Streetlight Manifesto

Simply put, this was a fun ska show.  This show reaffirmed my faith that ska is not dead in San Francisco (the last LTJ show here seemed so dead, even after factoring in the NOFX show down the street that night).

Streetlight Manifesto played a good mix of songs from their albums new and old.  They even played an older favorite of mine, one I’ve seldome heard before, Dear Sergio. Their cover album 99 Songs of the Revolution dropped recently two tunes from that made it into the setlist: Hell (yes!) and Linoleum (third time hearing that one, still a fun song). Most songs came from Somewhere In The Between.

The crowd was really into this band.  The floor audience was dancing and singing right along with the band. Streetlight Manifesto seemed to give it 100%, but didn’t strike me as really putting out anything “above and beyond” for this SF show.  No points knocked, just an observation. These guys help keep fun music alive and well and I look forward to their next gig.