{"id":20402,"date":"2016-07-09T08:18:58","date_gmt":"2016-07-09T12:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=20402"},"modified":"2016-07-09T07:24:55","modified_gmt":"2016-07-09T11:24:55","slug":"on-stage-extra-sublime-with-rome-returns-to-philly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=20402","title":{"rendered":"On Stage (Extra): Sublime With Rome returns to Philly"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Denny Dyroff<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span>Staff Writer, The Times<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Sublime

Sublime with Rome<\/p><\/div>\n

It\u2019s been almost a year to the day when Sublime with Rome visited Philadelphia for a show at Festival Pier. The band was touring in support of its recent album, \u201cSirens.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, Sublime with Rome is coming back to Philly — back to the same venue.<\/span><\/p>\n

On July 9, Sublime with Rome will perform another hot show at Festival Pier at Penn\u2019s Landing (601 North Columbus Boulevard at Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, 215- 629-3200, www.festivalpierphilly.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

Sublime was an American ska punk band from Long Beach, California that featured the trio of Bradley Nowell, Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh. Formed in 1988, Sublime screeched to a halt when Nowell died of a heroin overdose in 1996.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2009, Sublime rose from the ashes in the form of Sublime with Rome.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sublime with Rome started as a musical collaboration featuring Wilson, Gaugh and singer\/guitarist Rome Ramirez.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ramirez began performing with Gaugh and Wilson in 2009, where they played under the name Sublime. Then, Nowell\u2019s estate issued a legal challenge to the use of the trademarked name for a venture not including Nowell. As a result, they changed their name to Sublime with Rome in January 2010.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cI met Eric in a studio a few years ago,\u201d said Ramirez, during a phone interview Thursday afternoon from a tour top in Baltimore. \u201cWe became friends and started jamming together all the time.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAfter about a year, he asked me if I wanted to join Sublime with him and Bud. Sublime was my favorite band in the world ever since I was 11 so I was thrilled to be asked to join them. It was like a dream come true — a great big dream come true.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe made the \u2018Yours Truly\u2019 album six months after we got together. The luxury of time is important — time to dive into the songs. We only had three weeks to record the album. So, we didn\u2019t have enough time to get into the zone. The album still definitely had some badass songs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

On July 17, 2015, Sublime with Rome released its sophomore record \u201cSirens\u201d on BMG Chrysalis. The group has been touring the album ever since as well as progressing with other new projects.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn the last year, we\u2019ve gone into the studio and made some new music,\u201d said Ramirez. \u201cWe went to Japan and did some stuff over there. We played a big show for the U.S. Air Force at Misawa Air Base in Misawa, Japan..<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been doing a lot of writing — preparing for a new album. We did about a month in the studio at Sonic Ranch in El Paso, Texas. We got four or five songs that we\u2019re pretty gassed on. We hope to release the album in the fall.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Sublime with Rome always focuses on expanding its musical scope.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDefinitely, \u2018Sirens\u2019 was a lot different than our first record,\u201d said Ramirez. \u201cWe recorded it at Sonic Ranch. We went there twice. The album was very organic. Some songs were older and some were new jams. But, nothing was really settled until we dived into the recording.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe went to Texas because it was crucial to get away from distractions back home — to get away and focus on the music. The majority of the tracks were recorded live in a big room at the studio. We had just finished a tour of South America so we were on a super-creative high. That\u2019s why we went right into the studio.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNow, the new stuff we\u2019re working on is — let\u2019s say a little more stripped-down for want of a better definition. Everyone was in the same room and we tracked live. We\u2019d do five or six takes and then pick the best one and put overdubs on the next day.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we were in the studio, we just got on our instruments, looked at each other and then wrote something on the spot. We just went back to the old days of recording and played live. It was exciting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The current tour will not just be a showcase for the new songs — a tour designed strictly to support the new album.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe do play some of the new songs but only five or six per show,\u201d said Ramirez. \u201cWe\u2019ll do four or five from \u2018Sirens,\u2019 four or five from \u2018Yours Truly\u2019 and all the great early stuff.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSublime has so many great songs to draw from. It\u2019s hard to figure out which ones to play each night. But, we can go all the way back and play the early stuff. I know even the older songs because I\u2019ve been listening to them for years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Sublime with Rome — https:\/\/youtu.be\/a6RAr7k2MDo<\/i><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at Festival Pier starts at 6:30 p.m. with opening acts Dirty Heads, Tribal Seeds and Bleeker. Tickets are $39.50.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Emily

