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East Brunswick, New York NJ, United States (2002 – present)

Streetlight Manifesto is a ska/punk band from East Brunswick, New Jersey under the creative leadership of singer/guitarist Tomas Kalnoky. Since forming in 2002, the band has released three full-length albums.

Several of Streetlight’s members were already well known among the New Jersey ska community for their roles in past ska bands from that area, most notably Catch 22’s Tomas Kalnoky, James Egan, Mike Soprano, and Josh Ansley, as well as One Cool Guy’s Stuart Karmatz, Pete Sibilia, Dan Ross, and Chris Paszik.

The band’s first album, Everything Goes Numb, was released on August 26, 2003, and was distributed by Victory Records. They headlined their first ever show at Rutgers University on December 9, 2003 in front of a sold out audience.

The line-up has gone through several changes since the band’s inception and currently consists of Matt Stewart, who plays the trumpet, Mike Brown who plays the alto and baritone saxophone, Jim Conti, who plays the alto and tenor saxophone, Tomas Kalnoky, who plays the guitar and sings, Pete McCullaugh who plays the bass guitar, Mike Soprano who plays the trombone, and Chris Thatcher who plays the drums.

Though the band have enjoyed no mainstream commercial success, they have received acclaim in alternative music circles, and their debut album is currently in Interpunk.com’s top 100 items, over 2 years after its release. In addition, they regularly sell out their live shows, and their first few shows at Rutgers and The Stone Pony not only sold out, but had people coming from as far as Minnesota and Canada. Their second album, a reworking of Catch 22’s Keasbey Nights was released on March 7, 2006.

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JanieVicious wrote:
yesterday afternoon

Either way, he's still the one that comes up with the ideas.

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KSava wrote:
yesterday morning

Tom actually said he just hums the brass section parts and they put it down in a more legitimate form.

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JanieVicious wrote:
Tuesday evening

BIGTUNA69: Streetlight Manifesto's songs are a lot more intricate than you're giving them credit for. Also, if Tom wasn't the perfectionist that he is, Streetlight Manifesto wouldn't sound nearly as great as they do. Plus, do people forget that Tom not only writes the lyrics to the songs, but also the the guitar parts AND parts of the brass? Not to mention the fact that he also does all of the artwork for their merch... Yeah, it sucks having to wait so long to hear something new from these guys, but it's all anticipation for something that we know is going to be GREAT when it's finally released.

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Spark_and_Spark wrote:
last week

Just be glad they're still making music at all. Rather than, say, disbanding.

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BIGTUNA69 wrote:
last week

1 year is bad enough. Bands MUST get bored of playing the same arrangement of songs for 2 years... wouldn't you think? 3 years is really pushing it. -- Regarding Streetlight Manifesto, I understand that Tomas is a "perfectionist" when it comes to his work. But his songs aren't THAT intricate that it takes 3 years to have 'em written, recorded, and mastered. Think about the amount of time in a day. a week. a month. a year. There is so much time.

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mikeQQekim wrote:
last week

I don't think anyone is really upset that it's taking forever. Rather, they're only upset because release dates have been promised and then passed... which is to be expected of Streetlight but it's still quite frustrating.

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msuk wrote:
last week

Bands tour for up to two years on a single record, take time off, write more songs, record them etc so 3 years isn't bad. SM have a reputation for taking ages to release new stuff anyway!

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BIGTUNA69 wrote:
last week

They probably could? But everything they have released has been of the highest quality. Each record is so well-crafted. There's a great sense of authentic musicianship within their albums. It's hard to believe that bands take 2 to 3 years to put out records. Their jobs include: making music, making music, and making music. -- Are you serious with this 2 to 3 years gap in between records? That is a shit-ton of time last time I checked. I know SM will provide a quality product, but the wait is unbearable. I love you Streetlight Manifesto.

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zedstuff wrote:
last week

Portugal. The Man could probably REALLY benefit from spending more time on their albums. I don't mind the wait for the Streetlight albums as long as the quality is there, but man they really need to shut the fuck up when it comes to announcing release dates.

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Snark-57 wrote:
last week

to Rogar: are you serious? I can't wait another "few months". Hope the right release date is much closer.

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azul_azul wrote:
last week

Awesome! Riding the forth wave is the shit!!!!!!!!!!

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Rogar wrote:
last week

The new CD was supposed to come out this summer. As a fan of theirs for years, I can tell you this; Don't ever expect them to release CDs on the dates they announce. Ever. Give it another 2 years.

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streetlighter wrote:
last week

gonna see them (portugal the man) in 3 weeks :D HAHA what about 99 sor?! Any news?

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BIGTUNA69 wrote:
last week

Portugal. The Man releases an album a year. They released an acoustic album on top of an 'electric' one this year. They are releasing two albums next year. There will be a live dvd coming out in the coming months. A new music video also.

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ramona77 wrote:
last month

bem loco

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Phex16 wrote:
last month

Thats why I'm waiting for one or two records, not the entire thing.

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Kymusabi wrote:
last month

I'm assuming that covering 99 songs would take a while.

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Phex16 wrote:
last month

Still waiting..

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GAMilitzer wrote:
last month

Man... In my opinion you're one of the greatest bands ever... Honestly. Can't wait for the new cd.

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Spark_and_Spark wrote:
last month

"We might just make it after all, on our own. We might just make it after all." ...That line is constantly in my head. I don't know why it's so catchy, but it seriously won't leave my brain.

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