Tribal Theory brings high energy wave

Even though illness can weigh one down, music always seems to uplift the mind, body, and spirit. That is exactly what happened to this reviewer at the Tribal Theory show at the House of Blues in Downtown, San Diego on August 22, 2014. Sure, the sun has been causing scorching hot weather in Southern California, […]

New EP from The Holdup now available

Since the formation of the current lineup in 2008, San Jose’s finest reggae infused band The Holdup, have monopolized the market for summertime hits. So the group’s latest EP, fittingly titled Have A Good Summer (which dropped on August 26th), comes just in time for the band’s loyal fan base to enjoy their last few […]

Giant Panda upcoming release and new single “Steady”

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad has exhibited a plethora of talent on their three full-length albums, either landing in the dub reggae or Americana genres. Founded in Rochester in 2004, Giant Panda has last peaked at #5 on the Reggae Billboard Charts two years ago with their most recent album “In These Times”. As their […]

Ballyhoo! Super Happy Fun Money tour review

On August 7, 2014, Ballyhoo! stopped by the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, California for their Super Happy Fun Money Tour. On Point Promotions hosted the line-up which also included Bumpin’ Uglies from Maryland, and San Diego band Project out of Bounds. Top Shelf Reggae made it in time to check out the latter […]

Roots Musician Records Showcase Tour 2014

All three performances on the tour will be instrumentally backed by Beyond I Sight. Get ready for a big dose of acts coming out of the Roots Musician Records camp. On top of all the amazing grooves coming out of the San Diego based label, they managed to find time to put together a pretty […]

Collie Buddz 2014 Europe dates

The international reggae sensation will be packing up his bags yet again and hitting the road, only this time, the roads will be in Europe Festival season is in the air for Collie Buddz. Following his Summer Sizzle Tour which recently spanned much of the east coast, the international reggae sensation will be packing up […]

Slightly Stoopid’s Summer Sessions tour review

Slightly Stoopid's Summer Session Tour featured Stephen Marley, NOFX, Cypress Hill, and G. Love & Special Sauce. At the Sleeptrain Amphitheater in Chula Vista, California, instead of Cypress Hill and G. Love, fans got The Expanders from Los Angeles, California. Not that Top Shelf Reggae can complain since we are fond of this roots-inspired band. […]

77 Jefferson 2014 “Let Me Know” Tour

Starting in their hometown of Kansas City, Missouri, 77 Jefferson is set to take off on a nationwide tour to grace the U.S.A. with their reggae rock music which will include songs from their recently released EP, “Let Me Know.” Having played with renowned musicians, such as Stephen Marley, Luciano, SOJA, and Josh Heinrichs, 77 […]

Groundation “Coming Home” Summer Tour continues

Groundation is ending the latter part of summer in the United States within their “Coming Home” North America Summer Tour. The embarkation of the second round of the tour is inaugurated this week in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on July 17th and winds all the way through the east coast to wrap around midwest – ending […]

Third World releases album of billboard classics

Third World is a renowned Jamaican reggae band which had the pleasure of playing music during the “golden era” of reggae music Third World released an album, titled Under The Magic Sun on June 10th which contains new recordings of classic hits. Third World members stated the album was produced with their late singer Bunny […]

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 […]

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! […]

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 […]