“Does Sublime with Rome still play Sublime songs?”
The band answered the ubiquitous question with a resounding “Yes,” during its Aug. 9 performance at Key West’s Coffee Butler Amphitheater.
“Sublime with Rome is a collaboration among Eric Wilson, formerly of the American ska punk band Sublime, and singer and guitarist Rome Ramirez,” states the band’s Wikipedia page. “The group’s name is not only a reference to the singer’s first name, but to the fact that they chiefly perform songs by the original Sublime, which was fronted by Bradley Nowell until his death in 1996.”
They changed their name to “Sublime with Rome” in January 2010 following a legal challenge from Newell’s estate, opposing the group’s use of the trademarked band name in a venture that did not include Newell, Wikipedia states.
The Aug. 9 show in Key West also featured Dirty Heads and Little Strangers.
