2015 ARISE Music Festival

There is something to be said about the changing of seasons. By far the best and single most important season is upon us; and music lovers are rejoicing. That’s right, festival season is here. With the countless festivals spread far and wide across California like Reggae in the Hills, Fyah on the Water, California Roots, […]

“I’ll Stay” video from KALYDE

Southern California’s KALYDE, led by Naia Kete, former contestant of NBC’s The Voice and 2013 California Roots performer, has come out with a new video showcasing their new single “I’ll Stay” from their debut EP Unarmed and Ready. Pre-orders will be available shortly, so keep an eye on them by giving them a follow on […]

Iriefuse’s ‘Give & Get Back’ album review

Calling Northern California home and originally formed in 2011 operating by the name of Counter Culture, Iriefuse has been hitting the local scene hard, filling out countless calendar days and performing up and down the beautiful California coast. As a follow up of their 2013 EP Sun Is Rising, the new full length album titled […]

E.N Young’s “Stay Up” official music video

Southern California producer and musician E.N Young just dropped the third video from his 2014 album titled Live Love Stay Up. If you’re a fan of Matisyahu, you may have noticed the brightly lit neon sign in the video that read “Stubb’s.” That’s right! The iconic album Live at Stubb’s from Mastiyahu was recorded in […]

New Kingston’s “Today” music video

New York City-based reggae band New Kingston premiered the video for ‘Today’ from their third album Kingston City, released on February 23rd via Easy Star Records. The video for “Today” was filmed both in and near the city of Kingston, Jamaica, in scenic locations like Harbor View and Waterhouse. Read our recent review of New […]

Dub Inc “Better Run” official music video

After the explosive release of their album Paradise in 2013, French reggae super-stars are now back in the spotlight with their freshly released music video for the track “Better Run.” Dub Inc grabbed the attention of thousands during last years massive two-day Dub Inc Party featured opening acts from Rebelution, Mungo’s Hi Fi, Anthony B […]

NoNeed “Reggae Girl” acoustic session

Quickly stretching their influence throughout the state, NoNeed is a five-piece reggae-rock fusion group based out of Tampa Bay, Florida. Rooted in a strong reggae sound, the band covers a variety of genres, from metal to funk to neofusion jazz to pop. NoNeed takes a visit to the Sugarshack Session’s command post to perform their […]

Morgan Heritage Strictly Roots 2015 US tour

The Royal Family of Reggae Morgan Heritage are gearing up for their 2015 US tour With their 17th and latest studio album release date just over the horizon, The Royal Family of Reggae Morgan Heritage are gearing up for their 2015 US tour titled Strictly Roots which will touch down on 13 cities nationwide starting […]

Krooked Treez “Close Your Eyes” official music video

Southern California’s genre bending band Krooked Treez figuratively tore down the walls roughly two years ago with their smash hit video “So In Love with California”. The catchy hooks and high energy performance made it the ultimate summer jam for California lovers. Krooked Treez is back at it again with another catchy tune and beautifully […]

Dankrupt’s ‘Moonlight’ EP review

With their diverse musical backgrounds and hard-edge sound, the Los Angeles County band Dankrupt, set their sites extremely high with their debut EP titled Moonlight, which hit digital shelves last week on March 13th, 2015. Dankrupt, in their own words, “is not just a dream, but a way of life that can be shared and […]

Through the Roots “Bear With Me” acoustic performance

The Through the Roots boys released their single “Bear With Me” which dropped early February 2015 featuring Eric Rachmany from the hit band Rebelution. Since it’s release, “Bear With Me” reached a cool #2 on the iTunes Reggae Singles charts. If that wasn’t enough, Through the Roots recently debuted an official music video as well […]

E.N Young “Love Love Love” official music video

Southern California based roots reggae musician and producer E.N Young released today an official music video for the second single off his latest full length album aptly named Live Love Stay Up which was released earlier this year. In recent interview with Top Shelf Reggae, E.N Young stated “Reggae music for a lot of people […]

Inna Vision’s new EP and tour

This latest release is just a sneak peek at what’s to come later on in the year Hawaiian based roots reggae band Inna Vision just released this week the follow-up EP to their 2012 album No Stopping, simply titled Push. The EP, which consists of six tracks features Hawaiian bred Star of The Steppas and […]

Arise Roots “Bring It All” official music video

The Arise Roots family just dropped this sexy music video for their track “Bring It All” from the 2014 hit album Love and War. The Arise Roots crew has been keeping themselves extremely busy lately, churning out great collaborations with Kings and Comrades, Dan Kelly of Fortunate Youth, and Matt Liufau of Seedless just to […]

CRSB “Romance” official video

The Bay Area cousins CRSB dropped their brand new official music video of the track “Romance” from their self-titled album released in late 2013. The cousins are making big waves here in the Bay Area as well as getting huge airplay in the Hawaiian islands and breaking through the top charts with their track “Love […]