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band formed in 1997 and disbanded in 2002, but reformed 10 years later.

History

Initial career (1997–2001)

Eric Wilson and

Bud Gaugh Floyd "Bud" Gaugh is an American drummer who is a member of the band Sublime, and previously played in Long Beach Dub Allstars (1997–2002), Eyes Adrift (2002–2003), Volcano (2004), and Sublime with Rome (2009–2011), as well as Phil & the ...

met in childhood (in 1979) and later started their first garage

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band, consisting of

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and vocals. In 1988, with

Bradley Nowell Bradley James Nowell (February 22, 1968 – May 25, 1996) was an American musician and the lead singer of the band Sublime. Born and raised in Belmont Shore, Long Beach, California, Nowell developed an interest in music at a young age. Nowell ...

, they formed the

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and

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band Sublime, which went on to sell over 17 million albums worldwide. After Nowell's fatal heroin overdose in 1996, Wilson and Gaugh founded the Long Beach Dub Allstars (LBDAS) with

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from Long Beach reggae band Jah Children on guitar & vocals, who were then joined by frequent Sublime contributors Michael "Miguel" Happoldt,

Todd Forman Todd Forman (born December 17, 1969) is an American saxophonist and practicing physician, best known as a touring musician with Sublime and Sublime with Rome. Career Forman played with Sublime from 1989 until their breakup in 1996, he playe ...

, and "Field" Marshall Goodman. Eric Wilson said: "We will never replace the greatness that Sublime did or what Bradley has done." The LBDAS were originally a 10-piece and they recorded their debut recording called ''

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'', which shortly after completion in 1999 saw the departure of three members. Their second album, ''

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'' was recorded and released in 2001. It featured "Sunny Hours" featuring

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from

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. "Sunny Hours" was also used as the theme song for the ''

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'' spin-off ''

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''.

Breakup and aftermath (2002–2012)

In 2002, rumors that the band had broken up began to surface. Apparently the band had taken a hard-drug-free vow and some of the band's members had broken this vow, which caused Bud Gaugh to quit and join

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with

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and

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. Gaugh subsequently played with Kirkwood and Michael Happoldt in the band Volcano. Eric Wilson, Trey Pangborn and

formed

Long Beach Shortbus Long Beach Shortbus was an American reggae-influenced punk band from Long Beach, California. The band consisted of four regular members: RAS-1 (lead vocals and guitar), Trey Pangborn (guitar), Eric Wilson (bass guitar), and Damion Ramirez (dru ...

with former

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and temporary Sublime drummer, Kelly Vargas (later replaced by Damion Ramirez).

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, Jack Maness and

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formed Dubcat, with members of Hepcat. Shortbus has had slightly more success than Dubcat, though the latter has yet to release an album. Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh later reunited in

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, a new incarnation of Sublime which chiefly performs songs by that band and features

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in place of

. However, Gaugh left shortly after their first tour to focus on family and played a few shows with the band Badfish.

Reunion (2012–present)

On September 1, 2012, Long Beach Dub Allstars played their first show in 11 years at the Queen Mary Events Park next to the Queen Mary in

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, where they opened for

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and played alongside Tribal Seeds. Then on September 30, 2012, Long Beach Dub Allstars performed at the Yost Theater in

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, where they opened for

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. They played another show at the Brixton Southbay in

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on January 25, 2013, with the local Redondo Beach Band Special "C". The reunion lineup consists of

"Ras MG" on drums, Michael "Miguel" Happoldt on lead guitar/vocals, Opie Ortiz on vocals, Jack Maness on vocals/guitar/keys, Tim Wu on sax/flute/vocals, and Edwin Kampwith on bass. In 2017, the group toured across California and played one-off shows in Nevada and Florida. They were set to play two shows in San Francisco and Sacramento early in 2018, as well as a gig at

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on April 19. On May 29, 2020, the Long Beach Dub Allstars released their eponymous third studio album under

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. The self-titled album features 10 tracks with their first single, "Tell Me" along with a music video. On June 30, 2023, the Long Beach Dub Allstars released their fourth studio album, ''Echo Mountain High'' on Regime Music Group. It features 13 tracks with their first single, "Let Yourself Shine" that was released on social media and YouTube on April 21. Other singles released with music videos are "Somewhere" and "Preacha" featuring

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local musician Philileano.

Lineup

Current members

(lead vocals, album artwork) * Michael "Miguel" Happoldt (guitar, former Sublime contributor) *Tim Wu (

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, vocals) *also plays on/off with reggae infused rap-rock group, Chapter 11 *Roger Rivas (keyboard, organ) *Ed Kampwirth (bass) *

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(drums) *Ian Foreman (drums)

Former members

(lead vocals, guitar) * Eric Wilson (bass, formerly with

, currently with Sublime and Spray Allen) *

(drums, formerly with

, currently with Sublime) *

"Ras MG" (drums, percussion, turntables, former Sublime member) *

Jack Maness Jack Maness is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and keyboardist. Maness began his career singing and playing guitar on Sublime's "Rivers of Babylon", and later joining the Long Beach Dub Allstars as a keyboardist.Ankeny, JasonLong B ...

(keyboard, vocals) *

(

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) *

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(

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, formally with

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) *Died in 2014 *Devin Morrison (guitar) *Brad Croes (saxophone) Note: The group started out as a 10-piece, but Forman and Owens left while recording for the album ''Right Back''. It is unclear whether or not they appear on the album. Miguel left shortly after it was recorded; he is shown on the album and is credited, but is not cited as a member.

Discography

Albums

*''

'' (1999) No. 67 ''Billboard'' 200 *''

'' (2001) No. 59 ''Billboard'' 200 *''Long Beach Dub Allstars'' (2020) *''Echo Mountain High'' (2023)

Singles

*"Trailer Ras" / "Kick Down" (1999) *"Sunny Hours" (2001) No. 28 Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks *"Holding On" / "Steady Customer" (2017) *"Somewhere" (2023)

Compilation appearances

*'' Free the West Memphis 3'' – "

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" with

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and

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References

External links

MTV.com - The Long Beach Dub AllstarsYahoo! LAUNCH - Long Beach Dub Allstars: Artist PageMSN Entertainment page
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Ex-Sublime Drummer ArrestedSublime Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Long Beach Dub Allstars Culture of Long Beach, California Punk rock groups from California Sublime (band) Musical groups established in 1997 Musical groups disestablished in 2002 Musical groups reestablished in 2012 American reggae rock groups American dub musical groups