Amoeba Music

By Scott Feemster

Sublime were a scruffy band from Long Beach, California that freely mixed elements of punk rock, ska, dancehall reggae, psychedelic rock and hip-hop together to form their unique musical take on Southern California street and beach culture.

            Drummer Bud Gaugh and bassist Eric Wilson had grown up together as friends in the same neighborhood in Long Beach, in fact, it was Wilson's father Billy who taught Gaugh to read music and play drums. The two friends bashed around in local garage bands, eventually forming a three-piece punk band in high school with friend Brian Seidman called The Juice Bros. (Seidman would later go on to manage... Read More

Genre:

Rock, Alternative/Indie, New Wave, Ska Revival

City Of Origin:

Long Beach, ,California United States

Formed Date:

1988