Sitting down with Iya Terra

Iya Terra is a five-piece reggae, rock, and roots band from Los Angeles, California. They have recently been touring the west coast with bands such as Tribal Seeds, Inna Vision, Fortunate Youth, New Kingston, and many more and have been a part of numerous festivals in the last year like The Summer Meltdown, Reggae on […]

The art of Struggle from Roots of Creation

Roots of Creation (RoC) is a band based out of New Hampshire. With founding members, Brett Wilson, Tal Pearson (keys), and Mike Chadinha (drums), and newest members, Nick Minicucci (bass), Billy Kottage (of Reel Big Fish) and Andrew Riordan, the band has become a staple among the reggae-rock nation. Playing at such festivals as Wakarusa […]

Haitian roots artist Wesli releases “ImmiGrand Deluxe”

Haiti, a beautiful island of the Caribbean, has been plagued with problems – both of political and social construction – for far too long. The people of Haiti have grown accustom to suffering and frustration, with little voice left after being rendered silent for such a long period of time. Like many other islands that […]

The world of Katastro

Katastro is a band from Tempe, Arizona. As self-described, they play rock, blues, funk, and hip hop music. All of these genres seem to blend well enough for the reggae-rock scene to embrace them as family. In fact, they joined Pepper, once again, to open up a nice all-ages show at the House of Blues […]

The Movement announces new album

We are pleased to announce the release of The Movement’s newest album titled, Golden, due out on April 8th, 2016. This will also be the first release on the Rootfire Cooperative, a not-for-profit record label that is owned and managed by artists and strongly promotes the reggae, roots, and dub genres. The Movement is currently […]

Catching up with Sun Dried Vibes

Sun Dried Vibes is a three piece reggae-rock band from South Carolina. They recently journeyed across the U.S. and made their way to California, where they played with such bands as Badfish, Tatanka, Jon Wayne and The Pain, and HIRIE. After also having an intense tour last year on their way to the California Roots […]

Tribal Seeds announces 2016 Spring Harvest Tour

Starting this April, the San Diego natives Tribal Seeds are hitting the road island-style with Hawaiian homegrown artist Anuhea on their 2016 Spring Harvest Tour. The tour encompasses 20 shows in 30 days, beginning the cross-continental mission on April 8th to wrap around the east coast and end in Omaha, NE on Saturday, May 7th. Performing […]

And the GRAMMY goes to…

Morgan Heritage is a reggae band formed in 1994 by five children of reggae artist Denroy Morgan, namely Peter “Peetah” Morgan, Una Morgan, Roy “Gramps” Morgan, Nakhamyah “Lukes” Morgan and Memmalatel “Mr. Mojo” Morgan. In two decades, they have had a number of successful reggae albums. But nothing that comes close to their 2015 album […]

The temperature is rising with Tribal Theory

Based out of San Diego, California, Tribal Theory has become well-known among the Island reggae music scene. Mixing bits of R&B, reggae riffs, and charismatic vocals, Tribal Theory has been captivating their fans with such songs as, “Reggae Party,” “Falling For You,” and “Simple City.” The band recently succeeded in funding their upcoming EP, Reclamation […]

The Levitate Music and Arts Festival 2016

The line-up for the fourth annual Levitate Music and Arts Festival has just been announced and has all reggae/blues-rock/folk fans on the east coast excited for an inspiring day of great food, art, and even better music. The festival is put on each year by the Levitate foundation, which is a surf and skate shop, […]

The Expanders to kick off Top Shelf tour

From their hometown of Southern California, The Expanders are constantly mentioned when speaking about great live performances. The four piece band will be taking their silky smooth reggae stylings on the road with a slate of 2016 dates which will be kicking off March 2nd, 2016 and will cover much of the south west. The […]

Interview with The Steppas

The Steppas have been steadily building a growing fanbase in their hometown of Hilo, Hawaii as well as the mainland since their debut self entitled EP in 2012 hit retailers. 2015 saw them supporting the likes of Pepper, Fortunate Youth, Inna Vision, and most recently touring with Tribal Seeds and The Skints on the 2016 […]

The Field of Haze Music and Lifestyle festival 2016

It is an exciting time to be a music fan. The music scene is growing exponentially and there are more festivals than ever to attend.  Summer isn’t the only season good for festivals. There are now a plethora of events taking place in the winter and early spring.  With so many festivals to choose from, […]

Catching up with Timothy H

We had the opportunity to sit down and touch base with Southern California-based musician Timothy H, who weighed in on touring with SoCal’s own P.O.D., reggae music, and just music in general. Timothy also goes into detail about his yet-to-be-released album with Fortunate Youth and other classified guest appearances. You're recording, you're touring. You're all […]

Peter Tosh museum set to open in Jamaica

Almost the entire world is familiar with the legendary Bob Marley. However, a name that often gets overshadowed by Marley’s legacy is the extremely influential Peter Tosh. Tosh was a self-taught guitarist and keyboardist as well as a co-founder of The Wailers. He was responsible for some of The Wailer’s most popular songs such as, […]