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About|the Sublime (band)|Sublime tribute band |the song by Sublime|Badfish (song)Infobox musical artist| name = Badfish| image =| caption =| image_size =| landscape = Yes| background = group_or_band| alias = Badfish: A Tribute to Sublime| origin = California , United States | genre = Ska punk reggae alternative rock dub music|Dub | years_active = 2001 - present| label =| associated_acts =| website = http://www.badfish.com Official website| current_members = Joel Hanks Scott Begin Pat Downes Dave Ladin Ben Schomp Dorian Duffy| past_members = Badfish: A Tribute to Sublime is a tribute band dedicated to playing the music of Sublime (band)|Sublime and not to be confused with the original "Badfish" from Southern California. http://ocmusicmagazine.com/the-badasses-of-badfish The Badasses of Badfish. OC Music Magazine , June 8, 2011. Accessed October21,2011. http://www.orangecounty.com/entertainment/badfish-23422-blues-fans.html Badfish and Natural Heights at House of Blues- Anaheim. OrangeCounty.com , July 15,2011. Accessed October 21, 2011. The group is named after a song appearing on the album 40oz. to Freedom . Formed in 2001 at the University of Rhode Island , the group's members, who were computer science majors, began playing local Rhode Island clubs and quickly began selling out shows.Steven Kurutz, Keep Sublime Alive . Spin magazine|SPIN , November 2007, pp.68-76. They continued touring the East Coast and Midwest of the U.S., becoming popular on college campuses among Sublime fans who never were able to see the band due to Bradley Nowell 's 1996 death. http://media.www.dailygamecock.com/media/storage/paper247/news/2005/02/18/TheMix/Tribute.Band.Channels.Sublimes.Unique.Sound-869440.shtml Tribute Band Channels Sublime's Unique Sound. The Daily Gamecock , February 18, 2005. Accessed November 14, 2007. http://media.www.thelantern.com/media/storage/paper333/news/2007/10/01/Arts/Badfish.Rocks.Sublime.Cover.Songs.At.Newport-3003034.shtml Badfish Rocks Sublime Cover Songs at Newport. The Lantern , October 1, 2007. accessed November 14, 2007. http://media.www.theseahawk.org/media/storage/paper287/news/2006/11/09/Lifestyles/Badfish.All.Right-2448659.shtml Badfish, Alright. The Seahawk , November 9, 2006. Accessed November 14, 2007. Since then the group has done multiple national tours per year. http://www.projo.com/music/content/projo_20060907_pop07.2c88eea.html Badfish to Rock Lupo's With Tribute to Sublime. The Providence Journal , September 7, 2006. In 2008, the band was nominated for Best Tribute Act in the Boston Music Awards . http://www.tauntongazette.com/entertainment/x776472403/Boston-Music-Awards-adds-tribute-band-category Boston Music Awards Add Tribute Band Category. The Taunton Gazette , December 4, 2008.
The group played 152 shows across the United States in 2006, selling just under 100,000 tickets and grossing $1.4 million in sales. Members of the group also play in a non-tribute act called Scotty Don't, which sometimes acts as the opener at "Badfish: A Tribute to Sublime" shows. The band played at the Hoodwink festival in New Jersey in 2009, and Shwagstock in Salem, Missouri in 2010. cite web |url = http://intunemusiconline.com/2009/05/11/hoodwink-east-rutherford-51/ |title = inTuneMusic Online: Hoodwink @ East Rutherford 5/1 |accessdate = 2009-05-15 |author = Ambrose, Anthony
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-2899672_ITM Badfish Pays its Respects to Sublime. The News & Record ( Greensboro, North Carolina ), June 4, 2004. (subscription required)
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-30856264_ITM Cover Band Does Sublime Shows. Arizona Daily Star , May 24, 2007. (subscription required)
http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/articles/18053/music--the-weeks-worst The Week's Worst: Badfish. Philadelphia Weekly , December 17, 2008.
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