Team Bob Marley suing fast food chain over “One Love”

In a not-so-shocking and somewhat offbeat news today, we have just learned that Bob Marley’s own estate is pursuing a trademark infringement lawsuit against Louisiana founded fast food chain Raising Cane, for the use of the term “One Love” for their marketing campaign which can be seen clearly on the restaurants own website banner, as […]

California Roots Festival – second round of artists announced

This may not be a surprise to anyone following the reggae rock scene, but if you've been living under a rock for the past several months, the fine folks at California Roots just announced it's second set of artists to perform the 2014 festival at the iconic Monterey Fair Grounds in sunny California. If you're […]

Winter Blackout Tour 2014 announced

The energetic Santa Cruz natives, The Expendables, famous for their screeching surf guitar licks infused with a reggae cadence have announced their annual Winter Blackout Tour for early 2014 with support from Stick Figure and Seedless.  The tour starts off early 2014, specifically 24th of January in Portland, Oregon and ends 51 days and 39 […]

Reggae in the Hills 2014 early bird tickets go on sale

California as of late has been quite the hotspot for reggae lovers around the globe. With the news of the first round of California Roots lineup just beginning to settle in, Reggae on the Hills 2014 has begun selling early bird tickets for their annual reggae music experience set in the beautiful Angels Camp in […]

Carolina Sessions 2013 schedule announced

It's time to syncronize your watches kids.  The fine folks at California Roots have finalized the schedule for it's much antisipated Carolina Sessions set for Saturday, October 26, 2013. The acts throughout the day will be split up between two stages, conveniantly named “Main stage” and “Stage II”.  The schedule allows between 5 and 20 […]

The Dirty Heads set release date for Phantoms of Summer

The highly anticipated acoustic album from The Dirty Heads now has a release date, so mark your calendars for October 29th 2013 . The acoustic album named Phantoms of Summer is said to be mostly new tracks with the exception of “Cabin by the Sea” which is the title track from their 2012 hit album […]

SOJA announces Fall 2013 tour dates

Mark your calendars The fine folks at SOJA have solidified their Fall 2013 schedule. This West to East Coast nationwide tour will span roughly two months and will include acts from Nahko & Medicine for the People, Common Kings, and Aer with a little bit of New Kingston, Dirty Heads and Easy Star All-Stars sprinkled in. While on the road, […]

All Aboard the Jamrock Reggae Cruise

All aboard the Jamrock Reggae Cruise!  Legendary singer and songwriter Damian “Jr Gong” Marley will be hitting the high seas and has joined forces with Norwegian Cruise Line for a five night reggae extravaganza, aptly named “Welcome to Jamrock Reggae Cruise”.  This nonstop “Ultimate Reggae Experience” will span five days and will surely satisfy the […]

Dub Rockers Compilation Volume 1 out now

VP Records in partnership with Vans, who has brought you the iconic skater kicks you probably have in your closet, just released its debut reggae compilation titled Dub Rockers – Various Artists – Volume 1.  VP Records has noted and recognized a shift in the niche reggae genre which has a much more substantial American […]

Tribal Seeds announce Fall 2013 tour dates

Just hitting the news wires this week is the announcement of the Tribal Seeds Fall 2013 tour with special guests Fortunate Youth and up and coming starlet Hirie.  The bands will start off the tour October 11, 2013 in Durango, Colorado, looping around the East Coast, and finally ending up in Redway, California doing their […]

Passafire joins Easy Star Records

Big news coming out from the NYC this week as independent label Easy Star Records just announced that reggae rock all stars Passafire will be joining their already impressive roster. Easy Star Records, the 15 year veterans of reggae rock has been the leading label for reggae rock artists like John Brown's Body, The Green, and […]