Streetlight Manifesto in Chicago

Streetlight Manifesto is an American ska-punk band formed in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 2002 by singer, guitarist and songwriter Tomas Kalnoky. Its brass-led arrangements, rapid punk rhythms and narrative lyrics are represented on albums including Everything Goes Numb, Somewhere in the Between and The Hands That Thieve; widely known songs include “Point/Counterpoint,” “A Better Place, a Better Time” and “We Will Fall Together.” Streetlight Manifesto played the Vans Warped Tour before presenting its 2013 run as The End of the Beginning Tour, which marked the end of full-time touring rather than a farewell. The band subsequently returned for selective headline runs and recurring New Jersey concerts, including year-end performances at Starland Ballroom in Sayreville.

Dave Hause is an American singer-songwriter, born in 1978 and raised in Philadelphia, who plays punk-rooted folk and heartland rock. He first became known as the frontman of The Loved Ones, whose albums include Keep Your Heart, before establishing a solo catalog with Resolutions, Devour and Bury Me in Philly. The 2011 Revival Tour featured Hause in an acoustic songwriter lineup with Chuck Ragan, Dan Andriano and Brian Fallon. He subsequently opened for Social Distortion and The Gaslight Anthem, then built his own headline tours around solo and full-band performances. Full-band concerts feature Hause on guitar and vocals with The Mermaid. His brother Tim Hause has also been a touring and recording partner in The Mermaid.