Always interested in young up-and-coming bands with new music, I was excited to be invited to review The Bridge, released by Boulder, Colorado-based Policulture in September 2014. The album begins with good energy I could groove with. A melodica featured in the first song was a pleasant surprise and immediately had me captivated, as I […]
Bassist and vocalist for renowned reggae band Natural Vibrations, Jehua Evans has branched out on his own for a soulful solo project. Jehua’s debut single “Your Man” brings with it some smooth melodies similar to those of Natty Vibes but with a subtly different sound that we hope will lead to further success for the […]
A solitary sign hung taped to the Belly Up Tavern’s will call window on November 22nd, declaring Michael Franti’s performance “SOLD OUT” for the night. What an understatement – entering into my favorite and frequently hopping rock-n-roll joint in Solana Beach had never been harder. I squeezed and twisted my way through an overly condensed […]
The San Diegans that call themselves Through the Roots perform an amazing acoustic rendition of their track “Dancing in the Rain” from their 2013 album Take You There. Much respect to Sugarshack Sessions for capturing this amazing performance. For more information about Through the Roots, give them a follow on Facebook.
From the guys who brought you the smash hits “Rebel” and “So in Love With California” comes a new reggae, rock and hip-hop fusion “mash-up” on a mission to make some noise – the kind that disrupts listeners’ day to day lives and injecting that sweet flavor directly into the ears. The Southern California trio […]
New York City’s prominent independant label Easy Star Records just grew a little larger last week as it announced it’s newest member of the family New Kingston. As one of the hardest working bands in the industry, New Kingston naturally fits in representing the Easy Star family with Easy Star All-Stars, Passafire, Rebelution, Giant Panda […]
San Diego-based solo artist E.N Young likes to share the stage with Tribal Seeds among other big names, but three years have passed without new music from the melodica-sporting singer, songwriter and producer. On November 18th, Young made waves for his deprived fans by not only announcing an upcoming album on the horizon, but also […]
After their huge success from the 2013 album Automatic and recent completion of the ridiculously amazing Count Me In summer tour with Rebelution, The Green along with Stick Figure, Iration announced their return to the road with a nationwide tour which they named “Tales from the Sea” with support from Stick Figure and Hours Eastly. […]
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Jamaican roots reggae artist Bryan Art is in the process of revamping his style out of Kingston under his own Junction Files recording label. His latest EP “Fresh Start” hit the market in June, containing a song that had originally been spotlighted the year before. Now re-released, Art’s “Knowledge is the Power” single boasts a […]
Hirie Hirie Hirie Wheeland Brothers Wheeland Brothers Wheeland Brothers Wheeland Brothers Wheeland Brothers Wheeland Brothers Wheeland Brothers Wheeland Brothers Wheeland Brothers The SoCal natives Wheeland Brothers took stage last week with the beautiful Hirie for a spectacular standing room only show at The Constellation Room in Santa Ana, California. Both Hirie and the Wheeland Brothers […]
San Diego-based roots reggae band Revival is gearing up for their third full-length album release and in doing so, is leaving little tastes of the record along the way. On October 28th, the eight-member band premiered their second single “Beauty in Disguise” off their much-anticipated upcoming album, following their first single “Beautiful Monster” on August […]
Based out of the beautiful hills of Northern California and relentlessly touring nationwide both with the Vans Warped Tour this past summer as well as rocking the mic on his own watch, J Ras will be releasing his much anticipated sophomore album titled Find My Way. J Ras started his career at an early age […]
California band Radical Something sure knows how to bring some rock music mixed with some hip-hop to the beach area. When they performed at the Belly Up in Solana Beach on Sunday, Oct. 26 and opened for Matisyahu, we here at Top Shelf Reggae did not know what to expect. Was this night going to […]
The folks behind Audiotree are back at it again, this time with SoCal boys Through the Roots. Performing their hit track “Weekend” which was recorded October 17th, but just now posted to YouTube according to the description. For more information about Through the Roots, please give them a follow on Facebook.
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