Check out the lineup of upcoming local gigs and you might find not only Sublime on stage at a festival, but also Sublime with Rome headlining a club near you. To the average alt-rock fan it might seem like there are two active incarnations of Sublime, and it's a reality that has caused a bit of confusion and a bit of contention with ska.
“As far as I'm concerned, Sublime's last concert was at the Phoenix Theatre in 1996.”
That’s according to Jakob Nowell, son of late Sublime frontman Bradley Nowell, referring to the Petaluma, California, venue where the Long Beach group performed on May 24, 1996. “That’s where my father passed away.”
Jakob is now stepping into his father’s shoes for the first time, fronting Sublime on a series of festival appearances. He has already been in the family business, first launching his own music career as the vocalist of ska-punk band LAW and recently releasing his debut album “The Sublime.” ENTER: THE CASTLE debuted under the name Jakob's Castle. Now, however, he has been given the chance to pay tribute to his family's legacy in a whole new way.
“All I ever wanted was for music to become a full-time job for me, so for that I am extremely grateful,” he says. Consequence“A lot of people are just discovering me now, so I think it’s understandable that they might be under the impression that, ‘Oh well, because he’s the son of so-and-so, they’re giving him all this material and he’s jumping around with Sublime. ’ I’d been working in obscurity for over a decade with no-name bands releasing music that no one will ever hear, and I was perfectly happy to do that.”
“I think I’ve put in 10 years now and I’m still trying to make a name for myself. And as far as doing Sublime stuff, I do it out of love, service and respect for the fans, friends and family. To hell with everything else.”
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