Krooked Treez ‘Higher Place’ album review

Like what New Orleans is to jazz, or Seattle was to grunge, Southern California as of late has been the absolute hub of reggae rock.  With an abundance of artists originating from SoCal, it is undeniably difficult to break out as a band and differentiate yourself from the rest. Krooked Treez debut album Higher Place […]

Through the Roots light up the stage in Santa Cruz

Through the Roots, a relatively new group based out of the reggae rock hub San Diego hit the stage January 11, 2014 at The Catalyst in Santa Cruz where we caught up with them setting the stage absolutely on fire. The sold out, standing room only venue was a perfect setting for their signature Cali […]

Seedless “Friends Unofficial Music Video”

Seedless, the five piece reggae rock band from Orange County just dropped their beautifully produced video for their track “Friends” featuring Andy Chaves of Katastro. Seedless is on schedule to perform with The Expendables and Stick Figure on the 2014 Winter Blackout Tour starting at the end of January.

Micah Brown’s cover of Neil Young’s “Old Man”

The always awesome Micah Brown never ceases to amaze us with his brilliant guitar playing, mesmerizing voice and impressive beard. This time around, Micah is in the studio collaborating with Nasambu and performing a flawless rendition of Neil Young’s “Old Man.” Having quite a 2013 touring with Iration and releasing a new vinyl only release, […]

California Roots final round of artist annoucements

2014 is starting off to be a very good year indeed.  With only two weeks into the new year, the fine folks over at California Roots announced the third and final round of artists to perform at the 2014 reggae rock event of the year.  With the first and second round of announcements, the annual […]

Legendary Don Carlos lights the stage on fire in California

Despite feeling very much under the weather, legendary reggae artist Don Carlos lit the stage on fire in Berkeley, California with his signature smooth dance moves paired with feel good lyrics.  The immense energy from Don Carlos is very much unmistaken and totally apparent in the quaint venue nestled in Berkeley where the floor was […]

Exclusive interview with CRSB

Top Shelf Reggae had the opportunity to speak with the tremendously talented San Francisco Bay Area natives Sonny B. and Chris Ramos at the New Parish in Oakland, CA. Together as blood cousins and best friends, they have formed a very successful group and labeling themselves as CRSB, which has recently been touring up and […]

Soundcheck with San Francisco natives CRSB

Just before delivering an incredible, energetic performance and lighting the stage on fire, we were honored to witness the Bay Area natives CRSB warm up their vocals and fine tune their instruments. CRSB, composed of two cousins Chris Ramos and Sonny B. kicked off the evening on a chilly Oakland evening to a sold out […]

Rebelution’s Spring Greens Tour 2014

Rebelution, the Southern California reggae rock sensations has had a tremendously hectic 2013, touring relatively non stop and sharing the stage with many hard hitting acts including J Boog, Through the Roots, Common Kings, Pepper, Iration and list goes on and on.  It’s apparent that team Rebelution is a very tour driven group, and it’s […]

Free download of Stick Figure’s Studio Sampler album

UPDATE: The free download has now expired.  You can still purchase this amazing album for $7 at the link provided below. Christmas is over, yet the gifts keep rolling in! Stick Figure today just announced that they will be generously giving away their “Studio Sampler” album for absolutely zero cost to you.  The album, which […]

Fortunate Youth – It’s All a Jam Spring Tour 2014 dates

It's only a few days into the new year and Fortunate Youth is charging full speed ahead, just announcing their “It's All a Jam” Spring tour for 2014 with special guests True Press. This massive nationwide tour kicks off on March 6, 2016 in the “city of angels”, Los Angeles, California and ends 65 days […]

Get “Wake the Lion” from Indubious free on New Years Day

UPDATE: Free downloads have been extended for one more day! Get your free copy January 1st and 2nd of 2014 Our favorite reggae Oregonians are rocking in the new year by generously giving away their very latest album Wake the Lion, for only twenty four hours. Yes, absolutely free.  If you have been holding out […]

Epic John Brown’s Body live recordings

John Brown’s Body live performances are off the charts, everybody knows that. Capturing and recording the performance from a technical standpoint is an entirely different art in itself.  Not only is it necessary to factor in the environment around the stage and placement of every single microphone, but it is absolutely critical to separate the […]

“Riot” official video with Sean Paul and Damian Marley

The internationally known, Grammy-winnning Jamaican sensation Sean Paul just dropped an official music video for the track “Riot” off the upcoming album Full Frequency which is set to be released February 2014. Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, youngest son of reggae legend Bob Marley, has also been very active collaborating since his hit album Welcome to […]

The VeraGroove frontman calls it quits

Arizona’s aggressive reggae rock band The VeraGroove just dropped a bomb today on social media stating that frontman Andres Rodriguez will be departing the band for personal reasons. Due to the news, the band was forced to cancel their San Diego show set for December 28, 2013 with Thrive. We sincerely apologize for the cancellation […]