News Archive for the 'Streetlight' Category

“99 Songs of Revolution: Volume I” Released Today

As I’m sure most of you remembered, 99 Songs of Revolution: Volume I was finally released today. As mentioned previously the best place to pick up a physical copy would either be at a Streetlight Manifesto show or from The RISC Store
Streetlight Manifesto had this to say about it:
03.16.2010 | Voila!
It is with great […]

Tickets for Hoboken Streetlight Manifesto Show, More Tour Dates Coming “Soon”

Info for how to get tickets for the upcoming show at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken have been posted on the Streetlight Manifesto site, along with the claim that more tour dates are coming soon, including international ones.
The tickets for the Hoboken show can be purchased online from 29th March for students and […]

Official Facebook Page for Streetlight Manifesto

Streetlight Manifesto now have an official Facebook page, run by the same guy who does their MySpace.

Streetlight Manifesto Upload “Julio” and Further Decry Victory

Streetlight Manifesto have updated their last news post with further criticism of Victory and a free download of their cover of “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard” by Paul Simon
As a bonus, let’s play “GUESS THAT QUOTE”!!!1! Here it is:
“I absolutely believe that allowing people to cherry-pick the tracks they want from each album […]

Streetlight Manifesto Implore Fans to Boycott Victory Records

Streetlight Manifesto posted a rather interesting update to their site today:
03.11.2010 | DO NOT SUPPORT VICTORY RECORDS
Hello there. Just a quick note from us:
If you want to support Streetlight Manifesto by buying a CD, shirt, hoodie, poster, etc etc, PLEASE do not buy anything from Victory Records or their website. Use our online store or […]

Streetlight Manifesto Post Third April Show Date

Streetlight Manifesto have posted the details for a third show in April. It previously appeared on their site without details, but was pulled for unknown reasons. The show is on the 24th April at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ and is with Patent Pending.

Pentimento Music Releases “Hell” MP3

The Pentimento Music Company have released for free download an MP3 of the song “Hell” from Streetlight Manifesto’s upcoming 99 Songs of Revolution: Volume I.

Streetlight Manifesto Post “Hell” Sample

Streetlight have posted a sample of their cover of “Hell” by the Squirrel Nut Zippers on YouTube.

Streetlight Manifesto to Play Warped 2010

The Vans Warped Tour announced several days ago that Streetlight Manifesto will again be part of their line-up this year, playing all three Florida dates and the Atlanta one (23rd July–26th July).

Streetlight Manifesto Reveal Track List and Album Art for “99 Songs of Revolution: Volume I”

Streetlight Manifesto have finally revealed the track list and album art for their upcoming release 99 Songs of Revolution: Volume I and put it up for pre-order on both vinyl and CD at The RISC Store. They also confirmed 16th March as the release date.
Track list:

“Birds Flying Away” - Mason Jennings
“Hell” - Squirrel […]

Possible Track List for 99 Songs of Revolution

While it’s far from 100% confirmed it seems like the track list for the first volume of 99 Songs of Revolution might now be known based on a partial leak.

Mason Jennings - “Birds Fly Away”
Blur - “Country House”
The Postal Service - “Such Great Heights”
The Squirrel Nut Zippers - “Hell”
Paul Simon - “Me and Julio Down […]

Likely Release Date for 99 Songs of Revolution Volume 1

Victory Records have revealed a release date of 16th March for Streetlight Manifesto’s upcoming cover album 99 Songs of Revolution. While any news that comes from Victory rather than the band should always be taken with a pinch of salt, it seems likely that this is legitimate given the albums completed state. No […]

Streetlight Manifesto to Play a Couple of Shows in April

Streetlight Manifesto are booked to play a couple of shows in April, one on the 23rd at The Crazy Donkey in Farmingdale, NY and the other on the 25th at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel in Providence RI. The support acts are Lionize and Aficianado. No word on whether or not there will be further […]

99 Songs of Revolution Clips Posted

As promised Streetlight Manifesto have uploaded clips of some songs from their upcoming 99 Songs of Revolution. There are six clips in total, and If you can guess what songs samples 5 and 6 are, you can have Chris Thatcher. As in, you know, you will legally own him. Seriously.
Clips: 1, 2, 3, 4, […]

Streetlight Manifesto Come Out of Hiding

11.17.2009 | Still Alive, Still Kicking
Hello there everyone. Let’s jump straight into it, shall we?
1) 99 SOR. We’re being buried with emails regarding the release date but we can’t announce one because we don’t know when it is. What we can say is this: some record labels (not naming names here, so it can’t be […]

Official Music Video for “Would You Be Impressed?”

Streetlight Manifesto have uploaded their second official music video to their YouTube account, and this time it’s for “Would You Be Impressed?”. The description with the video is definitely worth a read, and in case it “disappears” here it is in full:
This is Streetlight Manifesto’s second music video, this time for “Would You Be […]

Streetlight Manifesto South American Tour Cancelled, Albums to Be Performed in Full at NYC Shows

Streetlight Manifesto have updated their site with news that their planned South American tour in September has unfortunately had to be cancelled due to problems cause by swine flu, with plans to reschedule for 2010.
They also updated their upcoming shows for the “Last Tour of the Decade” (new dates on the shows page as usual) […]

Fearless Music Post Third Streetlight Manifesto Video

Fearless Music have uploaded a third video of the set Streetlight Manifesto did for them, and this time the song is “Would You Be Impressed?”.

Streetlight Manifesto Likely to Tour North-East America in September and October 2009

Though not officially announced (with the exception of one show) on the Streetlight Manifesto website yet, several dates have recently appeared for a small Streetlight tour in America and Canada during late September and early October of this year. The support listed for these dates are Outernational and Broadway Calls, the latter of which […]

Streetlight Manifesto Post First South American Dates

Streetlight Manifesto have posted the dates for their upcoming South American tour on their website, though as of yet only one of them has a venue announced. The tour starts off with a show in Buenos Aires, Argentina before making four more stops in Brazil. The dates are of course also available on […]