# Steve Soboslai > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Steve_Soboslai > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Steve_Soboslai.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Soboslai > Source revision: 1262591542 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American singer/songwriter (born 1980)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Steve Soboslai | image = Punchline_Steve_07182006_Starland.jpg | caption = Soboslai at the Starland Summer Campout at the [Starland Ballroom](/source/Starland_Ballroom) in July 2006. | image_size = 300 | birth_name = Steven Soboslai | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1980|10|30}} | origin = [Belle Vernon](/source/Belle_Vernon%2C_Pennsylvania), [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania), United States | years_active = 1997–present | genre = [Pop punk](/source/Pop_punk), [alternative rock](/source/alternative_rock), [pop rock](/source/pop_rock) | instrument = [Vocals](/source/Singing), [guitar](/source/guitar) | label = [Modern Short Stories](/source/Modern_Short_Stories), [Fueled by Ramen](/source/Fueled_by_Ramen) | associated_acts = [Punchline](/source/Punchline_(band)), Blue of Colors, [Fall Out Boy](/source/Fall_Out_Boy), [Bayside](/source/Bayside_(band)), [The Composure](/source/The_Composure), Barely Blind, [Spontaneo](/source/Spontaneo) | website = [http://modernshorties.com/ www.modernshorties.com] }} '''Steve Soboslai''' (born October 30, 1980) is an American singer/songwriter. He is the lead singer and guitarist of the [Belle Vernon](/source/Belle_Vernon), [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania)-based pop punk band [Punchline](/source/Punchline_(band)).{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p457596|pure_url=yes}} [allmusic Punchline > Overview]http://www.punchkids.com [Punchline Website] Soboslai has produced several records for various artists including Nightbeasthttp://www.artistdirect.com/artist/credits/steve-soboslai/3547933 [Steve Soboslai Credits - ARTISTdirect Music] (Thriving Records), Barely Blind (TDR Records),http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=267009 [Barely Blind - The Way We Operate - Album Review - AbsolutePunk.net] The Drama Summerhttp://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,3682606,00.html [Credits: Make a Move EP by The Drama Summer @ ARTISTdirect.com] ([Eulogy Records](/source/Eulogy_Records)), and ThirtySeven.{{cite web|url=http://www.thirtyseven.bigcartel.com/product/get-what-you-deserve |title=thirtyseven — "Get What You Deserve" |publisher=Thirtyseven.bigcartel.com |date= |accessdate=2012-07-22}} He appears on [Bayside](/source/Bayside_(band))'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 [Andrew Dost](/source/Andrew_Dost) of the band [fun](/source/Fun_(band)). 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](/source/Modern_Short_Stories). Since their inception, they have released records for [Punchline](/source/Punchline_(band)), The Composure, Spontaneo, Justin Oliver, and also a book by Chris Fafalios and Tony Hartman, called Whistle Pig.http://modernshortstories.net/ [Modern Short Stories] In 2011 Soboslai began doing solo performances as "Blue of Colors."{{cite web |url=https://soundcloud.com/blueofcolors |title=blueofcolors's sounds on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free |publisher=Soundcloud.com |date= |accessdate=2012-07-22}} In his first performance he opened for [Parachute](/source/Parachute_(band)) and [Plain White T's](/source/Plain_White_T's) at the [Indiana University of Pennsylvania](/source/Indiana_University_of_Pennsylvania) student union. The most recent Blue of Colors album "Long Time Coming" was released on 2/24/23.{{cite web |url=https://www.music-news.com/news/Underground/156288/It-s-been-a-Long-Time-Coming-as-Blue-Of-Colors-releases-debut-LP |title=It's been a 'Long Time Coming' as Blue Of Colors releases LP |publisher=music-news.com |date= |accessdate=2023-05-25}} Soboslai provides additional vocals on "New Misery" by Israeli punk rock group [Useless ID](/source/Useless_ID)'s latest album, ''[Symptoms](/source/Symptoms_(Useless_ID_album))'', released in 2012. In the weeks leading up to the release of [Punchline](/source/Punchline_(band))'s new EP ''[So Nice To Meet You](/source/So_Nice_To_Meet_You),'' word broke that Soboslai would be on the television show "[Mobbed](/source/Mobbed)" (aired 1/04/12) to declare his romantic feelings for a long-distance friend in the form of a musical flash mob.{{cite web|url=http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2562322 |title=Punchline Frontman on Mobbed - News Article |publisher=AbsolutePunk.net |date= |accessdate=2012-07-22}}{{cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/article/45716 |title=Punchline vocalist on 'Mobbed' |publisher=Punknews.org |date= 5 January 2012|accessdate=2012-07-22}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2582192 |title=Punchline's Chart Positions - News Article |publisher=AbsolutePunk.net |date= |accessdate=2012-07-22}} == See also == * [Punchline](/source/Punchline_(band)) * [Modern Short Stories](/source/Modern_Short_Stories) * [Fueled by Ramen](/source/Fueled_by_Ramen) ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == * [https://www.myspace.com/punchline Punchline Official Myspace] * [http://www.modernshortstories.net/ Modern Short Stories Official Website] * [http://www.modernshorties.com Steve Soboslai's Modern Short Stories Blog] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202091630/http://modernshorties.com/ |date=2011-02-02 }} {{Punchline}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Soboslai, Steve}} Category:Living people Category:1980 births Category:Singers from Pittsburgh Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Singer-songwriters from Pennsylvania Category:21st-century American singer-songwriters --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Steve Soboslai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Soboslai) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Soboslai?action=history)). 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