2nd Annual One Love Festival Line-Up Announced

Last year in February, Southern California was rocked by a brand-new, fully-loaded reggae festival. Hosted by Santa Ana's Observatory Theatre, the inaugural One Love Music Festival brought the biggest names in the business for a day of fun in the early springtime sun. Now, back by popular demand, the 2nd Annual One Love Festival has […]

The Expanders with Iya Terra

On June 16th, The Expanders brought their vintage reggae sound to Ventura, CA for a night of mellow music at The Discovery with direct support from their good friends Iya Terra. Friendly faces filled the venue before the show started and some even took advantage of the bowling alley right along side of the stage. […]

Get ready for the 2016 ARISE Music Festival

An independent, family-run, leave-no-trace event, the 4th annual ARISE Music Festival will take place from August 5-7, 2016 at the magnificent Sunrise Ranch located in Loveland, Colorado just one hour away from Denver.  the event will highlight a diverse lineup of musical genres Featuring over 200 performances across seven stages and 100 pristine acres, the event […]

The Expanders to kick off Top Shelf tour

From their hometown of Southern California, The Expanders are constantly mentioned when speaking about great live performances. The four piece band will be taking their silky smooth reggae stylings on the road with a slate of 2016 dates which will be kicking off March 2nd, 2016 and will cover much of the south west. The […]

California Roots Festival announces final artists for 2016

The day has finally come: the last and final announcement for the biggest reggae event of the year, the 2016 California Roots Festival! After two previous announcements in 2015, any lover of reggae/world/hip hop and more has been waiting on the edge of their seat to hear the last artists to be included in the […]

Gallery: The Emerald Cup 2015

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California Roots 2016: Round 2 artist announcement

California Roots Music and Arts Festival has announced a world-class second phase lineup for their seventh annual production, taking place at the Monterey County Fair and Event Center, a historic arena comfortably situated in Monterey, California which will span three days from May 27th to the 29th, 2016. California Roots Music and Arts Festival is […]

Rootfire At The Beach 2015

A distinct spark of excitement is in the air as the inaugural Rootfire At The Beach summer music festival in Avila Beach Resort in Avila Beach, California closes in on its day of good music and good vibes. The musical lineup presented by California Roots Festival and Otter Productions, Inc. will contain all the ingredients […]

Tribal Seeds 2015 Summer Smoke Out tour

Awarded the “Best World Music” title at the San Diego Music Awards in 2008 as well as debuting their latest album last year Representing at the number 1 spot on the Billboard Reggae Charts, Tribal Seeds will kick off a 21-city tour starting on August 21, 2015 in “Sin City” Las Vegas, Nevada. The four […]

The Expanders ‘Hustling Culture’ album review

The city of Los Angeles is linked to progression and style, even in the instance of placing a modern twist on vintage culture. With this in mind, it is no wonder that The Expanders, an LA-based roots reggae band, has made such an impact reviving and – for lack of a better word – expanding […]

Summer Meltdown 2015

Iya Terra Iya Terra The Simpkin Project The Simpkin Project Summer Meltdown artist Ethan Tucker Nice shirt! Mystic Roots Mystic Roots Mystic Roots Wheeland Brothers Wheeland Brothers Papafish Papafish Orgone Orgone The Expanders The Expanders The Expanders Arise Roots Arise Roots with Hirie Leilani Wolfgramm Leilani Wolfgramm Krooked Treez Krooked Treez Krooked Treez Krooked Treez […]

Fortunate Youth with The Expanders & Thrive!

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Shoreline Jam 2014: Day two

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The Expanders “Evilous Number”

Sugarshack Sessions just dropped another fine acoustic video—this time with the classic roots reggae inspired group The Expanders. The SoCal natives perform “The Evilous Number” from their latest self-titled album. To stay up to date with The Expanders, give them a follow on Facebook. For more awesome Sugarshack Session videos, give their site a visit.

Music Unites – Healing of a Nation

Supporters of good reggae music, cannabis connoisseurs, and those who enjoy the feeling of donating to charitable causes will most surely be fans of the fourth edition of Music Unites’ reggae compilations. Titled Healing of a Nation, the album features 20 tracks by some of the biggest names in the reggae scene with proceeds from […]