2nd annual KAABOO Festival to hit San Diego

The Del Mar Racetrack has been home to the Fair, the horse races, and a plethora of public and private events in between. Last year, however, marked something new, a festival where culture intersected with music – the first of its kind for San Diego since the city discontinued its Street Scene series nearly a […]

Rebelution to release their first ever live album & DVD

Top Shelf Reggae is proud to announce that on October 28th, Rebelution will be releasing their first-ever live concert album along with a DVD titled Live At Red Rocks. Rebelution fans will now have the chance to relive those special moments at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado or experience it for the first […]

Damian Marley “Nail Pon Cross” music video

With his forthcoming album titled “Stony Hill” slated to be released on October 28th 2016, the GRAMMY award winning artist Damian ‘Jr Gong’ Marley released the controversial music video for the lead single “Nail Pon Cross.” According to Marley, the video is meant to encourage the viewers of the video to have “more tolerance and […]

Premiere: Lior Ben-Hur’s new single and video “Roads of Creation”

Born in Jerusalem, Israel and now calling San Francisco, California home, reggae artist Lior Ben-Hur along with his eight piece band have been working tirelessly towards their new debut full length album So I Wander. Today, Lior Ben-Hur is premiering the music video for their new single “Roads of Creation” exclusively for readers of Top […]

The 2016 Emerald Cup artist announcement

History will be made once again the second weekend of December when the 13th Annual Emerald Cup returns to Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, California. The Emerald Cup, now breaking into its first decade, will once again celebrate the cannabis harvest and bring the marijuana community together again.  “we’ve seen the event and experience […]

HIRIE’s ‘Wandering Soul’ album review

Wandering Soul is the highly anticipated sophomore full length album from Philippine-born HIRIE. With this release the band culminates just about every style that they have played over the years and incorporates it into one album consisting of eleven tracks of tight hooks and unprecedented arrangements. 2013s self titled album saw the band heavily exploring […]

California Conscious Music Festival 2016

UPDATE: The California Conscious Music Festival set for Sunday, September 18 at SOMO Village Event Center in Rohnert Park has been postponed until summer of 2017. Ticketfly will be issuing a full refund to ticket buyers. Autumn is just around the corner and the first annual California Conscious Music Festival (aka CaliCon) awaits you! CaliCon […]

‘Everlasting’ music with Raging Fyah

In May, Raging Fyah released their album, Everlasting thus continuing their undeniable roots vibration. Perhaps the men of Raging Fyah do not pay much attention to how roots their music sound, or how they continue to honor rootsman tradition. One thing is distinguishable, however, and that is that listeners can indulge in pure reggae music […]

Jet West delivers with ‘Wake Up’ LP

Reggae-rock band Jet West continues to grow in popularity in the SoCal beach community with every passing day, stemming from the sweeping success of their premiere album Dropping In that debuted in 2010. Following their initial acclaim, Jet West switched gears from recording to establishing a firm stance in the scene – compiling years of […]

Fortunate Youth ft. Marlon Asher & The Green “Pass The Herb”

The nonstop touring group that call themselves Fortunate Youth really know how to bring in the summer vibes with their very own animated music video for the track “Pass The Herb.” featuring Marlon Asher and The Green. The four minute and nineteen second (Really??) homage to passing the herb is not only fun to watch, […]

California Roots 2016: Day three

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Reggae on the Mountain 2016

One of Southern California's most renowned reggae festivals took place last week on the mountains of Topanga Canyon. The 7th annual Reggae on the Mountain was two days of talented artists from around the globe, both local and international, coming together under the burning LA sun. As cars filled in the sides of the canyon, […]

Who’s ready for the 4th Annual Lake Tahoe Reggae Festival?

For the last three years, Lake Tahoe has boasted the biggest reggae party to commemorate summer’s end – and this year’s is shaping up to be the biggest and best one yet! The festival is set against the most epic scenery, with towering pine trees encircling the event’s epicenter at the Hard Rock Outdoor Arena […]

Stick Figure announce Fall 2016 dates with The Movement

Stick Figure is an American reggae and dub band based in Southern California. The group has released six full-length albums, all of which were written and produced by frontman Scott Woodruff, a singer-songwriter who until 2009 was based in Massachusetts. In 2012 Woodruff released the fifth Stick Figure album, Burial Ground to critical acclaim. The album […]

Mark your calendars for the first annual Cukui Music Festival

Set to take place over the extended Labor Day weekend in a beautiful setting at the gateway of Silicon Valley, the inaugural Cukui Music Festival is scheduled for September 3rd 2016 at California’s Great America, a 100-acre amusement park featuring over 40 rides and attractions. This music festival is the ideal summer retreat for conscious-minded […]