Southern California’s Tunnel Vision, a new surf, reggae, ska band are packing up their bags and heading towards a city near you. Top Shelf Reggae is extremely excited to announce this summer's highly anticipated tour set to embark this coming July 1st starting from the Cab Wabo Cantina in Stateline, Nevada. Their newly added dates […]
Southern California’s own Arise Roots just released their first new official music video of 2016, a four and a half clip representing their new single “Rootsman Town” which features reggae pioneer Capleton. The video is the band’s latest chapter in a late-career renaissance you can track back to the release of their masterful 2014 full-length […]
The annual California Roots Festival could easily be compared to the modern day Woodstock of reggae. Three days of peace and music. In fact, Jimi Hendrix infamously torched his guitar on the very stage thousands gather around year after year for this event. But it is still so much more than just that. This festival […]
Roots is the cornerstone of the reggae genre, so naturally the name fits a rootsy project like Meta & The Cornerstones. Born and raised in Dakar, Senegal, Meta found his calling early in life as a self-taught musician performing around the streets of his hometown. Many years later, Meta migrated to the United States, bringing […]
Jamaican based reggae artist Oje Ken Ollivierre, or popularly known as Protoje has been saturating festivals and airwaves with his energetic and unique sound, putting him on reggae’s frontline. After a string of strong singles as well as a handful of full length albums, Protoje this month released his fourth studio project titled Royalty Free (Side […]
We sat down with one of the most passionate and gifted women in reggae music today, Nattali Rize, at the 7th Annual California Roots Festival in Monterey, California where she spoke about her music, influences, spirituality and of course the Caliroots festival.
Following a brilliant and hugely successful release of their rendition of Pink Floyd’s iconic album The Dark Side of the Moon in 2003, Easy Star All-Stars went back to the studio and released a reimagined cover of Radiohead’s OK Computer in 2006 titled Radiodread, which gained much praise from both reggae lovers and Radiohead-heads. Easy […]
Rebelution is back. After going roughly two years since their last LP Count Me In, the California based band is back with her brand new full length LP titled Falling Into Place and it is here right in time for your summer playlists. Infused with a mellow rock rhythms and underlying reggae notes, Rebelution showcases […]
There aren’t many musicians in this world that embody more than just music. The top entertainers of the industry have gotten to that level by knowing what it takes to put on a fantastic live show, to really get their crowd going in order to feel that buying a pricy ticket to their concert is […]
San Francisco Bay Area’s own Clear Conscience will return this June 10th with the newest addition to their heavy arsenal titled Native Jane. The hallmark of their musical connection is one constructed on potent grooves, deep bass lines and intense vocals. The soulful tracks on Clear Conscience’s new album match lead singer Jeff Conscience’s voice […]
Combining a range of styles, including dancehall, dub, ska and rap, French reggae band Dub Inc is back in the studio finalizing their sixth studio album titled So What scheduled for released on September 23, 2016. In the meantime, Dub Inc released a hot new video for the track “Triste Époque.”
It’s been a few months since we’ve seen anything new from Hawaiian natives Iration. For those of you who have been waiting patiently, Iration dropped a new music video for their title track Hotting Up from their latest album released in August of 2015. Micah states “We wanted to do something different and offer a […]
Now that the 7th Annual California Roots Music and Arts Festival has came and went, most are reflecting back on the magical weekend they have just experienced. Some festival-goers traveled home with photos and autographs, others went home with band merchandise and priceless art, but all went home with lasting memories of love, friends and […]
An independent, family-run, leave-no-trace event, the 4th annual ARISE Music Festival will take place from August 5-7, 2016 at the magnificent Sunrise Ranch located in Loveland, Colorado just one hour away from Denver. the event will highlight a diverse lineup of musical genres Featuring over 200 performances across seven stages and 100 pristine acres, the event […]
For those who can't make it tomorrow to one of the most anticipated weekends of the year, California Roots is bringing it’s iconic festival to your home with the help of innovative technologies from live streaming Venice, California based company, LiveList. From their website, LiveList states that it was built with the belief that live […]
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