![]() ![]() The band's line-up, unchanged until their breakup, consisted of Bradley Nowell (vocals and guitar), Eric Wilson (bass) and Bud Gaugh (drums). It features popular songs including “Wrong Way,” “Saw Red,” and “Pool Shark.” The album was released in 1998 and includes performances recorded between 19. Acoustic: Bradley Nowell & Friends is an album of acoustic performances by the band Sublime, mostly featuring solo performances by singer/guitarist Bradley Nowell. Above all, the connectivity of everyone who crammed up close to see the band despite the seats in the amphitheater that definitely made the show one hell of a trip.Release Date: Notes:Limited vinyl LP pressing. Watching Katie Jo politely decline to inhale was definitely a highlight of the show. Throughout the band’s 14-song set, beach balls batted back and forth through the stands, while the mosh pit the erupted during “Seed.” At one point, a member of the crowd jumped up and started wandering around with a joint on stage. ![]() Burritos with The Simpkin Project (Credit: Corkill Photo)Įven for a band that nails all of Sublime’s material with plenty of added flair from Vo’s sizzling fretwork, Pino’s raucous (sometimes one-handed) drumming and Olmos’ wild sax riffing, it’s the energy of the crowd that really makes these shows come alive. The the sun-tanned soul and easygoing charm of Nowell’s personality came through in Sullivan’s delivery as the band featuring guitarist Alex Vo, bassist Katie Jo Sullivan (Casey’s wife), saxophonist Adrian Olmos and Seedless drummer Shay Pino rage behind him on songs like “Doin’ Time,” “Same in the End,” and “Let’s Go Get Stoned” while the crowd dutifully shouted every word. Being a longtime Sublime fanatic borrowing from Nowell’s sound in his own work, his guitar chops and voice are a stunning, effortless match for the material. Credit: frontman and guitarist Casey Sullivan, formerly of OC reggae rock band Seedless, this feels like a job he was born to do. But while many of the Sublime’s songs have become pop music standards, it’s Burritos’ ability to simultaneously execute the material note for note (even triggering immortal samples like the police radio dispatch on “April 29, 1992”) while having fun and letting it all hang out that makes them something to watch.īefore the band came out, Nowell’s father Jim came up to address the crowd, thank them for their support and give Burritos his official stamp of approval before launching into their rendition of “Garden Grove.” Feeling the release of the crowd being able to sing those opening lyrics stored on the tip of their tongues all day long definitely felt sublime to say the least. As you can imagine, there’s no shortage of bands who were both influenced by this material and even more who are always eager to cover it. ![]() Over the past several months, the band banged out hits from the classic Sublime catalog mostly culled from its first three albums with a smattering of material from their fourth, breakout 1996 self-titled release. The band, billed as a “Tribute to the Music of Bradley Nowell,” began with the mission of helping the family of the late Sublime frontman fund Bradley’s House, a rehab program for struggling musicians. Setlist (credit: Corkill Photo)īy around 8:30 p.m., Burritos took the stage to a packed crowd that rushed down from their orange amphitheater seats to smash against each other in the narrow pit in front of the stage as beach balls and blunt smoke hovered in the air. The stacked undercard of bands featuring reggae rock staples The Simpkin Project, Micah Brown performing with a full band, an acoustic set by Jakob James Nowell and Roots of Mine set the vibe for the early show that started at 4 p.m. Whether you were there for that era or experienced it second hand, the spirit of an original Sublime show seemed alive and well last Friday at Garden Amp during the band’s benefit show for the Nowell Family Foundation. As cool as that was, there’s something about seeing a Sublime show–the rawness, the unpredictability, the community vibe spilled over from the band’s native Long Beach–that made the band legendary before the rest of the world ever heard of them. For a city previously ignored by the populous as a nightlife wasteland, this venue known for Shakespeare and the Strawberry Festival suddenly began to make a name for itself–venue organizers even managed to draw tens of thousands of people to Garden Amp’s grassy lot beside the venue for the High and Mighty Festival featuring headliner Sublime with Rome. ![]() Credit: the moment Garden Amphitheater opened its doors to live concerts last year, all of OC was suddenly interested in taking a trip to Garden Grove. ![]()
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