Sublime

Sublime is an American band that formed in 1988 from Long Beach, California.
==History==
Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh were childhood friends. Billy Wilson, Eric's father, taught Gaugh how to read music and play the drums. Gaugh and Wilson, together with Michael Happoldt, formed a three-piece punk band called The Juice Bros during their high school years. About this time, Bradley Nowell joined the band. Nowell helped introduce Gaugh and Wilson to reggae and ska. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629034523/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,984977-1,00.html
Sublime played its first gig on the 4th of July in 1988 in a small club. Music venues were sketchy of the band's eclectic musical fusion and many refused to book the band. In response, the band created their own music label, Skunk Records, which helped the band seem more accomplished and subsequently book more shows. For the next several years, the group focused primarily on playing at parties and small clubs throughout Southern California with local ska bands such as Smokestacks, No Doubt and Skeletones. The trio recorded a few songs and put forth a number of short demos. https://agaric40.tripod.com/info/other/history.html
In February 1990, Nowell adopted an abused dalmatian puppy from a shelter and named him "Louie" after his grandfather. Louie became something of a mascot for the band. Louie was often allowed to wander around the stage during the band's concert performances. One of Sublime's early club venues in 1990, was at a downtown club in Long Beach called Toe Jam. This club was owned and operated by David Rice, James Walker, Jason Burch and Jeff King. A private party was held in February 1991, at Toe Jam for one of the owners. In late 1990, Michael Happoldt approached the band, offering to let them record in the studio at the school where Happoldt was studying. The band agreed and trespassed into the school at night, where they recorded from midnight to seven in the morning. The recording session resulted in the popular cassette tape called Jah Won't Pay the Bills, which was then released in 1991, and featured songs that would appear on the band's future albums. The tape helped the band gain a grassroots following throughout southern California. https://web.archive.org/web/20100304130700/http://www.vh1.com/shows/behind_the_music/episode.jhtml?episodeID=55758
Eventually, Sublime developed a large following in California. After focusing on live shows, the band released 40oz. to Freedom in 1992, under Nowell's label. The record established Sublime's blend of ska, reggae, punk, surf rock, and hip hop, and helped to further strengthen the group's growing California following. Initially being sold exclusively at their live shows, the album became widely known in the greater Los Angeles area after rock radio station KROQ began playing the song, "Date Rape." https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/sublime-bradley-nowell-self-titled-debut-at-20-classic-track-by-track-look-back-7454335/
In 1993, Sublime got signed to True Sound imprint. However, the band stayed on Skunk Records and then in June 1994, they were signed to the label Gasoline Alley of MCA Records by Jon Phillips who later became Sublime's manager. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p169675 The band toured extensively throughout 1994–1995, their popularity increasing gradually beyond the West Coast as "Date Rape" began earning radio play. In 1995, the band co-headlined the inaugural nationwide Vans Warped Tour. The band was eventually asked to leave the tour for a week due to the behavior of Sublime guests and Louie biting four different individuals. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bradley-nowell-life-after-death-250120/
In February 1996, they began recording what would comprise the band's self-titled third record and their major label debut album. Sublime completed it before Nowell died of a heroin overdose on May 25, 1996, at a motel in San Francisco, California, the day after their last live show in Petaluma, California, and two months prior to the release of the self-titled album. He was 28 years old. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/e/a/1996/05/27/NEWS3710.dtl
Jason Westfall, one of Sublime's managers, was quoted as saying that "the surviving members of Sublime had no interest in continuing to perform and record under the 'Sublime' name. "Just like Nirvana, Sublime died when Brad died." https://web.archive.org/web/20160923013416/http://www.mtv.com/news/507671/sublime-singer-brad-nowell-dead-at-28/
On December 11, 2023, Wilson and Gaugh reunited to perform with Jakob Nowell as Sublime during a benefit show for Bad Brains vocalist H.R. at the Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles. https://www.stereogum.com/2245608/sublime-bradley-nowell-son-jakob-video/news/ On January 16, 2024, Sublime was revealed to be a part of the lineup for the 2024 Coachella Festival with Jakob Nowell becoming a full-time member of the band. In a press release, the band also confirmed that they would be performing at "additional music festivals" in 2024. https://consequence.net/2024/01/sublime-officially-reunite-coachella-2024/ 
==Discography==
===Albums===
*40oz. to Freedom (1992)
*Robbin' the Hood (1994)
*Sublime (1996)
===Live Albums===
*Stand by Your Van (1998)
*3 Ring Circus - Live at the Palace (2013)
*$5 at the Door: Live at Tressel Tavern, 1994 (2023)
===Compilation Albums===
*Jah Won't Pay the Bills (1991)
*Second-hand Smoke (1997)
*Sublime Acoustic: Bradley Nowell & Friends (1998)
*Greatest Hits (1999)
*20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Sublime (2002)
*Gold (2005)
*Everything Under the Sun (2006)
*Playlist Your Way (2008)
*Icon (2011)
*Sublime Meets Scientist & Mad Professor Inna L.B.C. (2021)
===Extended Plays===
*The Zepeda Demo (1988)
*Badfish (1995)
*What I Got (1997)
==References==
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