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Published on December 2nd 2005
As a recent transplant into Charlotte from Ft. Lauderdale, I've witnessed the Charlotte-area ska/punk scene for only a short time, and I've been mostly unimpressed by what I've seen. Over the past week however, I've found that there can be a rich bounty of bands to be seen from time to time, with this show and two other recent ones (Bouncing Souls and None More Black). This one blew the other two away, hands down, and was one of the best shows I've ever been to, regardless of the location.
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and what the fuck have slipknot got to do with ska? i don't slash my wrists. i'd rather listen to some classy jamaican ska from toots & the maytals BTW Mr. Streetcore. GO FUCK YOURSELF!... if you don't like a band dont bash them on one of these reviews.. make a satanic hatred room in your house where u can slit ur wrists listening to slip knot u fucking doochebag. STREETLIGHT marks the beginning of the fourth wave of ska and is the best band out there right now. period. later well... i've seen streetlight a total of 3 times over the past 2 years. I saw them up in NYC at the Knitting Factory 2 years ago... and i was lucky enough to crowd surf up on stage and skank next to Tomas himself. it was during Point-Counterpoint when tom comes back in with "so i waited by the phone but the phone never rang..." i also managed to snatch his extra pick that was sticking out of his microphone.. he wasnt mad tho cuz i saw him at a show a month later and apologized for it, hes a cool guy. AND also, my best friend's old baby sitter was tom's FIRST girlfriend... EVER. Her name was heather... ask him about her sometime at a show : ) seen this band before. didn't like them. play some real ska mother fuckers No offense to whoever wrote this but im going to be a prick to you, because obviously you dont know these guys as well as you think you do i'll correct you on your dumbass mistakes. First off the Tossers sucked ass if you were actually looking at the crowd they were standing around from 2/3 of their set on, which by the way was filled with crappy music and it felt as if it was 9 hours too long. Next i cant believe through your sobbing of not hearing anything new you dont even mention the new introduction that they have now been playing. And 900 people are you kidding i think the building that small would cave in if 900 people were there. Another stupid point you made that i cant believe you uttered in this fucked up report was the fact their set was short, well if ure ever loving Tossers would have been done earlier and you know not keep going with slow tunes that are too Irish for charlotte we could have heard them for alot longer. And heres a great point do you even know the members of SM, i mean you talk about sitting backstage talking to Paul and Daniel when paul was the drummer on EGN however chris plays drums now for them and dan ross left before the first european tour, so you either got their names wrong which i hope made u look like an ass, or you just dont know information about the stuff your trying to report. My feeling is prolly a mix of both. And like every other anixous motherfucker including youself, who cant just wait another month for the cd, you just need to hear something off of it now, thats just being a fucking greedy bitch and youve got some nerve complaining u didnt hear anything off of it when its their choice to even play in charlotte. Lastly if i ever see you in NJ every true SM fan who like myself hates this article and believes you shouldnt be in our state will stomp your ass in a true mosh pit. So fuck off And give up writing about shit you dont know a) Yeah, hugging Tomas was boner-inducing (also a ska fag) i love streetlight, but their shows in NJ are always so fucking packed. the last one i went to a starland ballroom i almost died of heat exhaustion 10 min into their set. damn starland and their overselling. tossers ain't got nuthin on the limp bizkit moshpit at woodstock. oh the glorious mayhem, oh how glorious... score is for this not being a propagandhi tour review. score is for getting picked up in the pit, which really does seem to be a lost art. okay, so you drank a beer at a streetlight manifesto show BAD bands from NC: Score is for Streetlight and their amazing shows. I can't wait to hear Keasby II. Saw them at Mad Planet in Milwaukee, the entire crowd alternated between compacting into the ten feet infront of the stage, jumping on each other and singing, then spreading out to dance like crazy. i was at this show... thought Steetlight was AMAZING, but the Tossers were boring as fuck yeah, so TONIGHT at the Milestone:(in charlotte) Honestly pits at Tossers shows are always fun, never anyone out to hurt anyone else...just a bunch of kids dancing around. Only band I've ever seen like that Oops, sorry that show's in Wilmington btw. NC people, if you are close by or feel like making a trek, you should definately come to this show: I would hug Tomas. This dude sure does get a boner outta hugging Tomas. I hear they wouldn't let Chinese Take-Out on the bill because of their "inexperience". what is with people falling down in the pit anyway? is it that hard to stay on your fucking feet? just sayin There is a decent scene in Charlotte...it's very, VERY small and limited to who you know, but it's there. Most of the kids you see at shows (especially at tremont) are part of passing trends, it's quite pathetic but we are all used to it. You might as well go ahead and prepare yourself for the poseur parade. Oh, and great review. I'm pretty sure I'm the only one who, upon first reading this, reading "Drat" as The Draft misspelled. during the breakdown of "Point/Counterpoint," the ensemble transitioned flawlessly into "Keasbey Nights," playing that entire song, then picking up "P/CP" where they left off without missing a note. tremont can suck a fuckin dick |
