As if that title isn’t enough– let’s add to the fact that local legends Atmosphere will be opening up the Slightly Stoopid / Sublime With Rome Show on July 27th at The Somerset Amphitheater!
The pairing of Slightly Stoopid and Sublime With Rome has historical connotations for the two groups. The late Bradley Nowell, Sublime’s original frontman, famously discovered Slightly Stoopid by accident when he overheard Miles Doughty and Kyle McDonald practicing as teenagers. Nowell signed Slightly Stoopid to his Skunk Records label while they were still in high school, and later produced and appeared on the group’s 1996 debut album, $lightly Stoopid.
Together, Sublime and Slightly Stoopid helped anchor a burgeoning style at the intersection of punk, ska, reggae, and California beachside lifestyle that went on to achieve national success. Sublime has lived on following Nowell’s death via Sublime With Rome, the modern iteration of the group featuring Rome Ramirez, which has recorded and toured since 2011.
“We couldn’t be more excited for the Summertime 2023 tour,” said Slightly Stoopid’s Miles Doughty of the Summertime 2023 tour package. “We haven’t toured with Sublime since the early years of Stoopid and we are really excited to be back with our brothers on what we like to call the ultimate summer band camp. We’re stoked to debut some new songs and play new venues and cities we haven’t hit for a while. And most importantly we can’t wait to be playing music for all of you this summer… between the on-stage collabs and the backstage hangs it’s gonna be insane!”
What have Atmosphere been up to lately you may ask? Minneapolis hip-hop pioneers Atmosphere have released their new album So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously via Rhymesayers Entertainment. There’s an unmistakable sense of unease from the outset that continues to evolve throughout the record, an almost unnerving excavation of paranoia inspired by the general malaise of a pandemic weary society full of civil unrest. The tension in these songs is palpable, but the album’s mere presence is a testament to the hope that has to underpin even the most stressed out epiphanies. On the new album, rapper Slug says “we made a new album where we addressed a bunch of items we found in stacks of moving boxes that had become furniture. written and recorded over the duration of 2020 distancing / paranoia of 2021. Mixed and mastered during stolen moments of 2022.”
Long story short, don’t miss this show!
Tickets are still available HERE!
