Flashback to Passafire’s New Years Eve show with Slightly Stoopid

Better late than never! Passafire just posted their awesome performance from their New Years 2013 show at The Fillmore in Silver Spring, MD with Slightly Stoopid. Formed in 2003 by students attending Savannah College of Art and Design, Passafire has been known as the perpetually touring band, playing hundreds of shows a year with bands […]

Rebelution’s Count Me In 2014 tour

Recently announced is the release date to Rebelution's brand new album and Count Me In tour dates and cities. Those patiently waiting for the new album will need to wait just a little longer, as it's set to hit store shelves and online retailers on June 10th, 2014. A free teaser track from the album […]

Representing 2014 tour with Inna Vision, New Kingston & Tribal Seeds

Episode 1 of 3. Inna Vision on “Representing 2014” tour with Tribal Seeds and New Kingston. Inna Vision aims at spreading unity, love and aloha across the continental U.S. With over 35 shows nation wide, be sure to catch them in your city. See www.innavisionmusic.com for upcoming tour dates. “We come from the Hawaiian Islands, […]

Synrgy with IrieFuse and Dewey and the Peoples

Synrgy Synrgy Synrgy Synrgy Synrgy Synrgy Dewey and the Peoples Dewey and the Peoples Dewey and the Peoples Dewey and the Peoples Dewey and the Peoples Dewey and the Peoples IrieFuse IrieFuse IrieFuse IrieFuse IrieFuse IrieFuse Coming straight from Arcata, California, soul reggae-rockers Synrgy made their appearance during their Hope Remains Tour running through March. […]

The Steppas ‘To You From We’ album review

Less than two years since their first self titled EP release, the latest and first full length album from the five man Hawaiian crew, The Steppas, dropped last week titled To You From We. Like any other exceptional album review, we put the latest studio album from The Steppas under a sizable microscope and examine […]

A pre-show interview with Ease Up

Top Shelf Reggae sits down with San Diego based Ease Up during their Buds & Brews Tour to talk about their history along with the new self titled album. We caught up with Ease Up in San Francisco, CA in their tour van parked outside of Grant & Green Saloon just before their amazing performance. […]

Winter Blackout 2014 with The Expendables, Stick Figure and Seedless

The Expendables The Expendables The Expendables The Expendables The Expendables The Expendables The Expendables The Expendables The Expendables The Expendables The Expendables Seedless Seedless Seedless Seedless Seedless Stick Figure Stick Figure Stick Figure KBong KBong There are many things that people will tell you to experience in-person in order to fully appreciate. Take our word […]

Forbes sits down with Matisyahu

After making a name for himself as a bearded, orthodox Jewish, reggae-infused singer-rapper, Matisyahu chopped off his facial hair and reinvented himself. He tells Forbes editor Zack O’Malley Greenburg how the evolution affected his music and his marketability following his show at SXSW.

Free Spring Sampler 2014 album

The incredibly talented keyboardist and melodica player from Tribal Seeds, E.N Young, is generously giving away a Spring Sampler pack from the various albums on his record label. Formed in 2010 and currently holding an impressive list of musicians like Gonzo, Skanks Roots Project, HIRIE and Inna Vision, the record label Roots Musician Records focuses […]

True Press ‘Anything is Possible’ album review

“Bring people together, rise up, unite and enjoy life!” is the simple, yet compelling message coming from the six piece progressive reggae band straight out of Southern California. True Press has had a rough uprising in their hometown, “borrowing” electricity from their neighbor’s home to power the jam sessions that took place in an abandoned […]

Alborosie and Gentleman: Journey to Jah

Alborosie, the Italian born, and now Kingston resident has collaborated with German reggae artist Gentlemen to produce a wonderful title track for the upcoming documentary Journey to Jah, which is a “tale of the seeking and finding of a spiritual home in a foreign culture…” For more information about the documentary, please do visit the […]

Livermore Reggae Nights with Thrive and Hirie

Situated roughly an hour east of San Francisco, the quiet town of Livermore, California, best known for its outlet malls and modestly amazing wineries, sits a humble little building that rests on the outskirts of an outdoor mall in a mostly quiet residential neighborhood. The Pine Street Bar may look seemingly like your old and […]

Ballyhoo! Pineapple Grenade Spring Tour 2014

Just as the Maryland natives wrap up the Winter Brewhaha tour with Passafire and Pacific Dub, Ballyhoo! will be packing up their still smoking equipment and hitting the rough roads again with their Pineapple Grenade Spring Tour 2014. Ballyhoo! will be rocking out the East Coast this time around, spreading their smooth rock melodies complemented […]

Automatic Radio Remix from Iration

“Automatic is an album that most completely describes our music. It is eclectic in its songs and covers the full range of styles that we pride ourselves in being able to play. Love in all its forms, is and has always fueled our music: love of life and its mysteries, love for your home, love […]

“Light It Up” official video from Collie Buddz

The Bermudian reggae artist Collie Buddz released the official video for the track “Light it Up” today to the interwebs. The track surprised many on it’s new direction and catching Collie fans off guard. You be the judge!