![]() ![]() ![]() “We play the hits and coming to our shows is basically like a big party sing-a-long,” Hanks said. In addition to Hanks on bass, the current lineup consists of singer/guitar player Pat Downes,ĭrummer Scott Begin, and utility player/keys/guitar/trumpet player Danny Torgerson. The crowd has definitely gotten older over the years but there are still younger fans that are listening to all of these revolutions and Sublime is really the band that started it all.” “But I think that’s also a testament to how timeless their music is and now, this rock-reggae scene is bigger than it’s ever been. #Sublime badfish plus“I don’t think any of us thought at that first gig that we would be playing Sublime’s music for 20 plus years,” he said laughing. They have been continuously touring for over 20 years now. ![]() I think from that first show we kinda knew that we were on to something.”Īfter their first gig was a major success, Hanks says that the band decided to continue performing regularly and eventually became a touring band. So we were surprised by the positive feedback we received but also not surprised because of how popular the scene was at the time. They were on a lot of the radio stations and blasting at house parties, dorm rooms, everywhere we went. “In the late 90s, Sublime was what everyone was listening to. “Our first gig went really well,” Hanks explained. In 2001, five years after the tragic death of Sublime’s lead singer Bradley Nowell, Badfish was officially formed and they booked their first gig at a local music venue. For us, their music was the combination of all of our favorite styles of music growing up - ska, punk, and reggae.” But we knew we wanted to start a Sublime tribute band. He was in a different band and I was in college so I didn’t really have time to go away every weekend. “I had already known a singer and we kinda had the idea of forming a band for a few years but the timing just wasn’t right. “I was in computer science classes and I met a drummer in one of those classes,” Hanks said. Reggae-rock music fans who never got the chance to see Sublime live will have the opportunity to relive their music with tribute band Badfish on Wed., Sept 21 at District Live.Īccording to band co-founder and bassist Joel Hanks, the idea for the band was formed during his time as a student at the University of Rhode Island in the late 90s where he met a fellow like-minded musician looking to start a tribute band. ![]()
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