Streetlight Manifesto

Streetlight Manifesto are a third-wave ska band from 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

Streetlight Manifesto are a third-wave ska band from 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, New Jersey on December 9, 2003. 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 Tomas Kalnoky, Jamie Egan, Mike Soprano, and Josh Ansley, from Catch 22 and One Cool Guy's Stu Kamratz, 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 (Trumpet), Mike Brown (Alto and Baritone Saxophone), Jim Conti (Alto and Tenor Saxophone), Tomas Kalnoky (Guitar and Vocals), Chris Paszik (Bass Guitar), Mike Soprano (Trombone) and Chris Thatcher (Drums).

Streetlight's first recording consisted of a four-track demo EP, featuring the songs "Everything Went Numb", "Point/Counterpoint", "The Saddest Song" and "We Are the Few", all of which were re-recorded for their debut album. The line-up that recorded the demo consisted almost entirely of muscians from the project Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution: Josh Ansley (bass guitar), Jamie Egan (trombone & trumpet), Tomas Kalnoky (guitar & vocals), Stu Kamratz (drums), Dan Ross (alto & baritone saxophone) and Pete Sibilia (tenor saxophone). It was this recording that got the band signed to Victory Records, the same label as Catch 22.