Ty Kelly is enjoying another warm winter day in San Diego. He has lived in too many places to count on his hands, and life isn’t always so generous.
Sometimes, a move meant a promotion; sometimes, a setback. Other times, it only signified inconvenience.
At least he had his guitar, making each temporary residence feel a little more like his own, where Kelly could be Bradley Nowell of Sublime, playing covers of one of his favorite bands. He had been playing since he was a teenager, but it wasn’t until this fall — after having posted videos of himself to YouTube playing other acoustic covers and original songs — that he played in front of a live audience for the first time.