Emily King<\/p><\/div>\n

It has also been almost a year to the day when Emily King visited Philadelphia for a show at Underground Arts. The talented singer-songwriter-guitarist was touring in support of her sophomore album, \u201cThe Switch.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, she is coming back to Philly. She\u2019s still touring \u201cThe Switch,\u201d but will perform at a better venue with the same band — a band that has months of experience touring the album. On July 11, King will perform at Union Transfer (1026 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, 215-232-2100, www.utphilly.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOver the last year, I\u2019ve been doing a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff to figure out how to get to the next level,\u201d said King, during a phone interview Tuesday afternoon from her home in New York.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI have a deluxe re-issue of \u2018The Switch.\u2019 I decided to do the re-issue. I got with my manager and brainstormed about it. When I put it out last year, I didn\u2019t have any support so I put it out again.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere are three new songs. We recorded them around four months ago. We went to as little cabin in upstate New York. We cut the songs in Woodstock and then finished them in Brooklyn. We recorded one of the songs at Levon Helm\u2019s studio in Woodstock.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always been in love with singles. When I started making the album, I wanted to make an album of singles. The three new songs are all very different from each other. The song \u2018Focus\u2019 is very different than anything I\u2019ve ever written.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was conscious of having additional stories that would add to the arc. I was also conscious of trying to make each song its best and that it would fit in with the other songs on the album. I feel like the new songs fit well. I hope that people feel that way too.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

King definitely has savvy when it comes to making attractive music. Making music is more than something that is in her blood — it\u2019s in her DNA.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy folks got me into singing,\u201d said King. \u201cIt was something I was raised to do. I don\u2019t know what I\u2019d be doing other than making music because I don\u2019t know how to do anything else.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Her parents, Marion Cowings and Kim Kalesti, were a singing duo who performed and traveled regularly, bringing her and her older brother along with them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cowings is a jazz singer who was mentored by the legendary Jon Hendricks and is a master of scat and vocal technique. Involved in commercials, voiceovers and jingles, Cowings received the advertising industry\u2019s Clio Award. He is also a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant and a published lyricist with Quincy Jones, Wayne Shorter, Frank Foster, and Sonny Rollins.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kalesti is an acclaimed torch singer who is known for her project \u201cKimistry, The Living Museum,\u201d a moveable feast of sounds, beats, visuals, philosophy, and words that deals with emotional subjects that affect the way we live and feel.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy parents sang jazz together for 14 years,\u201d said King. \u201cThey\u2019d tour with bands and take my brother and me along with them. We were bored at the time. But, we were constantly exposed to the music so we were subconsciously soaking it in.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey sang jazz standards such as the music of Lambert, Hendricks and Ross. My father wrote a lot of lyrics for jazz sings. He also sang a lot of scat and be-bop. But, they also let us listen to whatever we wanted.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy brother and I were into hip-hop in the early 90s \u2014 also Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson and a lot of Motown \u2014 whatever we heard on the radio. My uncle gave me a tape of Nirvana\u2019s \u2018Nevermind\u2019 album and that was my first love connection with rock-and-roll. Later, I got into the Beatles, Cat Stevens and soft rock.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

King stepped out on her own at an early age.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was 16, I asked my parents if I could leave school and they said yeah,\u201d said King, who grew up in the East Village near Little Italy, Chinatown and Greenwich Village.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI spent the summer taking classes from a teacher in Harlem to get my GED. I started doing shows at restaurants. They fed you and paid you $50. That\u2019s when I realized I could be a professional. My first show at a big venue was at the Bitter End here in New York.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t take long for King\u2019s talents to get noticed by people in the music industry. In 2004, she has a meeting with legendary music mogul Clive Davis that led to her signing a record deal with J Records\/Sony Music.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAt that meeting, people were nervous because it was Clive Davis but I was feeling rebellious at the time,\u201d said King. \u201cHe walked in and the result was that I signed with J Records. That was my dream \u2014 to sign with a label. I made the album and it took three years to be released. I went through a lot of growing pains.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

