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That, I think, is the best way to make peace with Sublime: by understanding that the band represents a moment in time.

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A lot of their songs were being played the way a DJ samples except with a full band.” “I think was straight up lifting stuff from songs the way rap samples things. “I think musically they were doing some cool shit,” he said. Of all the people I talked to, Perry Shall, host of the T-shirt show “T-Time,” offered the most nuanced response. Sublime’s lack of pretension sometimes crosses the line into silly-but sometimes I like that. It was music made by and for exactly what the members were: California stoners who liked skateboarding and listening to punk, reggae, rap, and whatever else was on when they were pulling bong hits. They’re fun in a very 1990s give-no-fucks way. Yes, the band wrote some awful songs-“Date Rape,” if the title didn’t give it away, is about sexual assualt and its tasetlessness ruins its catchiness-but they also have some really good ones. Just ask the six million monthly listeners on Spotify. And, as all those Sublime T-shirts seem to suggest, people seem to be paying attention.ĭon’t get me wrong: Sublime is still popular. The Washington Post recently declared “ The ska revival is here” every other person you see has a pair of checkerboard Vans Jeff Rosenstock re-recorded his critically-lauded 2020 album No Dream as Ska Dream. The author Aaron Carnes wrote In Defense of Ska, an intelligent look at the much-maligned genre and its various “waves,” from 1960s Jamaica to today. Lately, the whole ska narrative is changing. I can admit that all now, but I still can’t look somebody in the eye and admit I like Sublime. The one truth I’ve learned is you can’t outrun your ska past. It wasn’t an intense phase, but I definitely skanked with glee when they played Reel Big Fish at a school dance. I’ll also admit: yes, I dabbled in the dark skarts. It was all a flurry of random punk and hardcore sub-genres from there. I stopped listening to Sublime cold turkey. And then, when I was 14, an older punk kid I looked up to said they sucked, so I didn’t like Sublime anymore.

But the shirt has been making me wonder: do people just like the Sublime T-shirt because we’re stuck in a neverending cycle of retro? Or is Sublime.a good band?

It’s become a little like the Joy Division T-shirt: you see one everywhere you go, but you aren’t exactly sure who is a fan and who just likes the way the shirt looks. Maybe this guy scored it from an older sibling maybe that girl dropped a few hundred bucks on Grailed maybe that 17-year-old got one at Hot Topic. There’s no one kind of person who wears them. at Good Life Brewing, in Bend.Lately, I’ve been seeing vintage Sublime T-shirts all over the place. Sometimes we also see different types of crisis that might fall outside of a fire, medical or rescue-type emergency: someone who can’t afford groceries, someone who can’t get their kids jackets for the colder months, people who can’t afford a mattress to sleep on, people who can’t afford their medications.' We, as firefighters and first responders, are really good at problem solving and it’s kind of our role in the community so, we like having the flexibility to exercise some creativity and good judgment to solve problems for people and help kind of bridge the gap in resources.' He adds, 'We see people in incredibly vulnerable times in their life. 'All the money we raise goes to community members that we identify as having some type of crisis. It's a family-friendly event and features live music from Trailer 31.īend Fire's Community Assistance Program allows firefighters to address critical needs.

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Caster the event has something for everyone, 'There’s three different categories to compete in: There is a groomed, a natural and a fake category – so, if you don’t have a mustache or you can’t grow one, you’re welcome to fashion your best attempt at one.' A ticket is required to compete spectators are free but donations are welcome. Saturday, the two groups will host the first Mustache Bash, at Good Life Brewing. The Central Oregon Mustache and Beard Society – which is a thing – reached out to us and said ‘hey, we want to do a charity event with you because we dig your program.’' He tells KBND News, 'When I got involved in it, we did a handful of fundraisers and so we’ve had some people reach out and partner with us. Firefighter-paramedic Garret Caster took over as the non-profit’s Program Coordinator last year. BEND, OR - The Bend Fire Department will raise money for its Community Assistance Program, this weekend, with a unique, hairy competition.

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