Stick Figure bring the house down in San Francisco

Count on Stick Figure to bring the house down every single performance.  In a packed house at The Independant in San Francisco, the four piece band opened up the night for John Brown's Body in their 2013 national tour.

Dub Side of the Moon 10th anniversary

Easy Star All-Stars has racked up over 300,000 in sales alone Easy Star All-Stars will celebrate it’s 10th anniversary of it’s album Dub Side of the Moon which is their brilliant rendition of Pink Floyd’s legendary album The Dark Side of the Moon. Easy Star All-Stars has taken the task of covering one of the […]

Reggae in the Hills 2014 early bird tickets go on sale

California as of late has been quite the hotspot for reggae lovers around the globe. With the news of the first round of California Roots lineup just beginning to settle in, Reggae on the Hills 2014 has begun selling early bird tickets for their annual reggae music experience set in the beautiful Angels Camp in […]

Pepper 2013 tour stops off in San Francisco

San Francisco got it's treat mid October when Pepper stopped off and brought the house down at The Warfield. Pepper has had a jam packed year, with the release of it's self titled album and non stop touring.  We caught up with the native Hawaiians to snap a few shots.

Carolina Sessions 2013 schedule announced

It's time to syncronize your watches kids.  The fine folks at California Roots have finalized the schedule for it's much antisipated Carolina Sessions set for Saturday, October 26, 2013. The acts throughout the day will be split up between two stages, conveniantly named “Main stage” and “Stage II”.  The schedule allows between 5 and 20 […]

The Dirty Heads set release date for Phantoms of Summer

The highly anticipated acoustic album from The Dirty Heads now has a release date, so mark your calendars for October 29th 2013 . The acoustic album named Phantoms of Summer is said to be mostly new tracks with the exception of “Cabin by the Sea” which is the title track from their 2012 hit album […]

SOJA announces Fall 2013 tour dates

Mark your calendars The fine folks at SOJA have solidified their Fall 2013 schedule. This West to East Coast nationwide tour will span roughly two months and will include acts from Nahko & Medicine for the People, Common Kings, and Aer with a little bit of New Kingston, Dirty Heads and Easy Star All-Stars sprinkled in. While on the road, […]

Indubious ‘Wake the Lion’ album review

There isn’t much confusion when you hear that Indubious song in your (or your friend’s) playlist. Indubious, an Oregon-based group has an extremely unique sound that is simply unrivaled by any other in the genre. The combination of the slap bass of Spencer Burton and the lyrics from either himself or his brother, bandmate and […]

Iration Automatic Tour 2013

Micah putting on a great show to the sold out house Following their Automatic album release July of 2013, Iration hit the road to perform a lenghtly nationwide tour.  We caught up with Iration in San Francisco where Micah Brown, Through the Roots, and Fortunate Youth opened up.

All Aboard the Jamrock Reggae Cruise

All aboard the Jamrock Reggae Cruise!  Legendary singer and songwriter Damian “Jr Gong” Marley will be hitting the high seas and has joined forces with Norwegian Cruise Line for a five night reggae extravaganza, aptly named “Welcome to Jamrock Reggae Cruise”.  This nonstop “Ultimate Reggae Experience” will span five days and will surely satisfy the […]

Tribal Seeds live performing “Love Psalm”

Going all the way back to 2010, this video is from a performance from Tribal Seeds of their hit song “Long Psalm” recorded at Brixton, a cool little venue located at Redondo Beach, California. These extremeley talented San Diego boys have been going strong since 2005, displaying a true sense talent and mind-blowing lyrics. The […]

Dub Rockers Compilation Volume 1 out now

VP Records in partnership with Vans, who has brought you the iconic skater kicks you probably have in your closet, just released its debut reggae compilation titled Dub Rockers – Various Artists – Volume 1.  VP Records has noted and recognized a shift in the niche reggae genre which has a much more substantial American […]

Indubious “Seventh Generation” official video

Break out a “fatty” and watch this tremendously trippy, psychedelic new video from Indubious from their upcoming album Wake the Lion. Fronted by brothers Evan “Evton B” Burton (keys & vocals) and Spencer “Skip Wicked” Burton (bass & vocals) and backed by drummer Matty T. Wells, Indubious spins out an awe inspiring live show that […]

Tribal Seeds announce Fall 2013 tour dates

Just hitting the news wires this week is the announcement of the Tribal Seeds Fall 2013 tour with special guests Fortunate Youth and up and coming starlet Hirie.  The bands will start off the tour October 11, 2013 in Durango, Colorado, looping around the East Coast, and finally ending up in Redway, California doing their […]

Iration – “Back Around” official video

Following up on their much anticipated album Automatic, Iration just released a music video for the fourth track off the album “Back Around”. According to Micah, the lead singer for Iration, “‘Back Around’ is one of the songs I’m most proud of on the new album. It’s a bit dark and a bit edgy but […]