The 35th Annual Tribute to the Reggae Legends line-up

The WorldBeat Cultural Center in San Diego, California has announced its first lineup of artists dedicated to playing the 35th Annual Tribute to the Reggae Legends. The notorious tribute takes place next year during the President’s Day holiday weekend in February, and will span over a period of three days. The starting lineup includes such […]

New Kingston “Honorable” music video

First premiered in 2006, the Brooklyn based freight-train reggae band, which teeters along the rails of reggae, dancehall and R&B is quite literally a family affair. New Kingston, which is comprised of three brothers Stephen, Courtney Jr., and Tahir, is joined by their father Courtney Sr. who plays bass and occasionally the percussions. Today, the […]

New Town Kings featuring YT “Luna Rosa”

Originally the result of a live studio session recorded on a snowy Winter’s afternoon in Essex earlier this year, the track has been re-recorded and mixed down by producer Daniel Boyle, with the studio version now ready for release. The track marks the penultimate release of the year for us with ‘Something More’ scheduled for […]

Common Kings hit the road with Tomorrow’s Bad Seeds

Southern California based reggae, soul and R&B band Common Kings announced this month that they will be taking their latest release titled Hits & Mrs. on the road on a seventeen city tour that will span roughly one month. The Hits & Mrs. spring tour will embark starting late February with Austin, Texas leading off […]

The Observatory presents One Love Cali Reggae Festival

The Observatory Theater in Santa Ana, California has hosted amazing talent over the years, especially in the reggae genre! This year, however, the southern California venue has taken upon itself to host a festival like never before: a one-day all-ages reggae-palooze entitled the One Love Cali Reggae Festival on Saturday, February 13th 2016. With the […]

Gentleman’s Dub Club ‘The Big Smoke’ album review

Dating back to the early 2000s, London’s nine-piece band Gentleman’s Dub Club’s latest prolific output titled The Big Smoke takes the front seat experimenting with everything from dub, ska and roots reggae. Gentleman’s Dub Club have broken through to the UK circuit, rocking gigs and festivals up and down the country with their super high […]

The King is Back!

Marv Flores, owner of KINGMAN, designs notorious jerseys to which the reggae-rock scene is known to sport, and support. He originally founded and ran Selah Int’l Clothing Company, and due to unfortunate circumstances, had to re-establish his new brand KINGMAN Strictly Roots + Hi Grade Apparel. Since that transformation, he has added more to his […]

Chainska Brassika ‘Skinna’ album review

The south east London ska band Chainska Brassika first started playing in 2012, and has evolved into the fun loving crazy live show that it is today. Chainska Brassika’s much-anticipated debut LP Skinna, dedicated to their school music teacher John Skinner MBE, went on sale November 20, 2015 following releases earlier this year, ‘Bad Habits’ and […]

No Kings debut album ‘Lowlifes & High Rollers’

Southern California is a hot bed of reggae activity and No Kings out of Ocean Beach, San Diego is one exceptional group in the mix. The four-member band was formed in 2011, when Joel Brust and Garrison Cyr of Subliminal Trip teamed up with a new lead singer Matt Cook and drummer Rafa Scatolin to […]

Give thanks to Thanksgiving music shows

It is about that time of year when seasons are changing in color, and the U.S. is getting ready to bundle up and celebrate holidays. Snow will be falling in most parts of the country soon, but Southern California will still be hot… with reggae music, that is! Although many families in the U.S. celebrate […]

Through the Roots and Maoli: Run It Tour

Through the Roots and Maoli will be hitting the road together on their first ever Run It Tour. Both bands with an EP and single released in 2015, as well as being founded roughly at the same time in 2008.  Maoli took the islands by storm with their debut album titled, “Groovin” having one hit […]

California Roots 2016: Round 2 artist announcement

California Roots Music and Arts Festival has announced a world-class second phase lineup for their seventh annual production, taking place at the Monterey County Fair and Event Center, a historic arena comfortably situated in Monterey, California which will span three days from May 27th to the 29th, 2016. California Roots Music and Arts Festival is […]

Stick Figure “Sound of the Sea” official music video

After much anticipation, Stick Figure’s follow-up to their 2012 hit album Burial Ground finally hit digital storefronts this month. Titled Set In Stone, Stick Figure’s fifth full length album is getting much praise from both critics and fans around the globe. Along with the new release comes a series of brand new videos to coincide […]

Ethan Tucker “Misunderstood‬” album review

When you see Washington-born singer-songwriter Ethan Tucker perform, you don’t need to be told that what he has is genuine. Listen to his music and you can tell that what he has is the real deal…not just as a musical wizard, but a down to earth soul. The deep connection he has doesn’t just shine […]