



Nothing makes livin’ easy like a poolside show headlined by Sublime.
The Long Beach punk/ska group — now fronted by late frontman Bradley Nowell’s son, Jakob Nowell, alongside original drummer Bud Gaugh and bassist Eric Wilson — will perform at a pool party at Yaamava’ Resort & Casino on Aug. 24. The event, hosted by radio DJs Booker and Stryker of Alt 98.7 FM (KYSR), is sold out, but Sublime fans can still score tickets.
Yaamava’ will host a social media contest on its Instagram page for its followers from Aug. 16-19. The grand prize is a one-night stay in a standard room Aug. 24, a $300 dining credit, two tickets to see Sublime and two $75 gambling vouchers. The casino will also give two other winners two tickets to see Sublime and two $50 vouchers. Additionally, Alt 98.7 will hold another contest Aug. 12-16 and 19-23, asking listeners to call 800-782-7987 for a chance to win.
The Sublime Pool Party will be hosted on the Yaamava’ pool deck. The space — which seats 390 people, including on loungers and daybeds — boasts two pools, two whirlpools and a giant LED television. It also houses seven cabanas, which can host up to six guests and have bottled water, unlimited sunscreen products, after-sun care lotion, private TVs and an attendant. The poolside space also has the Helix Bar and Radiance Café serving bites and cocktails.
Cabana packages are available for hotel and nonhotel guests starting at $500 Mondays through Thursdays and $1,000 Fridays through Sundays. Daybeds can accommodate two people and start at $175 on weekdays and $225 on weekends. Guests can call the Serrano Spa at 909-686-7097 to make a reservation.
Sublime original members Wilson and Gaugh joined Jakob Nowell to reform the group after they played a benefit show for Bad Brains frontman H.R. in December at Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles. After the benefit show, they hit the Southern California festival circuit and landed spots on the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and the No Values Festival.
Nowell, 28, is the age his father was when he died of an overdose after playing a show at the Phoenix Theater in Petaluma on May 25, 1996.
Sublime released “Feel Like That” on May 24, the group’s first song in nearly three decades. The track features vocals from Scott Woodruff, lead singer of the dub and reggae band Stick Figure, and Jakob Nowell, with a verse from Bradley Nowell that was taken from a spontaneous jam session.
The revival of the original project spawned two Sublime groups, including the band fronted by Rome Ramirez, dubbed Sublime With Rome, which originally featured Wilson, who had been in the group for 14 years but bowed out of the project’s last tour. According to Rolling Stone, Ramirez found out the Sublime reunion was happening over social media posts, leaving him performing without any members of the original Sublime.
The group, which released its last album, “Sublime With Rome,” on May 10, is still performing, including a gig at the OC Fair on Saturday. Ramirez said he has been working on solo music that he plans to release after wrapping the group’s final touring obligations.