Streetlight Manifesto @ Marquee Theatre

Streetlight Manifesto

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Marquee Theatre

730 N. Mill Ave.
Tempe, AZ 85281

Category: Music Venues

Region: Tempe

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Streetlight Manifesto is scheduled to perform with Reel Big Fish on Sunday, July 10, at Marquee Theatre in Tempe.

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• Tomas Kalnoky
• Tomas Kalnoky
• The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
• Ska
• Arts, Entertainment, and Media

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Third-wave ska peaked sometime in the late 1990s, when bands like The Toasters, Save Ferris, and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones achieved mainstream recognition. Times change and people move on, and now we're left with Rihanna searching for a rude boy. Thankfully, Streetlight Manifesto has been providing a fresh take on the genre since the band's inception in the early 2000s, following the dissolution of songwriter Tomas Kalnoky's previous group, Catch 22. Streetlight follows the genre's conventions, combining a brass section with punchy upstroked guitars, but mixes in eclectic nods toward mariachi and jazz. As upbeat as the hooks may be, Kalnoky's lyrics convey a dark edge, covering topics like death, religion, and classic literature. The band expands the ska-punk tradition of covering classic songs, too, with careful selections by varied artists like Paul Simon, Mason Jennings, The Postal Service, and The Dead Milkmen, all featured on the band's collaborative covers album, 99 Songs of Revolution, with side project Bandits of Acoustic Revolution. As a fad, third-wave ska may be as dead as the protagonist of Streetlight's "Point/Counterpoint," but the band's distinctive sound doesn't need a trend to endure.