Streetlight Lights Up West End

So I put together zero consecutive days of blog, but the rockiness Streetlight Manifesto had me distracted from the time they hit the stage until just now, plus I got home after midnight so it kinds foiled my day of concert first blog momentum, but we are on point now.
I missed the first bands due to some classic blinding migraines, luckily I saw a shirt from one of the bands that read “Boston Pop Punk,” so it may have been less annoying to go numb in my bedroom than drag my self up two hours early to go see a band that proudly represents pop punk. Regardless of what you may think of some of my 90s picks I can assure you most of the bands would hate to have that name attached to them, or not care - whatever.
I tell ya once someone explained to me the baritone Sax, was particle, not just hilarious, I was really into the whole experience. The experience included teaching an 8-year-old (who was a brother of a friend, of my buddy Shecky’s step kids) how to skank during a great version on Keasby Nights.
The set was honestly one of the fasted to go by that I have ever experienced, although someone did tell me the set was a little short, but the hit all the classics: Saddest Song in the World, Mephisto’s Café, and they even played their cover of Linoleum in the encore.
I was in a little pain, but I gotta say shows were getting old for me until Shecky started bring his kids and their friends it is great to see kids getting into the scene the way I did when I was their age, and it even gives this old squid a reason to get back in the pit.
One thing you should know though is that a ska-core band like Streetlight is amazing to watch, as they perfectly time eight instruments to create what I believe is a ska-salsa hybrid nobody else even approaches. They are original, precise, and the West End Cultural Centre looks awesome.
Too bad I went to the Garrick Theatre first. Read those tickets carefully kids.
- The streak is on. Second blog coming Monday afternoon.


We Will Fall Together - One of the best tunes they played Saturday night - awesome!