Vinnie Caruana

A Bristol concert at the Exchange, presented by Deadpunk, featuring New York singer and songwriter Vinnie Caruana, with Matt Embree on the same bill. Both acts are rooted in guitar-led rock.

Based in New York, Vinnie Caruana writes and sings in the punk, emo and post-hardcore tradition. Caruana fronts The Movielife, the Long Island group, and leads I Am The Avalanche, whose most recent album is The Horror Show (2026). Other projects include Nite Sports, Peace'd Out and Constant Elevation, while solo releases such as City by the Sea, Survivor's Guilt and Aging Frontman focus on more personal songwriting.

Caruana performs either with a full band or in a stripped-back set built around an acoustic guitar. The evening's second act, Matt Embree, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer, best known as frontman of RX Bandits. Embree also sings with The Sound of Animals Fighting, where the performer goes by "The Walrus", and has toured with Dispatch. The solo album Orion, released through Born Losers Records, is the most recent release under Embree's name, and the music moves between alternative rock, progressive sounds, psychedelia and hip-hop.

The Exchange is a Bristol venue on Old Market Street that mainly hosts concerts, with a focus on pop, rock and indie. The bill will appeal most to listeners who follow punk, emo and alternative rock.