SM Familia CD release party

They definitely brought the dub to OB that night, and even Maxi Priest joined in to sing a song with them While Top Shelf Reggae was checking out Maxi Priest at Winston’s Beach Club in Ocean Beach, San Diego, it was also reggae night at Club Kingston, a night dedicated to showcasing local reggae music! […]

KBong’s Hopes and Dreams album review

Kevin Bong, aka. “KBong” is a Hawaiian born and San Diego native, multi-instrumental artist who is well known for his ‘key’ role in Stick Figure.  Kbong’s first ever full solo studio album dropped June 17th, 2014 titled Hopes and Dreams which is now fully available on iTunes and Amazon. KBong has built up an significant […]

California Roots 2014 gallery: Day three

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Charlie Ueda of Sono Vero covers One Direction

In a bit of a surprising move, Charlie Ueda from the Southern California band Sono Vero just released a video on YouTube where he performs the song “Story of My Life” from the teen pop sensations One Direction. The vocal delivery from Charlie is truly remarkable and really displays his talent and range as a […]

An evening with No Kings

No Kings is a band based out of San Diego, California that keeps rockabilly in the reggae-rock scene- particularly with bass provided by Garrison Cyr, and vocals sung by Matt Cook. Top Shelf Reggae had a chance to check out this local band for Reggae Sunday Night at a club called U-31 in the North […]

An interview with Tony-Ray from Tribal Seeds

Tribal Seeds recently released their fourth full length album Representing, which debuted quite nicely at #1 on the Billboard Reggae charts. We sat down with keyboardist, producer, vocalist and one of the original founding members of Tribal Seeds, Tony-Ray, to talk about the new album, the band’s history, underwear, and their upcoming appearance at Colorado’s […]

“Wake the Lion” official video from Indubious

The energetic rootstronica trio from Oregon just dropped their new music video for the title track off their album Wake the Lion which was released late 2013. The band’s quirkiness and sense of community really comes across in this video. If you haven’t seen Indubious live in action, please do yourself a favor and do […]

Sun-Dried Vibes ‘Back2Square1’ album review

Sun-Dried Vibes is a band from South Carolina bringing modern reggae-rock music to the East Coast. They recently released their sophomore album titled, Back2Square1 in which Top Shelf Reggae had an opportunity to check out what kind of vibes this band is bringing from the East Coast to any coast! The guitar definitely sways their […]

77 Jefferson “Rocksteady” music video

The Kansas City, Missouri group that call themselves 77 Jefferson released a brand new music video for their brand new album just prior of it’s official release. The album, titled Let Me Know is currently available for pre-order and set to launch in a few weeks on July 7, 2014. For more information about 77 […]

Matisyahu’s official video for “Surrender”

Reggae artist Matisyahu released his 5th studio album release Akeda early June of 2014. Fresh on the internet is his latest official music video for the track “Surrender” which was produced by Joe Baughman who has worked with such artists like The Roots, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., and now Matisyahu. For more information about Matisyahu, […]

Maxi Priest listening session party

On June 4th, Top Shelf Reggae checked out VP Records and the World Beat Center’s listening session for Maxi Priest, an international singer from the U.K. whose music resonates as old-school R&B, and Caribbean-style reggae music. VP Records gave people at a beach club called Winston’s in Ocean Beach, San Diego a chance to listen […]

Fortunate Youth’s Fall with Friends 2014 tour

Fortunate Youth just announced a slew of 2014 tour dates that will feature New Kingston, The Steppas, Ease Up and Ashes of Babylon. The hard hitting lineup will soon be joining forces later this August in a much anticipated US tour which will span across fifteen states beginning in Riverside, California at the Uplift Music […]

Thrive Summer Tour 2014

Formed in 2008 and based out of Santa Cruz, California, Thrive has been pumping out hit after hit since their very first full debut album titled Gratitude Attitude which released and rocked the scene in 2010. The relatively new group turned many heads and perked up many ears since with their debut album which reached […]

California Roots 2014 gallery: Day two

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Rebelution’s live performance of “De-Stress”

To celebrate Rebelution’s launch of their latest album Count Me In today, please enjoy this beautifully put together video from the 2014 California Roots Festival where SoCal boys take the stage as the headlining act on the second day of the three day festival. Rebelution will be hitting the road on the Summer Tour with […]