Arise Roots with Luciano brought the house down in San Diego

Arise Roots opened a show for Luciano, “The MessenJah,” at the World Beat Center in Balboa Park, San Diego on June 12th, and it was obvious the band has love for the WBC’s director, Makeda “Dread” Cheatom. Makeda has love for them as well, as she announced vocalist, Karim Israel as her favorite singer- so […]

East Dubs West with IrieFuse, Clear Conscience & Midnight Raid

IrieFuse IrieFuse IrieFuse IrieFuse IrieFuse IrieFuse IrieFuse IrieFuse Dub Architect Clear Conscience Clear Conscience Clear Conscience Clear Conscience Clear Conscience Clear Conscience Midnight Raid Midnight Raid Midnight Raid Midnight Raid Midnight Raid Midnight Raid Midnight Raid On June 7, 2014, San Francisco got its treat in the form of sweet reggae music. Shownuff Entertainment along […]

Party on the waterfront for Long Beach’s Shoreline Jam

With the onset of the summer solstice, it’s hard to imagine the season’s end coming anytime soon. There are countless barbecues, parties and concerts to attend before Californians may be ready to throw in the beach towel for fall. But in between all the happy hours, one entity of summer epitomizes the reggae scene: festivals, […]

Stick Figure ready to hit the road again in Fall 2014 tour

Stick Figure has already made impressions in the largest of U.S. cities with the biggest names in reggae music. Stick Figure, new to the touring world, announced recently their next national exhibition due out of Arizona early this upcoming September. We say “new” lightly – for Stick Figure’s multi-talented Scott Woodruff transformed his one-man band […]

Ziggy Marley “I Don’t Wanna Live On Mars” music video

The five-time Grammy-winning musician, actor, artist, activist and humanitarian, Ziggy Marley recently released an official music video for his opening track off the latest album Fly Rasta. The production is very well done and even features Ziggy’s real life wife and kids. For more information about Ziggy Marley, visit his website or give him a […]

SM Familia CD release party

They definitely brought the dub to OB that night, and even Maxi Priest joined in to sing a song with them While Top Shelf Reggae was checking out Maxi Priest at Winston’s Beach Club in Ocean Beach, San Diego, it was also reggae night at Club Kingston, a night dedicated to showcasing local reggae music! […]

KBong’s Hopes and Dreams album review

Kevin Bong, aka. “KBong” is a Hawaiian born and San Diego native, multi-instrumental artist who is well known for his ‘key’ role in Stick Figure.  Kbong’s first ever full solo studio album dropped June 17th, 2014 titled Hopes and Dreams which is now fully available on iTunes and Amazon. KBong has built up an significant […]

California Roots 2014 gallery: Day three

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Charlie Ueda of Sono Vero covers One Direction

In a bit of a surprising move, Charlie Ueda from the Southern California band Sono Vero just released a video on YouTube where he performs the song “Story of My Life” from the teen pop sensations One Direction. The vocal delivery from Charlie is truly remarkable and really displays his talent and range as a […]

An evening with No Kings

No Kings is a band based out of San Diego, California that keeps rockabilly in the reggae-rock scene- particularly with bass provided by Garrison Cyr, and vocals sung by Matt Cook. Top Shelf Reggae had a chance to check out this local band for Reggae Sunday Night at a club called U-31 in the North […]

An interview with Tony-Ray from Tribal Seeds

Tribal Seeds recently released their fourth full length album Representing, which debuted quite nicely at #1 on the Billboard Reggae charts. We sat down with keyboardist, producer, vocalist and one of the original founding members of Tribal Seeds, Tony-Ray, to talk about the new album, the band’s history, underwear, and their upcoming appearance at Colorado’s […]

“Wake the Lion” official video from Indubious

The energetic rootstronica trio from Oregon just dropped their new music video for the title track off their album Wake the Lion which was released late 2013. The band’s quirkiness and sense of community really comes across in this video. If you haven’t seen Indubious live in action, please do yourself a favor and do […]

Sun-Dried Vibes ‘Back2Square1’ album review

Sun-Dried Vibes is a band from South Carolina bringing modern reggae-rock music to the East Coast. They recently released their sophomore album titled, Back2Square1 in which Top Shelf Reggae had an opportunity to check out what kind of vibes this band is bringing from the East Coast to any coast! The guitar definitely sways their […]

77 Jefferson “Rocksteady” music video

The Kansas City, Missouri group that call themselves 77 Jefferson released a brand new music video for their brand new album just prior of it’s official release. The album, titled Let Me Know is currently available for pre-order and set to launch in a few weeks on July 7, 2014. For more information about 77 […]

Matisyahu’s official video for “Surrender”

Reggae artist Matisyahu released his 5th studio album release Akeda early June of 2014. Fresh on the internet is his latest official music video for the track “Surrender” which was produced by Joe Baughman who has worked with such artists like The Roots, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., and now Matisyahu. For more information about Matisyahu, […]