An interview with E.N Young

E.N Young has been a major player in the modern American reggae-rock field. After starting his own solo project and joining San Diego band, Tribal Seeds, E.N Young has been reaching out to fellow artists and helping them to produce their music. Not only is his signature sound recognizable, but it appears he likes to […]

Pepper 2014 Fall tour announcement

Fresh out of a summer tour with The Dirty Heads and Aer, Pepper has just announced plans for an extensive fall tour. Starting on November 10th in Tuscon, the band will play twenty-six shows in a little over a month’s time. The genre-defying band that hail from Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, will be accompanied by the always-melodic […]

Lutan Fyah “Ambition” official video

Jamaican born Lutan Fyah recently dropped an official video for his track “Ambition” off his 2014 studio album Get Rid a di Wicked. The beautiful production displays aerials of Sweden and was directed by Jonas Andréen for Lynx Pictures. For more information about Lutan Fyah, give him a follow on Twitter and Instagram.

Mighty Mystic “Happy” music video

Summer is not quite over yet. Mighty Mystic just dropped their official music video for the track “Happy” off their latest album Concrete World. The surprisingly uplifting video squeezes the very last bits of summertime out of the calendar year. But fear not, crack open a beer and slip on the flip-flops because Mighty Mystic […]

Tribal Seeds Summer Representing Tour 2014

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Stranger rocks their hometown

On Saturday, September 6, 2014, Stranger was in their hometown of San Diego long enough to play for a great crowd who obviously adores them. Lucky for the fans too, Stranger was the only one scheduled to play, which is amazing because the band played for about two hours straight! It appeared both band and […]

New Kingston: Kingston City Tour 2014

Starting on October twenty seventh in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, rising reggae group New Kingston will embark on a twenty-three show, thirteen state national tour titled Kingston City. Fresh off a serene stint on Tribal Seeds’ Representing summer tour, the constantly touring band will host venues in states ranging from Florida to California, ending with their […]

Essel “Stay” official music video

Southern California native and sister to Matt Liufau of the band Seedless, Essel just dropped this amazing video to her latest single “Stay” filmed by James Brunt. Make sure to check out Essel’s SoundCloud page of give her a follow on Twitter

Shoreline Jam 2014: the experience

It’s extremely rare for me to vacate my surroundings, rearrange my schedule and volunteer to work 24 straight hours within a two-day period, especially with travel involved over holiday weekends. Memorial Day weekend brings around such an occurrence every year with Monterey’s California Roots Festival; similarly, Labor Day weekend showcases the Shoreline Jam on the […]

Tribal Seeds “Representing” tour invades San Luis Obispo, CA

I heard my favorite song when I was a freshman in high school. Since then both my height and political views have changed drastically but my love for Tribal Seeds’ soulful single “Dawn of Time” has always stayed with me. That is why when I came across the band’s scheduled performance on September 3rd in […]

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad ‘Steady’ album review

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, PANDA!, GPGDS, Giant Panda, whichever way you want to spin their name, the five piece East Coast natives will be releasing their latest studio album on September 30, 2014 titled Steady under the juggernaut indie label Easy Star Records. Founded over 15 years ago, the international label has under its […]

The Expanders acoustic performance of “Top Shelf”

Episode 28 from the folks over at Sugarshack Sessions invites The Expanders to the stage to perform their new track “Top Shelf”, a fan favorite during live performances. As usual The Expanders display another flawless session under a beautiful backdrop brought to you by Sugarshack Sessions. Be sure to check out more from The Expanders […]

The Holdup performs at SLO Brew

On a serene and surprisingly sweaty Saturday night, The Holdup stole the stage at San Luis Obispo’s SLO Brew. But before the top billed band took the stage at nine o clock, opening acts Group Home and Young Science effectively warmed up the crowd with their high energy and original music. Group Home, a Cypress […]

Mystic Roots Band “Summer Festival” music video

The new video “Summer Festival” from NorCal’s Mystic Roots just dropped and it’s a great one. Starting off as a parody to the cult classic movie Office Space, vocalist Katherine Ramirez gazes towards the warm glow of the fluorescent office lighting after being disciplined by the Bill Lumbergh equivalent. A day dream sequence ensues and […]

Tribal Theory brings high energy wave

Even though illness can weigh one down, music always seems to uplift the mind, body, and spirit. That is exactly what happened to this reviewer at the Tribal Theory show at the House of Blues in Downtown, San Diego on August 22, 2014. Sure, the sun has been causing scorching hot weather in Southern California, […]