Steve Soboslai (born October 30, 1980) is an American singer/songwriter. He is the lead singer and guitarist of the

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. Soboslai has produced several records for various artists including Nightbeast (Thriving Records), Barely Blind (TDR Records), The Drama Summer ( Eulogy Records), and ThirtySeven. He appears on Bayside's 2005 self-titled release, singing back up vocals on the song "They Looked Like Strong Hands." Soboslai's also lent his vocal talent to the song "What a Waste of Time" for the Spontaneo album "For Those Who Can Whistle," as well as on the 2008 album "Columbus" by

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of the band

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. He portrayed the villain in 6 songs on "Columbus." In the summer of 2008, Soboslai and company started a record label called Modern Short Stories. Since their inception, they have released records for

, The Composure, Spontaneo, Justin Oliver, and also a book by Chris Fafalios and Tony Hartman, called Whistle Pig. In 2011 Soboslai began doing solo performances as "Blue of Colors." In his first performance he opened for

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at the

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student union. The most recent Blue of Colors album "Long Time Coming" was released on 2/24/23. Soboslai provides additional vocals on "New Misery" by Israeli punk rock group

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's latest album, ''

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'', released in 2012. In the weeks leading up to the release of

's new EP '' So Nice To Meet You,'' word broke that Soboslai would be on the television show " Mobbed" (aired 1/04/12) to declare his romantic feelings for a long-distance friend in the form of a musical flash mob. Thanks to this publicity coupled with a social media push by the bassist of Punchline (who stated that he would put down the bass if the EP did not reach No. 1 on iTunes), the record achieved the rank of No. 1 on the iTunes Rock charts and No. 7 on the main charts at its peak, as well as No. 4 on Billboard's Heatseekers charts.

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External links

Punchline Official Myspace

Modern Short Stories Official Website

Steve Soboslai's Modern Short Stories Blog
{{DEFAULTSORT:Soboslai, Steve Living people 1980 births Singers from Pittsburgh Place of birth missing (living people) Singer-songwriters from Pennsylvania 21st-century American singer-songwriters

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