Streetlight Manifesto in Allentown

So last night a bunch of us went up to Allentown, PA to see Streetlight Manifesto play at Croc Rock. It was a good night. It was me (Steve), Daino, Jim, Nick and Colman, and we all drove up after a long day of classes and rehearsals. Venue was great, the band was awesome, and the night was a good time for sure. Gotta love getting together, watching some killer ska and having a fucking blast. Not to mention, any night with some ska is going to be a good night.

The nice part about seeing Streetlight is that they have the same instrumentation as us. The usuals (guitar, bass, drums, vocals)…but they have the same horn section; Trumpet, Trombone, Tenor Sax, and Bari Sax. Man, I love seeing how a great band like that utilizes their horn section, and it really gives us something to think about and work towards. They have such a handle on their instrumentation, and the crowd just loves it. I hope that people, when they watch us play, get the same excited feeling seeing that many guys on stage, with that wide of a range of sounds. There’s just something great about seeing a shit ton of talented musicians on stage playing their hearts out to some ska.

P.S. Their horn section is so amazingly talented and energetic. Musicianship? Beyond that. Shit, the trombone player was adjusting his tuning slide in between songs! And as far as energy goes…well they play hard, loud, fast, dance, sing, the works!

Check them out, try and tell me they don’t put on a killer show…