The Del Mar Racetrack has been home to the Fair, the horse races, and a plethora of public and private events in between. Last year, however, marked something new, a festival where culture intersected with music – the first of its kind for San Diego since the city discontinued its Street Scene series nearly a […]
Mike Pinto Mike Pinto Mike Pinto Through the Roots Through the Roots Through the Roots Iration Iration Iration Iration Iration Iration Iration On July 7, 2016, Hawaii's own Iration graced the San Diego stage along with support from Through the Roots and Mike Pinto. We caught up with the trio at the sold out show […]
Mike Pinto Mike Pinto Mike Pinto Through the Roots Through the Roots Through the Roots Iration Iration Iration Iration Iration Iration Iration On July 7, 2016, Hawaii's own Iration graced the San Diego stage along with support from Through the Roots and Mike Pinto. We caught up with the trio at the sold out show […]
Arise Roots Arise Roots Arise Roots HIRIE HIRIE HIRIE HIRIE HIRIE HIRIE HIRIE with Arise Roots HIRIE with Arise Roots HIRIE HIRIE graced the stage at a very special sold out hometown show on Friday February 26th 2016 with Los Angeles based band Arise Roots. Fans lined up outside the 710 Beach Club on a […]
For the past quarter-century, the San Diego Music Awards [SDMA's] have showcased the top performers in the city, handing awards to the most deserved of San Diegan musicians – both local and nationally renowned. Past winners have often been Jason Mraz, Slightly Stoopid, Tribal Seeds, Switchfoot and several other popular names across the musical categories […]
Two bands from Los Angeles, California came down to Solana Beach in San Diego to perform some beloved reggae music on Thursday, June 11th. Arise Roots and Fortunate Youth are known for their modern reggae music, which usually includes special messages. A great crowd showed up for both bands as Top Shelf Reggae indeed saw […]
On Saturday, September 6, 2014, Stranger was in their hometown of San Diego long enough to play for a great crowd who obviously adores them. Lucky for the fans too, Stranger was the only one scheduled to play, which is amazing because the band played for about two hours straight! It appeared both band and […]
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, […]
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 […]
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! […]
The Green, from Hawai’i, came to the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, California along with The Movement, a band from the East Coast. Both Hirie and The Movement were supporting The Green for a California Tour which started in Redway and ended near the San Diego coastal area. After just performing at the Cali’ […]
For those who hold roots-reggae music close to their heart, the World Beat Cultural Center has an upcoming show featuring Luciano, “the Messenger” on Thursday, June 12th at their center in Balboa Park, San Diego! This is just one of many upcoming shows featured over the summer, including Pablo Moses and Yellowman happening in July! […]
On May 2, 2014, Tribal Seeds threw their CD release party for their new album titled, Representing. The event took place at the Open Air Theater located at San Diego State University. Fellow San Diego band, Tribal Theory helped get the crowd excited for the reggae night, as well as Collie Buddz, while locally-known DJ […]
Los Angeles could not have bred a better mix of ska, soul and old-school funk – all wrapped together to make a premier “dirty reggae” genre – better than The Aggrolites, who graced San Diego with their presence recently at Solana Beach’s Belly Up Tavern. Knowing that the L.A. conglomeration is a good twelve years […]
On Thursday, March 20th in Ocean Beach, San Diego, two bands played at Gallagher’s Pub for reggae night- Oogee Wawa from Long Island, NY, and Arise Roots from Los Angeles, CA. Oogee Wawa plays reggae-rock music with hints of hip-hop, while Arise Roots plays straight roots reggae music! Oogee Wawa had a familiar, Sublime sound, […]
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