King\u2019s debut album East Side Story was released in August 2007. The crtitically-acclaimed album earned a Grammy nomination for \u201cBest Contemporary R&B Album of the Year.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Grammy nomination did help my career a bit,\u201d said King. \u201cBut, it wasn\u2019t a win. It did get people to start paying attention to my music. I got a Grammy nomination and then got dropped by the label later that years and that was that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2001, King released a well-received EP titled \u201cThe Seven.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was pretty determined to create something I was proud of,\u201d said King. \u201cI recorded \u2018The Seven\u2019 on my own with produced Jeremy Most. From then on, I\u2019ve gotten good response to my record.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In May 2012, King was awarded the Holly Prize (a tribute to the legacy of Buddy Holly) from The Songwriters Hall of Fame for recognition of the \u201call-in songwriter\u201d whose work exhibits the qualities of Holly\u2019s music \u2014 true, great and original.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWinning that award was a real boost to my confidence,\u201d said King.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the last few years, King has toured with John Legend and Sara Bareilles and has recorded duets with Jos\u00e9 James and Taylor McFerrin. Last month, she released her sophomore album titled \u201cThe Switch.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJeremy and I started working on \u2018The Switch\u2019 about three years ago,\u201d said King. \u201cWe really kicked it in about a year ago after I finished a tour with Sara Bareilles. \u2018The Switch\u2019 was a natural progression from \u2018The Seven.\u2019 We worked on keeping a variety of styles of songwriting and finally got the songs we wanted.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I\u2019m touring, I have a steady band that I use. There are six of us \u2014 electric guitar, backup singer, keyboards, bass, drums and I sing and play guitar. I have fun playing old songs and new songs. I try to pull from a lot of styles \u2014 R&B, jazz, blues and soul.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been playing with this band for more than three years already. In the shows now, we\u2019re doing a lot of songs from \u2018The Switch.\u201d And, we\u2019re playing the three new songs — \u2018Focus,\u2019 \u2018BYIMM,\u2019 and \u2018See You There.\u2019 \u00a0It\u2019s been fun.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Emily King \u2014 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r-qGzywSz9Yideo<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

King\u2019s show at Union Transfer on July 11 will start at 8 p.m. with opening act PJ Morton. Tickets are $20.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other upcoming shows at Union Transfer are Steve Gunn & The Outliners (Record Release Show), Nap Eyes, and Spacin\u2019 on July 9, and The Hotelier, Told Slant, Bellows, and Loone on July 13.<\/span><\/p>\n

On June 3, Pale Dian released its debut album \u201cNarrow Birth\u201d <\/i>via Manifesto Records.\u00a0 On the same day, the trio from Austin, Texas started its album support tour with a CD release party in its home town.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pale Dian — Ruth Ellen Smith (vocals, synths, drum machine), Derek Kutzer (guitar), Nicholas Volpe (bass) — has shown that it is definitely serous about taking its music to the people. The tour, which started at the beginning of June, will conclude two months later with a show on July 23 in San Antonio.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Pale

Pale Dian<\/p><\/div>\n

On July 11, Pale Dian will visit the area for a show at Bourbon and Branch (705 North Second Street, Philadelphia, 215-238-0660, bourbonandbranchphilly.com<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe started a few years ago as a band called Blackstone Rngrs,\u201d said Smith, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon. \u201cPale Dian is a lot different. We really developed our style with our first album and we\u2019re supporting the album with a lot of live shows.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re all from Texas. Derek and I have been playing together for as long time. We started writing together years ago. When we moved to Austin, we needed a new bass player and that\u2019s when Nicholas joined.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

