Experiencing the 3rd Annual Dry Diggings Festival

When you put camping with your friends and family, tasty craft beer, and some of your favorite reggae and hip hop artists into one weekend, the result is always going to be a great one. And, that's exactly what everyone who attended Dry Diggings Fest over the Labor Day Weekend got to experience. The festival […]

3rd Annual Dry Diggings Festival Announced

Everybody’s favorite fall festival is back for its third year of reggae beats and brews, tucked away in the serene Sierra Nevada Mountains. That’s right – the 3rd Annual Dry Diggings Festival has taken shape! About 45 minutes east of Sac town is Placerville, California: home of the El Dorado County Fairgrounds, who has hosted […]

The Expendables release “I Won’t Give Up” featuring Hirie

After some social media teasers, California’s own Expendables dropped their highly anticipated new collaboration I Won’t Give Up with reggae songstress Hirie. The track is definitely a more mature-sounding work The Expendables, whose most recent songs have combined hard-hitting surf rock with reggae undertones. The Santa Cruz based band perfectly balances Hirie’s soft vocals with […]

Dry Diggings Festival 2016

Set to take place in the gold rich landscapes of Placerville, California, the second annual Dry Diggings Festival boasts an incredible 22 band lineup alongside the likes of hand selected artisan, commercial and food vendors, which will include gluten and wheat free options as well as some of the finest local craft brews, like Sierra […]

California Roots 2016: Day one

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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 […]

The Expendables Spring Blackout Tour 2016

As said on their Facebook page, “The snow will melt, the flowers will bloom and the Yeti isn't going anywhere!.” Referring to their newly announced spring tour, California's own Expendables will be repacking their bags once again and hitting the road covering much of the east coast and midwest with their Savannah, GA road dogs […]

California Roots 2016: Round 1 artist announcement

California Roots Presents have announced the phase one line-up for the seventh annual California Roots taking place May 27-29th, 2016 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in beautiful Monterey, California. Headlining the Cali Roots first round of announcements is the return of 2011 and 2014 headliner Rebelution. The grounds are also home to one of the […]

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 […]

Slightly Stoopid’s Everything Is Awesome 2015 summer tour

One of the longest tenured bands in the genre today, Slightly Stoopid is set to embark on an extensive summer tour. Their “Everything Is Awesome” tour kicks off on July 8th in Simsbury, Connecticut and will feature the likes of Dirty Heads as well as select appearances by The Expendables and Stick Figure. In addition […]

Music Unites: Reggae Around the World, Volume 4

Music Unites – Reggae Around The World is back with the fourth installment of their charity-inspired reggae compilations. Volume four is a representation of the diversity within today’s reggae genre. Tracks by rising reggae artists Leilani Wolfgramm, the upbeat English band Gentleman’s Dub Club, and the always smooth Kevin Kinsella all help to create an […]

Winter Blackout tour 2015

Katastro Katastro Katastro Katastro Fortunate Youth Fortunate Youth Fortunate Youth Fortunate Youth The Expendables The Expendables The Expendables The Expendables The Expendables The Expendables The historic House of Blues in sunny Hollywood, California opened it’s doors to a slew of eager fans on January 24, 2015 to watch the Winter Blackout tour 2015 featuring the […]

The Expendables “Music Move Me” video

Southern California’s own surf roots punk reggae rock band, The Expendables just dropped their official music video for their new track titled “Music Move Me” from their new album Sand In The Sky, set to be released mid-January to go along with their 2015 Winter Black Out tour with Ballyhoo!, Fortunate Youth and Katastro. For […]

An interview with Raul Bianchi from The Expendables

The Expendables are a metal-rock, surf, punk-reggae band that has been taking the reggae-rock scene by storm with their unyielding energy, and wicked shows! Though they just completed their Winter Blackout Tour with Seedless and Stick Figure, The Expendables took some time to talk with Top Shelf Reggae about a new album, current music, and […]

Winter Blackout 2014 with The Expendables, Stick Figure and Seedless

The Expendables The Expendables The Expendables The Expendables The Expendables The Expendables The Expendables The Expendables The Expendables The Expendables The Expendables Seedless Seedless Seedless Seedless Seedless Stick Figure Stick Figure Stick Figure KBong KBong There are many things that people will tell you to experience in-person in order to fully appreciate. Take our word […]