Sublime

This passed Wednesday, April 21st, I saw "Sublime with Rome". For those of you who are confused, let me give you the low-down. Bradley Nowell's life terminated in '96 due to a drug overdose (heroine, believe). With his death, came Sublime's. But, suddenly, 14 years later Sublime got back together with a new singer. The singer goes by the name of Rome. This is their first tour together, and the show I went to was was the second show of the tour, and the first show (ironically?) started on 4-20.
So! There were thee bands that played that night; Stone Wing, The Dirty Heads, and Sublime.
Stone Wing was a band that would have been better placed as an opener on the second stage of a county fair. The band was composed of four middle-aged men singing about some variation of getting high in each song. The lead singer looked like a Richard Simmons that never worked out, and smoked pot instead, the drummer was a white bald guy who came out with an obnoxious fake fro that had to be at least 3 feet high, the guitarist presented himself as a drunken cowboy, and the bassist was just your average Joe fella. They played for a painful 45 minutes.
Next was the band "The Dirty Heads". They were about half the age of the band before them, but four times as good. Their performance was well done, and if I had been more familiar with their songs, I'm pretty sure I would have had a great time. I'm not huge on reggae music, but they were still able to keep me entertained. Once The Dirty Heads came on, there was little need for a fog machine (so the lights could show up), for there was enough smoke, due to the weed, to do the deed. Anyway, all-n-all, The Dirty Heads are good performers, if you know their music.
Lastly, sublime (with Rome) came on. Yes! I was pleasantly surprised with Romes voice. He sounded right, but I wish he rocked it a little harder. They played everything from their new album to their old-Bradley stuff. In the middle of "What I Got" Rome did a shout out to Bradley, which I thought was really cool. In "Smoke Two Joints" the cloud of smoke at least doubled itslef in size. It seemed as though everybody around was wasted. I saw 4 people get escorted out by security because they were not sober enough to walk independently. Three of those four collapsed right on to the floor. And it was a work night. I just don't get it. Anyway, the songs sounded nice, the crowd was dancing (and getting wasted) and I finally got to see 2/3rds of the Sublime I've always wanted to see!
Ultimately, Wednesday was nice- it was quite a change compared to the shows that I generally go to (being more folk-esque). (: