Hey guys,

check out this interview vinnie did with philly.com from a few weeks back. it answers many questions that people may have about the band.

Interview with Vinnie

xo avalanche

 

hullo mates. well we are having a blast on college tour with Gym Class Heroes...every day has been rad. it's definitely interesting being the only rock band on a Hip Hop tour but it's great. thanks to everyone who has been coming out to support us and those of you who have been writing us messages after hearing us for the first time. we love hearing from everyone. check out our myspace page for some fresh new dates with our old friends in HIT THE LIGHTS!! damn, that's going to be a party. we can't wait to get back to the WEST COAST. ( i miss you im comin back home to the west coast. i wish you could put yourself in my suitcase... ) man i love coconut records. thanks for sticking with us, we love you all. we've been writing a lot more songs lately. the creative juices are flowing like the james river. we have around 30 new songs in the works....its going to be hard to pick and choose. time to go watch the history channel and drink some natty light. much love!!

XO i am the avalanche.

hey, whats up everyone. its brandon from the IATA camp. so, im sure a bunch of you are wondering what we have been doing with ourselves since you havent seen any tour dates for a while. a few weeks ago we drove our van down to virginia beach to mikes parents house to have another writing session. we spent about 12 days down there. and let me tell you, it was amazing to get out of the winter weather for a bit. we wrote 3 more brand new songs that you guys are gonna love. one of them is actually a very special song that is a giant "thank you" to all of YOU. yes, you. we set up a little mini recording studio in one of the rooms in mikes folks place. good thing we have the RATT with us, cause hes a master at recording/engineering/mixing/producing/snoring. we recorded 4 songs on garage band. and they turned out pretty damn good if you ask me. mike and i got tattood while we were down there. our friend josh (two pushes) inked his 2nd and 3rd tattoos hes ever done on us. we got a beer/spray can with VB inside of it. you can see mine in the iata tattoos photo album. all of us were supposed to get it, but just didnt have enough time. hopefully the other dudes will get theres soon enough. we also ended up playing a show down in virginia beach. one of mikes bros was putting on a show, and heard we were in town. so he asked us to play. it was a great time. a big THANK YOU to the kids that came out and represented the avalanche that night.  did anyone see the RATTs biological twin by the way? we brought him on stage. hes a spitting image of the RATT (with a glorious stache). THERE IS A NEW PHOTO ALBUM ON OUR PAGE. WE PUT A BUNCH OF PHOTOS UP FROM OUR VIRGINIA EXPERIENCE. GO CHECK IT OUT!!!!

thanks to everyone whos been sending photos of your tattoos to our myspace and the avalanche united page. KEEP THEM COMING PLEASE! (send to avalancheunited@gmail.com) for those of you who havent added it yet check in our top friends. theres a lot of great people over there supporting the avalanche.

we should have some new shows being announced soon enough. so sit tight. we will keep you updated on whats going down.

cheers, kampai, prost,

brandon IATA

as you all may have noticed, we've added a photo album totally dedicated to those of you ( us ) with i am the avalanche tattoos. if you have one please send a nice crisp jpeg picture to avalancheunited@gmail.com with your name and where you're from. we know there are tons more out there because we've seen them out on the road all over the world. send them over and we promise we will post it up! thank you so much. we love ya'll.

xoxo
IATA

http://www.purevolume.com/videos/iamtheavalanche/pvsessions

couple new songs, and green eyes. enjoy! xoxo

what songs do you want us to play for you on tour with the Sleeping ? let us know. we will listen. we can't wait to get back out. see you soon everyone. much love,

i am the avalanche

what songs do you guys want to hear on our player? give us your feedback and we will choose the most popular. much love!!!

Yo!!!! I AM THE AVALANCHE wants to come play your college!!!! e mail us for any shows you'd like us to play at your school at management@iamtheavalanche.com looking forward to hearing from you!!! xoxo

yup, so we are in elko nevada ( check your maps) and are stranded here because we broke an axle on our trailer. i mean look at guns n roses after they lost their axle. velvet revolver. nuff said. we had to cancel iowa and it broke our hearts. if these guys can get the parts we need, we can be on the road and honor the rest of our shows. we feel confident. we are in a cheap hotel and are trying to stay stoked and not bummed. feels weird not playing tonight. we miss you. xoxo - vinnie iata

P.S: There has been some confusion about where and when we're playing this month. We keep hearing from Kids and Bands that we are playing places that we will be no where near. This is completely out of our control, so the best we can do is say that if it isn't on our Website or our Myspace, we unfortunately aren't playing.

4.05.06 - Edinboro, PA @ The Hangout
4.06.06 - Toledo, OH @ Headliner's
4.07.06 - Erie, PA @ Penn State University (Students Only)
4.08.06 - Harrisonburg, VA @ MaCrOcK
4.09.06 - State College, PA @ The Crowbar
4.10.06 - Millvale, PA @ Mr. Small's Theatre
4.13.06 - Bellmore, NY @ Live Trax
4.14.06 - Wilkes Barre, PA @ Cafe Metropolis
4.16.06 - Greensboro, NC @ Greenstreet Cafe
4.17.06 - Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
4.20.06 - Georgetown, TX @ Southwestern University

Some Inspirational Lyrics

"I dribble rhymes like Basketball-ems,
people call me E.T.,
(what's that Shaq man?)
Extra-Tallems"
Shaquille O'Neill - (I Know I Got) Skillz