. I wet myself. They are the best dudes!

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From Lance:

10/3- We spent some time in the van reminiscing about our younger years and threw on some songs from bands like Bigwig, Lagwagon, and AFI. You know, awesome skate music that we listened to back in grade school.. and still do. After occupying my time by taking an obnoxious amount of instagram pictures, we arrived in Flint, Michigan to the best situation ever.

Woobie’s is a small bar with a series of tables, each with a different older generation video game console. They all had a wide selection of games, and were free to play.. paired with a couple cheese and pepperoni pizza’s, it was a party.

Frandy, Dead & Gone, and Steamroller were all bands from the surrounding area, and all great bands that came together to make this an eclectic and awesome mix of music styles. It was also amazing to see the unity and support that each band gave both the audience and their peers. The promoter, venue and everyone that came out were nothing but great to us and I know we can’t wait to be back.

10/4- Well, its our last day and I slept through part of my driving responsibility (thank you Chinny). As I caught up on a little sleep, we arrived in Ashtabula, Ohio. This place reminds me of a simpler time when people didn’t care about frivolous things like expensive cars, and intricate architecture. Things are more laid back here and people, much like my hometown, are more concerned with bickering about everyday life and the true meaning of hard work. As I’m taking in the Ashtabula experience, 2 cars fly into the parking lot we are relaxing in, and 2 gentlemen get out of their cars and commence in the silliest slap boxing match I’ve ever witnessed. I quickly passed this off as a sporadic case of public LARP’ing, but apparently, this was a real altercation as a result of road rage, Funny stuff. Certainly no one was hurt, and those that witnessed this either walked away with a good laugh, or scratching their heads at what just took place.

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From Vinny:

9/30 Altoona, PA – The day started as usual, waking up in a random parking lot with a heavy air of our delicious morning breath hanging in the air, yum. Nothing like that to start the day. After a quick wake up we were en route to the nearest guitar center. We always find some reason to hit up a guitar center; someone is always looking for some new piece of equipment.  After showering in their bathroom (using the sink and babies wipes) we were off to the Masonic Temple. Now none of us have ever been to Altoona but it seems like every awesome tour has to make a stop through there so I had some high hope for the evening. It turned out to be nothing short of that. Ryan and his Mother who run the venue and shows are incredible. We showed up and the entire room was all set to go for the show, not to mention an awesome vegan chili, drinks and other goodies for us to snack on. I don’t ever expect to be fed but the feeling that someone cares enough to spend time to make some food for some dirty punk rock kids, it can change any mood. We have all been sick for a couple days at this point so some hearty delicious food makes all the difference. The show started off with Guy the Walrus, a one man acoustic act, followed by Light Hearted a punk act that’s a definite good time and some of the nicest guys! Next was ourselves followed by The Big Time and to close the show was Seas. The show was rad needless to say. Reasons why: 1. Seas got me to do some hardcore dancing (let’s just say it’s been awhile) 2. Right after the show, pop hits from the 80’s and 90’s were turned on over the P.A. that can only mean one thing…DANCE PARTY!  We shook what are mommas gave us for sure that night. Lastly we met some girls and with some begging got them to let us shower at one of their houses, so awesome.

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From Mike:

9/26 - Philadelphia, PA
This was a house show at a place called Snyder House Rules. The people there were some of the most hospitable, genuine human beings we’ve ever met. I don’t think we could ever thank those people enough for how nicely they treated us. We had the pleasure of sharing the stage with our best friends in Heartwell, as well as Facts and Science Fair. Both locals were extremely good, and I hope we get to cross paths with those guys again soon. Our good friends in Corporate Hearts came out to sing along, which was great because those are two of the most excellent people on the planet. We also had a chance to meet some pretty rad people like Rob from The Anchor Boys, Matt from The Wonder Years (who said he came out to see us based on a suggestion from a friend, which we thought was pretty dang cool) who was also cool enough to bring along his girlfriend, and Zack Zarrillo from the infamous PropertyOfZack, which we also really appreciated considering the fact that he’s helped us promote our silly punk-rock band on his site for quite some time. It was an all around great time, with a great vibe all night long. We got a chance to stay with our bass player’s cousin, Matt who’s been one of our best friends and biggest supporters since jump street. He was more than generous, and hooked us up with a place to stay, food, showers, and of course, some really good memories of our first time in Philly.

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Pentimento are currently out on tour and will be updating fans with weekly Road Blogs on PropertyOfZack. Different members of the band will be writing updates each week, so check back!

From Jeramiah Paluly:

Day 1 – Our first show was in Scotia, NY at J. Watts Coffee House with I Was A Hero, Promise Me Tomorrow and Shapeshifter.  Every band says it … but this place LITERALLY is like a second home to us.  We got to Scotia the night before the show so we could party with the infamous Pagano family.  This family has housed us every time we’ve rolled through and their entire family is a complete package of awesomeness.  The show was awesome.  Shout out to our buddy Ryan Nichols!  We spent some time at the Pagano palace before we left and then departed for Cambridge, MA.

Day 2 –The rain was obnoxious on our way to the show, it poured for load in and load out which made everything a bit messy, all in good fun.  We got the chance to play the Democracy Center with our good friends in Half Heated Hot Dog (Half Hearted Hero) our new friends Born Without Bones, Ghost Thrower, Sleepwalkers and Modernist.  We were in the heart of Harvard, which made us feel a little smarter.  The show was packed, all the bands ruled and we had a blast.  Shout out to Troy, who happens to be the man.  We bounced, made it about 15 minutes and stopped at Mickeyroho’s (McDonald’s), got real fat on some double burgs, passed out in the parking lot and called it a night.  But let me tell you.  McDon’s on the thruway is about 3x the normal price and there is no dollar menu.  Can’t win ‘em all, right?

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