Iration unplugs with new acoustic album ‘Double Up’

Sometimes, musicians just have to disconnect their power cords, click off the distortion and crank out deep acoustic jams. It takes a certain level of skill to record an entire acoustic album. With no sonic illusions or electronic distractions to keep the listener interested, the quality of the songs, instrumentation and the lyrics are all […]

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 […]

Iration’s acoustic Hotting Up Tour set

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Iration’s acoustic “Hotting Up Tour” set

Mike Pinto Mike Pinto Mike Pinto Through the Roots Through the Roots Through the Roots Iration Iration Iration Iration Iration Iration Iration On July 7, 2016, Hawaii's own Iration graced the San Diego stage along with support from Through the Roots and Mike Pinto. We caught up with the trio at the sold out show […]

Iration “Hotting Up” official music video

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 […]

All-star lineup at the second annual Thunder Vibes

The 2nd annual Thunder Vibes is an incredible, outdoor live music festival held at the Thunder Valley Casino and Resort just 30 miles north-east of Sacramento in a little town named Lincoln, California . Starting From 1pm on Saturday, August 20, 2016 nine live bands will grace the venue throughout the course of the day […]

Iration and Pepper announce Hawaiian Punch Winter 2016 Tour

It would only be deemed appropriate that two Hawaiian reggae greats would team up to do something called a “Hawaiian Punch Tour”, and who better to lead the fruit drink-themed campaign than the goofball members of Pepper and Iration? Both bands have made major waves in the reggae scene within the recent years, especially with […]

Iration ‘Hotting Up’ album review

It’s been a long two years since Iration put out a studio album, which is understandable, given their countless miles in the road. The long-awaited album titled Hotting Up does not disappoint. It’s a further development and refinement in Iration’s songwriting which can definitely be heard in their latest album. It’s no surprise since Iration […]

California Roots 2015: Day three

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Stick Figure’s remix of “Smokin’ Love”

Like the Fantastic Five of reggae music, the great super powers come together to create something that’s truly out of this world. …the great super powers come together to create something that’s truly out of this world. The initial version of Smokin’ Love which featured Collie Buddz was released June 3rd, 2014 and mended two […]

Rebelution “Count Me In Remix EP”

The band worked with some of the genre’s premier producers One of the most popular reggae rock bands in recent memory, Rebelution, has just announced that they will release an EP of remixes from their recent album Count Me In. The band worked with some of the genre’s premier producers and musicians to complete this […]

Iration announces 2015 Tales from the Sea tour

After their huge success from the 2013 album Automatic and recent completion of the ridiculously amazing Count Me In summer tour with Rebelution, The Green along with Stick Figure, Iration announced their return to the road with a nationwide tour which they named “Tales from the Sea” with support from Stick Figure and Hours Eastly. […]

Count Me In Summer Tour 2014 lands in Berkeley, CA

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California Roots 2014 gallery: Day two

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Iration: How Surfing Makes Music

All hailing from the islands, the members of the alternative-reggae band, Iration, credit Hawai’i for much of the inspiration that crafted their three albums. Though they have been touring nationally since 2008, it hasn’t always been the high-life for their crew of 5, who spent the early days of their career scraping by in a […]