{"id":13075,"date":"2020-08-18T05:00:11","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T05:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=13075"},"modified":"2020-08-17T22:35:55","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T22:35:55","slug":"greg-antista-the-lonely-streets-are-set-to-perform-as-part-of-an-all-star-punk-livestream-concert-celebrating-steve-sotos-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=13075","title":{"rendered":"GREG ANTISTA & THE LONELY STREETS ARE SET TO PERFORM AS PART OF AN ALL-STAR PUNK LIVESTREAM CONCERT CELEBRATING STEVE SOTO’S BIRTHDAY"},"content":{"rendered":"

BENEFIT CONCERT MARKS THE FIRST\u00a0BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION SINCE THE DEATH OF SOTO,\u00a0<\/strong>A FOUNDING MEMBER OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA\u2019S AGENT ORANGE<\/strong>\u00a0AND ADOLESCENTS, IN 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

ALSO CONFIRMED: Performances of Soto songs by members of Adolescents,\u00a0<\/strong>
\nBad Cop\/Bad Cop, CH3, Death by Stereo, Left Alone, Manic Hispanic, Punk Rock Karaoke, Swingin\u2019 Utters, and more<\/strong><\/p>\n

Worldwide livestream begins at 5:00 PM PST on Saturday, August 22;<\/strong>
\nTickets & livestream:\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/stevesototributeconcert.veeps.com<\/strong><\/a>
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The concert event will actually feature an equal mix of live performances and additional pre-recorded footage. Comedian Joe Sib, a former bandmate of Soto\u2019s in 22 Jacks, will be the live on-air host.<\/p>\n

In order to access the livestream, viewers will be required to make a donation to National Independent Talent Organization (NITO<\/a>), a non-profit organization created in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. NITO exists for the purpose of supporting local musicians and helping to keep live music venues operational. After production costs for the event, 100% of the proceeds will go to NITO.<\/p>\n

Also scheduled to perform at this Southern California punk rock extravaganza are members of Adolescents, Bad Cop\/Bad Cop, CH3, Death by Stereo, Left Alone, Manic Hispanic, Punk Rock Karaoke, Swingin\u2019 Utters, and other surprise guests.<\/p>\n

This will be the first concert celebrating\u00a0Soto\u2019s birthday. Soto (August 23, 1963 \u2013 June 27, 2018) was a multi-talented instrumentalist and founding member of the long-running SoCal punk bands Agent Orange (1979) and Adolescents (1980). During his lifelong career in rock \u2018n\u2019 roll, he was also a member of Legal Weapon, Joyride, Manic Hispanic, and the punk supergroup 22 Jacks. Soto fronted his own band, Steve Soto and the Twisted Hearts, and he also became a member of Punk Rock Karaoke. Soto died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 54 from natural causes.<\/p>\n

Greg Antista, who released the well-received\u00a0Shake, Stomp and Stumble\u00a0<\/em>album with his band The Lonely Streets in 2019, was a lifelong friend of Soto\u2019s. In 1979, the two met in shop class at Troy High School in their native Fullerton, CA.\u00a0\u201cI had never thought about playing an instrument until punk rock exploded at my high school\u201d Antista recalls. \u201cI had members of Adolescents, Agent Orange, and Social Distortion as my schoolmates and they were all playing backyard parties and their first local club gigs. Being that close to the bands and music made many of us pick up guitars.\u201d In 1990, Antista, Soto, and Adolescents drummer Sandy Hanson joined forces in Joyride, a pop-punk band that released two albums on Dr. Dream Records.<\/p>\n

Antista\u2019s bandmates in the Lonely Streets also shared close ties to Soto. In 1981-1982, guitarist Frank Agnew played with Soto in the Los Angeles band Legal Weapon, appearing together on the group\u2019s\u00a0Death of Innocence\u00a0<\/em>album. In the 1990s and 2000s, Lonely Streets bassist Warren Renfrow performed alongside Soto in the bands Manic Hispanic and 22 Jacks. The Lonely Streets\u2019 lineup is completed by drummer Jorge E. Disguster, who while never having played in a band with Soto, has nevertheless shared many stages with the musician.<\/p>\n

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Greg Antista & the Lonely Streets:<\/strong>
\nWebsite:\u00a0gregantistaandthelonelystreets.com<\/a>
\nFacebook:\u00a0gregantistaandthelonelystreets<\/a>
\nTwitter:\u00a0@greg_antista<\/a>
\nInstagram:\u00a0@gregantistaandthelonelystreets<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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