YIC Summer Meltdown 2016

The students of the Yes I Can program experienced their 13th successful year at the annual Summer Meltdown last month. This one-day festival appropriately took place at the end of Autism Awareness Month. It is one of the only festivals in the country that is put on by students with and without disabilities who share […]

Get a taste of Rebelution

There are few things better than a night out watching your favorite band perform while enjoying a nice frosty brew. Following the success of 311 Amber Ale, the fine folks over at Tampa based Rock Brothers Brewing know this all too well and have partnered with California rooted band Rebelution to create what they simply […]

All-star lineup at the second annual Thunder Vibes

The 2nd annual Thunder Vibes is an incredible, outdoor live music festival held at the Thunder Valley Casino and Resort just 30 miles north-east of Sacramento in a little town named Lincoln, California . Starting From 1pm on Saturday, August 20, 2016 nine live bands will grace the venue throughout the course of the day […]

Yes I Can: Summer Meltdown 2016

On April 30th, the 13th Annual Yes I Can Summer Meltdown will take place in Santa Clarita. It is a music and arts festival that is put on each year by the kids who attend Canyon High School that are involved in the Yes I Can program for students with and without disabilities. One of […]

Morgan Heritage US summer tour

The 2016 GRAMMY Award winning band, Morgan Heritage has announced their summer tour in the U.S. Hailed as one of the hardest working bands to promote their roots music in the global music industry, The Royal Family of Reggae is non-stop when it comes to spreading their global sound. They have recently performed in parts […]

Celebrate 420 with Peter Tosh

April 20th, probably more lovingly known as 420 by many, is today! A number of myths fanned out about its origin, perhaps the most popular being that 420 is the police code used to signify possession of marijuana—although it's not. The term was actually conceived in 1971 in San Rafael, California by a group of […]

Introducing KELLSA

Brazilian native, KELLSA, has been traveling the world to share and make music since 2004 to follow her dream of becoming a worldly pop-rock reggae star. She spent a few years in Jamaica gigging and making her first single with local reggae producers in Kingston. She experienced early success while there by getting the opportunity […]

Bunny Wailer embarks on North American tour

Bunny Wailer, also known as Bunny Livingston and affectionately as Jah B, was the singer, songwriter and percussionist and was an original member of world renown reggae group The Wailers along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. A three time GRAMMY award winner for Best Reggae Album in 1991, 1995 and 1997, he is considered […]

Raging Fyah performs at The Observatory

Raging Fyah from Kingston, Jamaica was in San Diego, California on March 10th, performing with Fortunate Youth and Stick Figure. Raging Fyah joined these bands for Stick Figure’s Set In Stone Tour, happening now and spreading across the entire nation. The six-piece band provided the U.S. with some roots reggae music. They played most of […]

Rebelution and Protoje at the Majestic Ventura Theater

The second half of Rebelution’s annual Winter Greens tour stopped in Ventura for two nights with special guest Protoje and his band The Indiggnation. They played the historic Majestic Ventura Theater, right off of Main Street, and sold out the venue two nights in a row. We were able to catch them on Sunday night […]

Getting to know Omari Banks

Omari Banks is a reggae artist from the Caribbean – specifically, the island of Anguilla. Known more for his athletic career as a professional cricket player, Omari is also the son of renowned artist, Bankie Banks. According to the bio page of his website, he first performed onstage with his father in Milan, Italy at […]

Easy Star All-Stars Spring Tour 2016

Easy Star All-Stars had taken the task of covering one of the most recognized albums of all time and could have easily bitten off more than it can chew, but the execution of the 2003 Dubside of the Moon album was absolutely flawless. Easy Star All-Stars embraced the psychedelic nature of Pink Floyd, molded it […]

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 […]

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 […]