On its Facebook page, Pale Dian describes its genres as \u201cdark pop\/shoegaze.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI really developed my voice and my singing style when we were making the new album,\u2019\u201d said Smith. \u201cIn the studio, most of the songs started as ideas. We were able to experiment with a lot of pedals and a lot of vocal takes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWith the vocals, I\u2019m a soprano so I wanted tossing in a range I was comfortable with. As far as the sound, with the drum machine, the sequencer can take the drum sound any Way we want.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The album is a densely-layered studio album with songs that can stand on their own without studio effects.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere was no problem getting this ready for the road. We do open up some of the songs when we\u2019re playing them live. For example, with the track \u2018Evan Evan,\u2019 we expand it when we want.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe songs were mostly written in the year before we recorded them. We were in the studio last July and August at Elmwood Studio in the Dallas area. When it was finished, we started shopping the album around.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a pretty emotional album. It\u2019s almost desperate at times. Some of the songs are my songs and some were written as a band. The songs are all completely different and the vibe came together in groups of two.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Pale Dian — https:\/\/youtu.be\/n_W-pkh0-EY<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at Bourbon and Branch, which starts at 8 p.m., also features Man Like Machine, The Stargazer Lilies, and Dulls. Tickets are $10.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other upcoming shows at the venue are Ridge Summit and Namesake, Ultimate Golf on July 10, Cheerbleeders, Jack and the Coax, Wild Joy, and The Up Up Ups on July 12, and Lizanne Knott with Ross Bellenoit on July13.<\/span><\/p>\n

On July 12, the World Caf\u00e9 Live at the Queen (500 North Market Street, Wilmington, 302- 994-1400,\u00a0www.queen.worldcafelive.com<\/span><\/a>) will host a band that started making music before any of the members of Pale Dian were even born — Cowboy Junkies.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Cowboy

Cowboy Junkies<\/p><\/div>\n

Cowboy Junkies are a Canadian band that transcends genres — alternative, country, blues, folk rock, psychedelic music, Americana, and straight-ahead rock. The group was formed in Toronto in 1985 by Margo Timmins (vocalist), Michael Timmins (songwriter, guitarist), Peter Timmins (drummer) and Alan Anton (bassist),<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, Cowboy Junkies\u00a0are performing select 2016 tour dates in support of their latest release\u00a0\u201cNotes Falling Slow.\u201d After an 18-month break from touring, the band is revitalized and ready to hit the road.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been touring the album since January,\u201d said Anton, during a phone interview Thursday afternoon from a stop in New Hampshire. \u201cWe go out for a couple weeks at a time.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe first set focuses on the material from the \u2018Notes Falling Slow\u2019\u00a0box set. The second set will reach back and delve deep into the group\u2019s extensive catalog.\u00a0It\u2019s all our older songs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNotes Falling Slow\u201d\u00a0(Latent Recordings) includes re-mastered versions of the three studio recordings that the band released in the 2000s — \u201cOpen\u201d\u00a0(2001),\u00a0\u201cOne Soul Now\u201d\u00a0(2004) and\u00a0\u201cAt The End Of Paths Taken\u201d\u00a0(2007).<\/span><\/p>\n

A fourth disc — \u201cNotes Falling Slow\u201d — features songs that were written during the making of the three studio albums, but never completed or released. A few of these songs made it to the band demo stage, some never made it past songwriting demos and a couple were completed but were left off the final albums.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe were looking back at that time when we made three records in a couple years,\u201d said Anton. \u201cWe were looking for stuff to pull out for our live show. We realized that we had forgotten about those three albums.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd, we also found a lot of demos. Some of the demos were almost moxed and othrs were just a acoustic guitar and vocal. We listened and and imagined which would be th eb3esr to revisit. We took our time.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen were listening to the three albums, we realized that it was such a different time in our lives. We were all starting to become parents. We all had children late and realized that our audience now had teenagers of their own.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe also found that we had written a ton of stuff that didn\u2019t make the album. It was frustrating then because there were good songs that just didn\u2019t fit on those albums. Now, we were looking at them with a different approach. It wasn\u2019t hard — but it wasn\u2019t easy either.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The band\u2019s history stretches back over three decades — back to the Timmins family home in Ontario. The Timmins siblings decided to form a band with Anton. With several Juno Awards \u201cGroup of the Year\u201d nominations and more than 20 albums to their credit, it appears as if they made the right decision.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, we probably have about 50 songs we can pick from for our live set – all the way back to our first album,\u201d said Anton. \u201cWe play about 20 songs each show. We try to change it every night.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Cowboy Junkies —https:\/\/youtu.be\/p8uDPpvdCtQ<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at the World caf\u00e9 Live at the Queen will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $40. Other upcoming shows at the Queen are kRUSH and Alive! \u201975 on July 9 (Downstaira) and Scott Wolfson and Other Heroes and Gina Forsyth on July 9 (Upstairs).<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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