The Elovaters brought reggae vibes to Old Rock House, St. Louis

Under the shadow of The Gateway Arch at the Old Rock House in St. Louis, MO, Boston boys The Elovaters continued their tour in promotion of their insanely good new album, Castles, lighting up the stage with a night of soulful reggae music, keeping the vibes flowing and the booties bumpin’ all night long. The […]

Cypress Hill & Atmosphere take over San Diego

Good Vibes and happy times are amongst us! Ingredients include a full outdoor arena, a beautiful San Diego sunset, beer, nachos and smoothies on deck, with every seat in the house holding the perfect view; it was a recipe for for an incredible evening at San Diego State’s California Coast Open Air Theater on Saturday, […]

DUBBEST, The Simpkin Project & more at San Diego’s Belly Up Tavern

On August 12th, On Point Promotions had a show at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, headlined by DUBBEST and supported by The Simpkin Project, New Leaf and SYNRGY. What a royal welcome back to live music at one of San Diego’s favorite indoor venues! It was great to catch up with friends I […]

Rebelution’s Good Vibes Summer tour rocks Avila Beach, CA

On Aug 15th, after a solid two years with no shows, Avila Beach was back in business with the summer’s hottest show, Rebelution and friends. Originally, Kabaka Pyramid was supposed to be at this show, yet attendees were instead greeted with a wonderful surprise performance by none other than Miss HIRIE. She started off the […]

Rise Against starts punk rock party in Paso Robles, CA

On August 18th, Vina Robles Amphitheater had a punk rock take over with Rise Against, Descendents and The Menzingers for the Nowhere Generation tour. The Menzingers started off the night with their pop punk sound, being the ‘babies’ of the tour, forming in 2006. The way they all connected with the crowd was amazing, making […]

HIVE Festival 2021: Day One

The weekend of August 6th and 7th in was marked with an important event — hip hop’s HIVE Music Festival in Salt Lake City! Last year was tough for the music industry and we all were waiting (im)patiently for the events to come back. HIVE Music Festival, postponed from 2020, was one of the first […]

Rebelution performs at Berkley’s historic Greek Theatre

Rebelution… wow, what a night at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, California! It is an amazing venue and Top Shelf Music was so happy to cover this show on August “Friday the 13th”, 2021 Before a recap, we want to appreciate the amazing William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre. This is the longest running outdoor amphitheater […]

Rebel Shakedown & Roots of Mine share the stage at Sealegs

On August 8th, Roots of Mine and Rebel Shakedown played at Huntington’s Sealegs at the Beach. It was a nice warm sunny day at the beach: the perfect day to get out and have a drink, burn one and hang out with friends. Roots of Mine came out first and killed it with the amazing […]

Bumpin Uglies hit hard at Old Rock House, St. Louis

East Coast reggae rockers Bumpin Uglies made their way through the Gateway to the west on August 6th, stopping by the Old Rock House in St. Louis and delivering Missouri fans all of the hits they had been waiting to hear for over two years — when the band last made their way through The […]

How Pepper brought the party to Pacific Amphitheatre

It was a beautiful, sunny southern California evening, as fans of all ages filed into the Pacific Amphitheatre at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, California. Friends and family gathered to celebrate the first in-person Pepper concert since 2020. Joining the Pepper party were local favorites Common Sense and Pacific Dub. Opening the night was […]

Dirty Heads’ Orlando Vacation finally returned for Year Two

Finally, the day had arrived for Dirty Heads‘ Orlando Vacation to come back to Florida for the second time. Attendees have been waiting for two years for the fest’s triumphant return and you could tell right away everyone was glad to be back at this large reggae music festival with so many great bands on […]

RBL Posse performs StreetLow Car Show at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds

As I walked up to the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in San Jose, I noticed a line longer than I anticipated. The line was to get into the StreetLow Car Show & Concert. With performances by Thee Midniters, Colombiana J., La Nueva Tendencia, Troublez, Southbaycuz and many more, I don’t blame people wanting to get […]

Scotty McCreery & friends rock the Ventura Fairgrounds

On July 30th, country stars Mo Pitney, Rodney Atkins and Scotty McCreery took over the Ventura Fairgrounds in Ventura, California. Up-and-coming Nashville country artist Mo Pitney started off the night with an intimate acoustic set, playing his originals stripped down for a novel experience for fans. Next up was legendary country veteran Rodney Atkins. While performing […]