Nothing reminds of me of summer like Sublime. With the breeze blowing through my crown and the beats ruffling my stola, the music of Sublime always seems to put me in that summer mood. And as we’ll see this Sunday at The BEACH @ Governors Island, their music is fit for rocking all year round. For the last concert of the BEACH's debut season, with opening act The Cannabis Cup Reggae Band, Badfish will pay tribute to these West Coast Kings.
Badfish is a tribute band dedicated to playing Sublime’s music. The group is named after a song from Sublime's 40 Oz. to Freedom album. Badfish formed in 2001, consisting of college-aged computer science majors. They toured on the East Coast and in the Midwest, mainly popular on college campuses. Over the years, Badfish’s popularity has grown nationally; they have done multiple national tours, playing 152 shows across the U.S. in 2006. In 2008, the band was nominated for Best Tribute Act in the Boston Music Awards.
Badfish's idols are an all-American, genre-surpassing, iTunes collection, staple. Hailing from Long Beach, CA and founded in 1988, Sublime has released three albums, 40 Oz. to Freedom (1992), Robbin' the Hood (1994), and Sublime (1996). Not easily described in under four words, most call Sublime’s music a blend of reggae, punk, hip-hop, rock, and ska. Although wildly popular throughout California and the West Coast, by 1996, Sublime was headlining tours across the U.S. including Vans Warped Tour, and finishing their third, but first major label, studio album. Sadly, in May of 1996, plagued by heroin addiction and destructive behavior, lead singer Bradley Nowell died of a heroin overdose prior to the release of their widely-acclaimed third album, Sublime.
Since Nowell's passing, there have been a few posthumous releases and even a spin-off band that includes surviving Sublime members known as Long Beach Dub Allstars (disbanded in 2002). As of September 2009, Sublime has reunited with a new lead singer and guitarist; they will play in late October at Cypress Hills’ Smokeout Festival, staying together indefinitely. Worldwide, Sublime has sold over 17 million albums, including about 10 million in the U.S. alone.
So come to The BEACH this Sunday to relive Sublime's greatest hits like “Garden Grove,” “Santeria,” and “April 29, 1992 (Miami).” Join me as I sip from a 40oz. and rock out to classic 90s Alternative Rock music.
Lovin’ is what I got. See you Sunday!
Lady Liberty
