Biography
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Years Active
2002 – present (22 years)
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Founded In
New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States
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Members
- Chris Thatcher (2003 – present)
- Jim Conti (2002 – present)
- Josh Ansley (2002 – 2004)
- Matt Stewart (2007 – 2023)
- Michael Brown (2005 – present)
Streetlight Manifesto are a third-wave ska band from East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. They released their first album, Everything Goes Numb, on August 26, 2003, which was distributed by Victory Records. The band also headlined their first ever show at Rutgers University in New Brunswick on December 9, 2003. That concert sold out. Also, Streetlight does no advertisement, all word of mouth, with the exception of their website.
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 line-up has gone through several changes since the band's inception and currently consists of Delano Bonner, 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 is a singer, Chris Paszik 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 soldout, 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. Their third album, entitled "Somewhere in The Between" is due to be released in fall 2007.
Band Members:
Mike Brown - Baritone Sax
Mike Soprano - Trombone
Jim Conti - Tenor Sax
Matt Stewart - Trumpet
Chris Thatcher - Drums
Tomas Kalnoky - Guitar, Vocals
Pete McCullaugh - Bass
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