Rain, Forgotten Lyrics, Acoustic Guitars

Part 1: Brand New aka Jesse and Vinnie
Thank you Infinite Productions!!!! The boys and my old internship put on a surprise show yesterday (March 28 @ Neumos) I was lucky enough to find out the night before. I just had to go obviously! I love Brand New and to be able to see them in a smaller venue acoustic is a chance that should never be passed up. I knew I had to get there early to ensure I got a ticket, because hello its Brand New, that shit sells out fast!
I got to Neumos around 1:15, there were a few people already standing there. The info on the show said tickets would be sold when the door opened at 4. However, the few of us that were standing there were taken pity on and we got tickets early. So by 1:30 I had my ticket. I had nothing else to do but wait. Two and a half hours in the rain is boring and cold but I knew it would be worth it. We got inside and I was second row in front of dear Jesse. I was excited because I hadn't seen him since the summer during my internship.
The boys took the stage around 5:15 and were super funny. I thought Jesse was laid back at the solo show over the summer, but this was even better. He forgot the lyrics a couple times and Vinnie struggled to remember his part. "I feel like this is my first show" Vinnie said. But it was fun. They laughed it off, although Jessie apologized profusely after the third song he messed up on. It was Brand New in a way I haven't ever seen them. They weren't taking anything super seriously and because we were having a good time no matter what, they were too. They played a few new songs, including one jesse played at the solo show and a song vinnie wrote. About halfway through vinnie left the stage and jesse played solo for the rest of the show. We got some classics like Moshi Moshi and Jude Law and Soco Amaretto Lime.
Unfortunately it ended too soon! But jesse promised the whole band would be back. I would have loved to wait around and see the boys again (although I doubt Jesse would have remembered me), but I had to shoot up the hill to Chop Suey to see OK Go (to be discussed in Part 2).