New Zealand reggae-soul heavyweights The Black Seeds return to North America in July to support their North American debut album Solid Ground The Black Seeds just released a FREE Summer Sampler! http://www.solidgroundsummer.com/ Described by Clash Magazine as “one of the best live reggae acts on the planet,” The Black Seeds will perform 19 shows across North America, including two performances at the High [...]
Hailing from Washington D.C. – reggae band SOJA is on the forefront of the reggae revolution. SOJA embodies musicians unlike any other band in any genre of music, to date. Their first album “Soldiers of Jah Army EP” was recorded independently with renowned sound engineer Jim Fox and released at the beginning of 2000. Stream: [...]
Ever wanted to mix your own song with John Brown’s Body? This could be your chance. Fresh off their hometown show at Grassroots Festival in Ithaca NY JBB is ready to tour the world – Australia, New Zealand, & Europe to be exact. JBB New Track! “Sweeter” : [Audio clip: view full post to listen] [...]
After seeing Toubab Krewe play at Rothbury Festival last weekend we wish we could make the trip up to their next festival in the northeast. The band is currently on route to Vermont to play at bass players David Pransky’s family farm. This amazing locations is six hours north of New York City and three [...]
Dub and noise metal are usually not two musical genres that go hand in hand. But then again, Dub Trio is not your ordinary band. Specializing in almost exclusively instrumental material, the group is comprised of guitarist D.P. Holmes, bassist Stu Brooks, and drummer Joe Tomino. It should come as no surprise that all three [...]
Award winning Santa Barbara-based reggae band Rebelution announces their long awaited full-length album “Bright Side of Life” will be released on August 4, 2009. Santa Barbara-based reggae band Rebelution announced today that their long awaited sophomore full-length album “Bright Side of Life” will be released in stores nationwide and digital worldwide on August 4, 2009. [...]
While cruising Giant Panda Guerila Dub Squad’s website a few months ago we saw they were touring with a band from California called Rebelution. We checked out their website and were immediately impressed with their unique fusion of reggae and rock made popular by Sublime in the 90′s. Opening for Slightly Stoopid at the best [...]
G.P.G.D.S is defining east coast reggae every night out with its intense dubs, melodic guitar play, and amazing improv. The band finally had a chance to play the “Pirate Ship” aka Nietzsche’s in Buffalo, NY and raised the roof with two sets of intense original reggae. The bands music can be described as lively, roots [...]
The multidimensional sounds of 311 will be coming to amphitheaters near you this summer in support of their 9th studio album titled Uplifter due out June 2nd. The band’s new album is an uplifting collection of 311′s trademark blend of rock & reggae; elevated by inspired songwriting, dynamic musicianship and big anthemic choruses. There will [...]
Slightly Stoopid made a stop in Buffalo this past Sunday and gave their fans a show to remember. Even though it was a Sunday night you couldn’t tell from the screaming throngs of fans that packed the venue. The band describes their music as “a fusion of acoustic rock and blues with reggae, hip-hop, and [...]
Three Legged Fox is an up and coming roots reggae quartet from Philadelphia. Their new album “Not As Far” comes out March 17th and is the bands second release. Produced by Chris DiBeneditto (G Love, Slightly Stoopid), the album features members of G Love & Special Sauce, SOJA, Slightly Stoopid, and the horns from John [...]
I had a chance to catch up with Kevin Kinsella recently and he has some great news. First he has just announced dates in California with John Browns Body. This will be Kevin’s first appearance with his former love since leaving the band in 2006. For those of you in Cali you’re in for an [...]
If you love John Brown’s Body and 10. Foot Ganja Plant your going to dig what we’re bringing you today. We’ve saved the best of 2008 for last. This is a holiday gift from Kevin Kinsella former front man and founding member of JBB. Kevin’s solo material with backing from Food, Cloths & Shelter gets [...]
This is an excellent SBD recording of a band that I’ve been listening to for a while. I was first turned on to them by doing a search for Kevin Kinsella (former front man for John Brown’s Body) on The Archive who has played with them before. Jah Works is one of the best east [...]
