San Diego’s 2nd Annual KAABOO Festival

For the past two years, thousands of Southern California residents have flocked to the Del Mar Fairgrounds in September to enjoy a weekend like none other. The grounds – being home to the Del Mar Fair, horse races, and summer concert series – is known for its eloquence, sophistication, and its prime oceanfront location; it's […]

Alta Music Festival 2016

UPDATE: ALTA MUSIC FESTIVAL RELOCATES TO FREMONT THEATRE Alta Music Festival producer Dan Sheehan states, “Due to the wet and rainy forecasts for this weekend, we’ve made the decision to move the festival indoors to the Fremont Theater. This decision takes into consideration the safety of our fans, artists, and staff. We stay confident that our […]

Morgan Heritage “Selah” music video

Deemed one of the hardest working bands in the music industry, The Royal Family of Reggae Morgan Heritage hasn’t slowed down since winning the 2016 Grammy award for Best Reggae Album. The siblings have continued their worldwide touring, while recording music for their upcoming 2017 album to be released on their CTBC Music Group label. […]

The 6th annual Shoreline Jam

The 6th annual Shoreline Jam took place last weekend right alongside the shores of Long Beach, CA. It's in the perfect location to spend the day listening to live music. The festival grounds are surrounded by the Long Beach harbor and share a home with the famous Queen Mary. The Shoreline Jam has seen some […]

SOJA “Rest Of My Life” Live In Virginia

The immensely successful band SOJA is gearing up for its next release, Live In Virginia and scheduled to kick off a massive European tour spanning two months starting early October 2016. The album is due out September 30th with pre-orders now available at iTunes or their official store. Order now and you can instantly download […]

Giant Panda ‘Make It Better’ album review

With new album Make It Better available on digital outlets today, Rochester, New York-based Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad brings forward their rich musical heritage. Throughout the exactly 38 minute runtime of Make It Better, Giant Panda masterfully crafts an immense array of soundscapes, from soft and smooth melodies to massive walls of luscious sound, […]

Dub Inc “Don’t be a victim” featuring Naâman

Dub Inc just released a new studio video on ‘Don’t Be A Victim’ featuring NAÂMAN, fourth song taken from the upcoming album So What before the release on September 23rd, 2016. Dub Inc will be back on tour in clubs this fall with more than 30 shows, between France, Switzerland, Netherlands, Spain and the UK. […]

HIRIE’s official video for “Renegade” featuring Nahko

HIRIE is back in the news again after the recent release of her latest full length album Wandering Soul released in mid-August 2016 that peaked at #1 on Billboard Reggae Charts and #10 on Billboard Heatseekers Album Chart, and #151 on Billboard Top 200! With a new album comes new music videos. On September 8th, […]

John Brown’s Body ‘Fireflies’ album review

East coast based John Brown’s Body has built a name for themselves and has been creating beautiful music by bending and molding multiple genres and turning them into something completely different, original and unique to only John Brown’s Body. Released on September 9th, Fireflies is the band’s most recent offering, delivering a sound that lives […]

Mad Professor to headline Thailand’s Wonderfruit Festival

Festivals around the world are starting to recognize reggae as a universally praised genre. More and more, reggae artists are escalating internationally, and one such reggae great already among the global elite is Guyana's Mad Professor – who is officially set to headline one day of four at Thailand's upcoming Wonderfruit Festival this December. Mad […]

Bumpin’ Uglies ‘Keep It Together’ album review

Keep It Together is the upcoming LP from Annapolis, Maryland’s Bumpin Uglies, showcasing the band’s ethereal ska/punk/reggae melodies and infectious hooks. Following on from their Better.Faster.Stronger EP in 2016, Bumpin Uglies seem to cover all the spectrums of music you’d hope to find in an album. These guys can hammer down but they also show […]

Premiere: Spiritual Rez “Together Always” featuring HIRIE

Boston’s six piece reggae-rock funkateers that call themselves Spiritual Rez has teamed up with Southern California’s most beloved songstress HIRIE to release a brand new track today exclusively on Top Shelf Reggae titled “Together Always.” Spiritual Rez is gearing up for their fourth studio album due out October 7th, 2016 titled Setting in the West […]

Coco featuring Protoje “Ova Here”

Coco links up with big, bad and heavy Jamaican reggae artist Protoje for a proper Carnival track “Ova Here.” Fuelled with serious bassline over drums & keys, this track shows Coco’s versatility as he spits over a more darker beat and shows him play his position as a flow-master. “Feels such a privilege to work […]

Gallery: Thunder Vibes Reggae Festival II

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Gary Nesta Pine releases ‘Revelations’ album

Legendary Jamaican reggae pioneer Gary Nesta Pine not only has an impressive history in the genre, but has had an integral role in shaping the music we hear today. Gary became the lead singer for The Wailers band in 1998. This legendary band lead by Aston “Family Man” Barrett, performed and created many hits with […]