#51: Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution

And once again we're off to war, but I can't agree with what we're fighting for

At 51 are Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution, who was at the time of their EP a Catch 22 side project but now are a Streetlight Manifesto side project.

Wiki Says: Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution, or BOTAR, is a musical collective of a varying and undefinable genre which includes influences from ska, punk, classical, and eastern European music. It is composed of former Catch 22 members Tomas Kalnoky and Jamie Egan, in addition to Nick Afflitto, Marcy Ciuffreda, Rachel Goldstein, Layton Hayes, John Paul Jones, Achilles Kalnoky, Paul Lowndes, Chris Paszik, Mark Rendeiro, Dan Ross, Pete Sibilia, Shane Thomson, and Natalia Ushak. Unlike other quasi-similar bands of today, which combine primarily ska and punk, BOTAR blends in a bit of classical music, taking the form of an entirely acoustic ensemble.

Discovery: A Call to Arms EP (2001)

99 Songs of Revolution Volumes ? (TBD)

Favorite (and only) Songs: A Call to Arms

Dear Sergio (Catch 22 cover, this version later covered by Streetlight)

Here's To Life (Later covered by Streetlight)

It's a Wonderful Life

They Provide the Paint for the Picture Perfect Masterpiece That You Will Paint on the Inside of Your Eyelids (Later covered by Streetlight)

Years Active: 2001, Sometime in the near future again

They don't play live

Oh BOTAR, why did you have to make this post so confusing for the people. BOTAR released an EP as a side project with members who would go on to be Streetlight Manifesto. In the album booklet for "A Call to Arms EP", it was stated that the Keasbey Nights Trilogy was to be "Keasbey Nights" (Catch 22 in 98), "Everything Goes Numb (Streetlight in 02), and then BOTAR with "99 Songs of Revolution". Then 8 years passed with Streetlight becoming successful and BOTAR left in the dust. "99 Songs of Revolution" is in fact happening, but not as originally planned. Streetlight has 2 of the 8 albums, as will BOTAR (the other 4 coming from 2 other Streetlight side projects). It is 99 covers in total, and the first release features Streetlight covering BOTAR, who will also be in this project. So...we'll see what comes next in 99SOR Volume 2! Hell, for the video, the best I can find is Streetlight playing a BOTAR song live.

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