Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley – R.O.A.R. video

Coming this July 21, youngest son of reggae legend Bob Marley, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley will release Stony Hill, the artist’s first solo album since 2005’s Grammy Award winning Welcome to Jamrock. In advance of the album release, Damian Marley has shared a brand new video for the single “R.O.A.R.” and fall tour announcement. Tickets […]

Cali Roots 2017: Day Three

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The Holdup release new single “Solid”

Since the critical acclaim success of their 2011 debut album titled Still Gold, reggae and music lovers have been clamoring and anxiously waiting for new music from California based reggae band The Holdup. Since releasing their debut album the band has garnered a great deal of commercial success and moved on to sell tens of […]

A talk with Tribal Theory at Cali Roots 2017

Kristy Rose of Top Shelf Reggae catches up with Tribal Theory at the 8th Annual California Roots Music and Arts Festival in Monterey, California. With their new single “Part Time Lovers” out and their Blackout Tour concluded, the band talks about what’s ahead. For more Cali Roots 2017 coverage, check out the daily photo galleries, […]

Pepper, Tribal Seeds & FY team up for Nice Dreams Summer Tour

What’s summer without good music? Every year, there is always a landslide of outstanding summer shows to keep any reggae-rock lover busy (and consequently broke). It gets to a point where choosing one over the other can prove to be quite challenging, for reggae FOMO is the WORST. This summer season, however, Pepper, Tribal Seeds, […]

Top Shelf sits down with DARENOTS at Cali Roots 2017

With their latest EP Strange Love now available on all digital outlets as of June 16th, the DARENOTS sure do have a crazy year in store! Kristy Rose of Top Shelf Reggae had the pleasure of catching up with the Canadian boys after their set at the 8th Annual California Roots Music and Arts Festival. […]

The Movement returns with new single “Siren” ft. Stick Figure

The Movement is set to release new single “Siren” featuring Stick Figure on June 30th. The new single is the lead track to the upcoming seventh album from The Movement and will be released with Rootfire Cooperative. Flip on the TV or scroll through Facebook and get ready to be bombarded with negativity and lies. […]

Cali Roots 2017: Day Two

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Christos DC’s announces fourth album release

Raised by parents who sang opera and taught voice professionally, Washington, D.C native Christos DC will release his fourth album titled Tessera, on July 28th through Honest Music.  “Love is the frequency of which the Creator works through one another” It was Christos' great respect for the music coming out of Kingston, Jamaica that led […]

9 Mile Roots “Premonition” official video

Guest post by Josh Behun, bassist and vocals for 9 Mile Roots “Premonition” was filmed with the idea of portraying our high-energy stage show on a small screen. Our goal was to capture all of the antics and emotions that are typically spread out on display across a large stage and compress it all into […]

Ammoye to shed “The Light”

Jamaican/Canadian chanteuse Ammoye blends real-world issues with uplifting messages in her latest full-length album, The Light. Although the 17-track album has yet to hit digital outlets, Ammoye is already nominated for three Junos (the Canadian equivalent to the GRAMMYs), and is ready to take the world by storm. Each track represents Ammoye’s deep-rooted self worth, […]

Jesse Royal interview at Cali Roots 2017

Kristy Rose of Top Shelf Reggae recently interviewed reggae revival sensation Jesse Royal at this past California Roots Festival. Jesse Royal has his debut album dropping shortly, so he talks about what this means for his music, his fans, and his next move. For more Cali Roots 2017 coverage, explore our site for photos, interviews, […]

Lion Heights ‘Same Situation’ album review

There is a slight novelty aspect to the way the four-piece Texan band Lion Heights dazzle their listeners on their latest release to the world titled Same Situation. Their musical chops are undeniably, flashy versions of what you would hear come out of legendary artists like Bob Marley or Gregory Isaacs. The 11 track album loosely pays tribute […]

J Boog embarks on tour. Drops new music video.

J Boog, the Southern California raised artist embarked on his North American tour which started on June 8th in Pier Six Concert Pavillion in Baltimore, MD. The trek will make notable stops at the The Greek Theater in Berkeley, CA as well as performing at numerous festivals including Summerfest in Milwaukee and Reggae on the […]

A chat with John Brown’s Body at Cali Roots 2017

Kristy Rose of Top Shelf Reggae caught up with Tommy and Jay of John Brown’s Body outside the Rootfire booth at the 8th Annual California Roots Music and Arts Festival. JBB is still on the road promoting their Fireflies album that dropped in the fall, and Jay and Tommy talk about their favorite experiences along […]