Pepper 2014 Fall tour announcement

Fresh out of a summer tour with The Dirty Heads and Aer, Pepper has just announced plans for an extensive fall tour. Starting on November 10th in Tuscon, the band will play twenty-six shows in a little over a month’s time. The genre-defying band that hail from Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, will be accompanied by the always-melodic […]

California Roots 2014 gallery: Day three

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Acoustic performance of “Echo” from The Movement

The Movement, midway through their Spring Tour released this amazing acoustic Sugarshack session with new full time member Alific. The beautifully put together music video showcases the now four member group performing their hit track “Echo” from their album Side by Side released in 2013. Catch up with The Movement by visiting their website or […]

The Movement Spring tour 2014 is underway

After just wrapping up their Winter Automatic tour with Iration, Natty Vibes, and Micah Brown, The Movement picked up their still smoking instruments and hit the road with their massive 31 city Spring tour. The 2014 Spring tour includes a month-long headlining East Coast run, a brief stop in Colorado, and 11 West Coast dates. […]

The Movement: 2014 Winter Automatic Tour

Top Shelf Reggae caught up with The Movement on their 2014 Winter Automatic Tour with Iration, Micah Brown and Natty Vibes.  Petaluma, CA should be proud as well, as the crowd was extremely reactive to the three performances from that night, making it a great start to their two month tour. More information can found […]

The Musician’s playlist: Volume 1

Music for many of us, holds a special power to move us mentally and spiritually.  Music is also an outlet for many—it is something familiar and comforting. Anyone who has wiped a tear from their eyes from their most favorite song will know undoubtedly the power of the combination of instruments complemented by soul riveting […]

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 Movement ‘Side by Side’ album review

Like just about any band with numerous albums under their belt, The Movement has slowly but surely left many of their old ways behind and have refined their sound and have really hit the “sweet spot” with their latest and fourth studio release titled Side by Side. The Movement’s first studio album On Your Feet […]