Stick Figure’s ode to Cocoa the tour dog

The most lovable and affectionate tour dog to ever hit the stage now has his own five minutes of solid fame. Owner Scott Woodruff and lead singer of the band Stick Figure dedicates this new video to his best and most loyal companion, Cocoa. The song titled “Shadow” is off of Stick Figure’s latest installment […]

HIRIE with Arise Roots – San Diego, CA

Arise Roots Arise Roots Arise Roots HIRIE HIRIE HIRIE HIRIE HIRIE HIRIE HIRIE with Arise Roots HIRIE with Arise Roots HIRIE HIRIE graced the stage at a very special sold out hometown show on Friday February 26th 2016 with Los Angeles based band Arise Roots. Fans lined up outside the 710 Beach Club on a […]

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 […]

Rising Tide “Seven Times Rise” music video

Featuring core members of the internationally acclaimed group Groundation, Rising Tide is composed of Marcus Urani (keys/producer), Ryan Newman (bass), Kim Pommel (vocals), Sherida Sharpe (vocals), Faith Waltson (vocals) as well as virtuoso New York based jazz-guitarist Yotam Silberstein and Bay Area heavy hitting drummer Paul Spina of Motherbug and Claypool’s Flying Frog Brigade. On […]

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 […]

Tropidelic perform “Too Loose”

Episode #105 of Sugarshack Sessions brings Tropidelic from Cleveland, Ohio performing their original song “Too Loose.” The unique sound of this reggae/punk band make for a very impressive acoustic session, illustrating the true versitilty and raw talent of the group. For more information about Tropidelic, give their website a visit or follow them on Facebook.

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 […]

Mighty Mystic ‘The Art of Balance’ album review

Mighty Mystic took the world by storm in 2006 after achieving international stardom from the hit song “Riding on the Clouds.” However, it wasn’t until four years later that the release of his first album Wake up the World rocked the genre. Wake up the World boasted several standouts, such as “Revolution,” “Riding on the […]

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, […]