Pepper did not disappoint this packed house at the Belly Up Tavern Pepper played in San Diego County for two nights in a row while touring the Western parts of the U.S. for a winter tour! Although Pepper hails from Hawaii, they have been known to call San Diego their second home, and that remains […]
The great poet Roy Croft once said, “I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you”. Those of you who have loved at least once in your life know that this one statement holds especially true. Whether you’re celebrating with a new love, old love, […]
The biggest reggae tribute is happening Monday, February 17th in San Diego, California. Tribute to The Reggae Legends is happening at the Valley View Casino Center, a place formerly known as the San Diego Sports Arena where some great Bob Fests were celebrated during the last 33 years of tribute to some of the greatest […]
ATTENTION CAL-IF-ORN-IA! The West Coast Cruisin Tour is en route to a central area near you in Northern California and Mammoth Lakes, so you better pitch in gas money, and check out this Hirie and Fortunate Youth combination because there won’t be any other show which will allow these bands to perform so freely, so […]
Here at Top Shelf Reggae, Easy Star All-Stars has always held a special place in our hearts since their iconic release of Dub Side of the Moon in 2003 and Radiodread in 2006. These two all time favorites never really seemed to have left our playlists since their initial release. Easy Star All-Stars has racked […]
The undeniably smooth Hawaiian Island reggae sounds never seems to get old. This new track from JAH Maoli featuring J Boog titled “If I Ever” really reinforces the sentiment as the two very strong vocal treatments compliment each other in this extremely well done track. Released in mid January under the fine folks of EKM […]
Music for many of us, holds a special power to move us mentally and spiritually. Music is also an outlet for many—it is something familiar and comforting. Anyone who has wiped a tear from their eyes from their most favorite song will know undoubtedly the power of the combination of instruments complemented by soul riveting […]
Just a month after their South American tour with legendary rock stars Dave Matthews and Incubus, SOJA has announced that they will be hitting the road once again back home in the United States; this time around cruising and performing for the fans in the East Coast. The tour kicks off March 27, 2014 in […]
Out of Los Angeles, California comes The Expanders with their fully-inspired, Jamaican-style reggae music! The Expanders may not appear like your usual roots-reggae band; yet, this band has more roots from Jamaican-style music than we have seen or heard right now! With backup vocals setting the tone just right for a roots-reggae rendition, The Expanders […]
VP Records, the geniuses behind the Dub Rockers Compilation released in August of 2013, just published an amazing mix to their SoundCloud featuring many hard hitting acts like John Brown's Body, J Boog, Mighty Mystic, SOJA, and the list seemingly goes on and on. The mix spans nearly an hour and a half, so crank […]
On January 17, 2014, Top Shelf Reggae got to visit Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad at the Belly Up in San Diego, California. Yeah, there name is a mouthful, and so is their music! Mixing ska-reggae with psychedelic rock, this New York band from Rochester brought their East Coast accent to their West Coast tour. […]
Originally starting off as a two-man acoustic band, these Philly natives broadened their footprint, both in terms of the amount of band members, as well as national exposure in a very short time. The achingly beautiful vocals from Jeff McCaughey provides angelic tones Now seven members deep, and about a year since their last studio […]
Indubious is a self-described “rootstronica” band from Oregon about to tour with Black Uhuru starting in early February and covering the Westside of the U.S. Known for their high-energy music and fun vibes, Indubious self-describes themselves as “intergalactic reggae revolutionaries” on their “About” section via their website. The keyboardist, Evan “Evton B,” and bassist, Spencer […]
2014 is starting off to be a very good year indeed. With only two weeks into the new year, the fine folks over at California Roots announced the third and final round of artists to perform at the 2014 reggae rock event of the year. With the first and second round of announcements, the annual […]
Rebelution, the Southern California reggae rock sensations has had a tremendously hectic 2013, touring relatively non stop and sharing the stage with many hard hitting acts including J Boog, Through the Roots, Common Kings, Pepper, Iration and list goes on and on. It’s apparent that team Rebelution is a very tour driven group, and it’s […]
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