Southern California’s songstress Hirie has returned to the spotlight and is turning up the heat in her new single and music video for the brand new track titled Sun and Shine featuring lead vocalist and guitarist of Rebelution, Eric Rachmany as well as Nahko Bear as Hirie’s accomplice.
Joined by renowned turntablist of the GRAMMY Award-winning band Slipknot, and saxophonist for the band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Southern California’s own Krooked Treez released their brand new video for the track “Dr. Kevorkian.” Directed by Krooked Treez’s own Oscar Brown, this skillfully bass-heavy, hip-hop and reggae fused track shows the band’s versatility. Demonstrating a […]
Blood Money is the latest release from Jamaican reggae singer Protoje. The song lyrics provide hard-hitting, raw and unapologetic commentary on the current state of Jamaica, touching on recent grievances and social injustices that have afflicted Jamaican society. Protoje describes the air of discrimination, classism, and oppression prevalent in the Jamaican political landscape, calling out […]
Toronto-based band DARENOTS are at it again, this time visually displaying their antics in the video for their latest single, “Murda Whistle”. Set to black-and-white and featuring disorienting blurs, the video weaves between an insider look of the band members themselves and what life is like for them on the road. Specifically, what life is […]
Dr. Jimmy Cliff is renowned to be reggae’s first global superstar, garnering himself a GRAMMY, the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame and numerous other merits along the way. Now at the age of 69, Cliff continues his commendable career by celebrating the present in his new “Life” single and music video. The track hit […]
Stick Figure released a music video for “In this Love” off of their latest album Set in Stone, in support of their New Year’s Eve show announcement. “In This Love,” comes from the musical imagination of Scott Woodruff and creates a vibrant sonic soundscape and the music video reflects just that. The Rasta gradient overlay […]
Kristy Rose of Top Shelf Reggae catches up with Easy Star All Stars before their premiere set at the 8th Annual California Roots Music and Arts Festival. The band’s Cali Roots performance kicks off an entire west coast tour, so learn the details about that, their next project and their thoughts on chilaquiles. And, don’t […]
Coming this July 21, youngest son of reggae legend Bob Marley, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley will release Stony Hill, the artist’s first solo album since 2005’s Grammy Award winning Welcome to Jamrock. In advance of the album release, Damian Marley has shared a brand new video for the single “R.O.A.R.” and fall tour announcement. Tickets […]
Kristy Rose of Top Shelf Reggae catches up with Tribal Theory at the 8th Annual California Roots Music and Arts Festival in Monterey, California. With their new single “Part Time Lovers” out and their Blackout Tour concluded, the band talks about what’s ahead. For more Cali Roots 2017 coverage, check out the daily photo galleries, […]
With their latest EP Strange Love now available on all digital outlets as of June 16th, the DARENOTS sure do have a crazy year in store! Kristy Rose of Top Shelf Reggae had the pleasure of catching up with the Canadian boys after their set at the 8th Annual California Roots Music and Arts Festival. […]
Raised by parents who sang opera and taught voice professionally, Washington, D.C native Christos DC will release his fourth album titled Tessera, on July 28th through Honest Music. “Love is the frequency of which the Creator works through one another” It was Christos' great respect for the music coming out of Kingston, Jamaica that led […]
Guest post by Josh Behun, bassist and vocals for 9 Mile Roots “Premonition” was filmed with the idea of portraying our high-energy stage show on a small screen. Our goal was to capture all of the antics and emotions that are typically spread out on display across a large stage and compress it all into […]
Kristy Rose of Top Shelf Reggae recently interviewed reggae revival sensation Jesse Royal at this past California Roots Festival. Jesse Royal has his debut album dropping shortly, so he talks about what this means for his music, his fans, and his next move. For more Cali Roots 2017 coverage, explore our site for photos, interviews, […]
J Boog, the Southern California raised artist embarked on his North American tour which started on June 8th in Pier Six Concert Pavillion in Baltimore, MD. The trek will make notable stops at the The Greek Theater in Berkeley, CA as well as performing at numerous festivals including Summerfest in Milwaukee and Reggae on the […]
Kristy Rose of Top Shelf Reggae caught up with Tommy and Jay of John Brown’s Body outside the Rootfire booth at the 8th Annual California Roots Music and Arts Festival. JBB is still on the road promoting their Fireflies album that dropped in the fall, and Jay and Tommy talk about their favorite experiences along […]
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