The premiere of Mellow Mood’s “Criminal” ft. Andrew I

Drawing international attention to themselves starting from their self-released debut album titled Move in 2009, the Italian reggae band Mellow Mood quickly shot up the charts with their two tracks “Only You” and “Dance Inna Babylon,” scoring an impressive ten million views on YouTube alone. Two years of intensive touring followed before heading back into […]

Common Kings ‘Hits & Mrs’ album review

The Costa Mesa, California based reggae, soul and R&B band Common Kings gave fans a bit of a sneak peek of their recently released EP with a fierce single called “Ain’t No Stopping.” During a recent interview, the band describes the single as being about “the everyday hustle and about the grind.” The album morphs […]

Cas Haley “More Music More Family” ft. Mike Love

Set to drop on all digital outlets on November 6th, 2015, Cas Haley’s new album celebrates his return to music after an injury induced hiatus and explores the importance of family and positivity. The album’s first music video for the title track “More Music More Family” featuring Mike Love just dropped, making fans giddy with […]

Shoreline Jam 2015: Day one

Brewfish Brewfish Brewfish Iya Terra Iya Terra Iya Terra Tribal Theory Tribal Theory Tribal Theory Tribal Theory Kimie Kimie Seedless Seedless Seedless Seedless Seedless Tomorrow’s Bad Seeds Tomorrow’s Bad Seeds Tomorrow’s Bad Seeds Tomorrow’s Bad Seeds Tomorrow’s Bad Seeds The Grouch and Eligh The Grouch and Eligh Common Kings Common Kings Common Kings Matisyahu On […]

California Roots 2016: Round 1 artist announcement

California Roots Presents have announced the phase one line-up for the seventh annual California Roots taking place May 27-29th, 2016 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in beautiful Monterey, California. Headlining the Cali Roots first round of announcements is the return of 2011 and 2014 headliner Rebelution. The grounds are also home to one of the […]

The 25th Annual San Diego Music Awards

For the past quarter-century, the San Diego Music Awards [SDMA's] have showcased the top performers in the city, handing awards to the most deserved of San Diegan musicians – both local and nationally renowned. Past winners have often been Jason Mraz, Slightly Stoopid, Tribal Seeds, Switchfoot and several other popular names across the musical categories […]

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad “Steady” music video

After making headlines earlier this year for announcing their Fall ‪Steady Tour‬ with the boys of The Simpkin Project, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad just dropped an official music video for the title track “Steady” from their late 2014 hit album. The video was shot during the 2015 California Roots Festival in beautiful Monterey, CA […]

Essel’s “Make Me Shine” single glows bright

Essel, talented soulful chanteuse and sister of Seedless frontman Matt Liufau, has recently debuted her second single “Make Me Shine”, following her inaugural recording “Stay” in March 2014. Although having only two tracks to her name, Essel has accumulated more than an impressive amount of performances alongside reggae big names such as J Boog, Collie […]

Catch A Fire Tour 2015 in San Diego

The Catch A Fire Tour featuring Tarrus Riley, Morgan Heritage, Stephen Marley, and Damian Marley stopped by the Cal Coast Open Air Theater in San Diego, California. One of the last few stops on their so-called “family tour”, the two Marley brothers definitely made it known that this tour took years to plan in order […]

Slightly Stoopid performs on Jimmy Kimmel

Jimmy Kimmel, the light night television host and executive producer of the ABC’s Emmy-winning “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” had a few familiar faces on as musical guests. The boys of Slightly Stoopid were the latest to hop on the beautiful outdoor stage and perform “Call Me Crazy” off their latest album Meanwhile… Back At The Lab. […]

Shanty debuts “Longtime” single

Labeled “Band of the Week” earlier this year by Fred Perry Subculture, Shanty has been one of the most prominent UK reggae roots groups on the rise since their debut EP Leave Me Out was released last summer. With a fan-base escalating ever higher, the collective has yet to showcase novel material over the past […]

The first annual Thundervibes festival

J*Ras J*Ras J*Ras IrieFuse IrieFuse Ethan Tucker Ethan Tucker Ethan Tucker w/ Michael Franti Ethan Tucker w/ Michael Franti Thundervibes 2015 Anuhea Anuhea Anuhea Thundervibes 2015 The Green The Green The Green The Green The Green The Green The Green The Green SOJA SOJA w/ Anuhea SOJA SOJA SOJA SOJA SOJA w/ Michael Franti SOJA […]

Anuhea’s “Island Inside Me” music video

Fresh off the internet is Anuhea’s brand new music video for her new track “Island Inside Me.” The track tells a great story about experiencing the Aloha spirit, which is the well known attitude of friendly acceptance for which the Hawaiian Islands, Anuhea’s own hometown are so famous for. As Anuhea puts it, “Once you’re […]

Shoreline Jam 2015 weekend festival

On Labor Day weekend here in the U.S., the Shoreline Jam music festival took place in Long Beach, California. Top Shelf Reggae was there for both days of reggae-rock and hip-hop music. It was a beautiful sight as the Queen Mary and Queensway Bay were visible from the site. Along with some nice musical performances, […]

The Lions “The Magnificent Dance” feat. Black Shakespeare

In the mood for some new funky dub reggae? Well, The Lions coming out of Southern California has you covered with their new music video for the track “The Magnificent Dance” based off the hit song “Magnificent Seven” from The Clash. Inspired by reggae, sound system culture and the myriad of musical styles influenced by […]