HIRIE at The Federal Underground

HIRIE HIRIE HIRIE HIRIE HIRIE HIRIE HIRIE HIRIE HIRIE After a sizzling summer of touring festivals with the likes of Fortunate Youth, Iya Terra, Common Kings, J Boog and Rebelution, HIRIE launched her Woman Comes First Tour this fall, playing intimate venues across the west. We caught up with her at The Federal Underground in […]

Sensi Trails on the rise

Sensi Trails is on the rise as band’s frontman, Kyle Rising, relocates to Ocean Beach, San Diego. Originally from Kill Devil Hills, a town on the outer banks of North Carolina, Sensi Trails has shared the stage with The Original Wailers, Pato Banton, E.N Young and Through the Roots. Kyle’s love for music started in […]

Scallywag San Diego 2018

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WORLD VIDEO PREMIERE: Gonzo x Inna Vision “Show You Love”

Everyone loves a good team-up album. The soulful sounds of Tribal Seed’s Gonzo and the reggae-rap flows of Inna Vision have recently joined forces to create a collab album exceeding everyone’s expectations entitled Curricular Style. The new album, available everywhere off Roots Musician Records, features the two going head-to-head in love songs, call to actions […]

Thievery Corporation at Belly Up Tavern

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Catching up with The Expanders

Los Angeles-based band The Expanders recently teamed up with renowned EDM artist Walshy Fire (of Major Lazer) to not only put out one rootsy riddim album, but two! With the latest LP release, Thanks For Life, now available on all digital outlets, the band took time to comment on their ever-unfolding career, the experience making the […]

Music Tastes Good 2018: Day One

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Proof of Life ‘Free Your Mind’ EP review

Coming straight off of E.N Young’s record label, Roots Musician Records, the Corpus Christi, Texas band Proof of Life has released their first EP Free Your Mind. Taking elements of reggae and dub, Proof of Life is an excellent example of a modern meets traditional reggae band. They have provided us with an album that […]

Kash’d Out at I & I Brewing

Around I & I Around I & I Around I & I Kash’d Out Kash’d Out Kash’d Out Kash’d Out Kash’d Out Kash’d Out Kash’d Out Kash’d Out Kash’d Out Kash’d Out Kash’d Out Kash’d Out On October 7th, Kash’d Out played at I & I Brewing in Chino, California. I & I is always […]

The skankin’ Scallywag San Diego experience

The extensive lawns of San Diego's Waterfront Park is home to many music and cultural festivals: the biannual extreme EDM CRSSD Fest, craft beer celebration BeerX, among others. Besides BeerX, San Diego's 91x radio station commemorates its love for alt-rock outside of the airwaves by hosting handfuls of other events around the calendar year. Of […]

Highest Intention to release title track off forthcoming LP

Cali reggae band Highest Intention, quickly gaining a following for their smooth rhythms and feel good vibes, is back in action with the premiere single off their upcoming full-length album, Universal Light. The 16-track debut album follows the band's first EP and features the likes of Raleigh Neil (of Michael Franti), Paul Wolstencraft (of Slightly […]

KAABOO 2018: Day Three

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MoZaiq debuts with “Rootsy Roots” single

The Coachella Valley, home to many a music festival like Coachella and Stagecoach, is also home to a lesser known genre. Reggae might not be the first thing you think of when you consider the Cali desert, but roots reggae has become universal over the years. It’s ubiquitous. Celebrating its worldwide regime is the premiere […]

The Temple Rockers reveal ‘Festival of Lights’ holiday album

Judaism and Rastafarianism – an unlikely pair one might think – yet, musically and historically, they are a complementary one made for a holy musical matrimony. Reggae bassist, David Gould (formerly of John Brown’s Body), with his Ithaca-based band The Temple Rockers, along the likes of Jamaican singers Linval Thompson, Wayne Jarrett and Ansel Meditation, explore […]

Nesbeth announces debut album and supporting tour

After captivating the scene four years ago with an EP titled Victory, as well as being named one of the “11 Jamaican Reggae Artists That Is Keeping Roots Reggae Alive” by MTV Iggy in 2015, Kingston, Jamaica’s own reggae artist Nesbeth will be presenting his first full-length album entitled A.M.E.N named after his beloved late wife […]