There’s also three vocalists in the group. They like the hidden tracks, like the ones only real Sublime fans would know.' 'What I find more with these guys, because they were Sublime fans long before me, is they like going to the B-Side. He said the show will appeal to true Sublime fans. There was so much that happens on their studio records that isn’t able to be played live.' 'We would go watch Badfish and see Sublime play live,' he said. 'They’re just a three-piece when they play live. Loveday said he started learning how to play the keys two years ago to add more dimension to the sets. to Freedom' studio album to 1996’s 'Sublime' album and everything in between. Their set spans Sublime classics from the 1992’s '40oz. 1 at Harbor Front Grille during the Short Buss Labor Day Blowout 2018. 17 at The Odeon in Cleveland and on Sept. 'That was cool because it’s our hometown and everyone we knew came to it.'īut this summer, 40 oz. Medina shuts down the town square,' Nelson said.

The band typically performs around their hometown, Medina, where they rehearse in Fowls’ garage. Everyone is happy and dancing and having a good time.' 'I like the island, West coast, dancey reggae feel that goes on at our shows. 'I love Sublime music, which I wasn’t a huge fan of before I joined the band,' said Loveday, who joined in 2004. Mike Loveday, guitarist and organist, and Court Woods, on vocals and congas, joined the band later on. 'I started singing and everyone was like, you sound like Bradley Nowell.' We always kind of listened to Sublime, and one day me and the band said, ‘Let’s learn 'Badfish' and see what happens.’' While he was gone, we didn’t have a drummer. 'We were playing in a grunge band, the end of the grunge era,' Nelson said. 'My brother went to prison for six months. Nelson, his brother Chris on drums and Adam Fowls on bass formed the band when they were in their 20s. We’re just trying to be with the crowd, and the crowd be with us.' Positivity is what we’re all about, like Sublime was. 'We’re really tight and we know the songs really well, and surprise you with a couple covers. 'We’ve been together 15 years,' Jimi Nelson said. They’ll share the bill with Akron’s White Oak and Stimpy's Revenge. They haven’t been back to town since April.īut the band is on the lineup for Rock the City on Friday at Michel’s Lounge in Kent. The crowd swayed to Mike Loveday’s guitar and keyboard rhythm and Adam Fowls’ dribbling bassline. Singer and guitarist Jimi Nelson took the stage with his acoustic guitar, performing some of Bradley Nowell’s lesser known songs. to Freedom Sublime cover band at Water Street Tavern during Kent’s Reggae Fest. At midnight, crowds were still pouring in to hear 40 oz.

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