Category Archives: ska

2011 Love Your Mother Earth Music Festival 

Love Your Mother Earth Festival 2011

[ June 16, 2011 to June 18, 2011. ] This summer, on June 16th through the 18th, 2011, the Love Your Mother Earth (LYME) festival will be held at Ryan Creek Meadows in Montana, USA.

Early bird tickets are selling for $25 each for the first 200 tickets sold. You can get them at the official LYME website (see the URL below).

The LYME Festival 2011 [...]

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Reggae of the Earth 

Reggae of the Earth festival in Montclair, NJ

[ April 22, 2011 8:00 pm to April 23, 2011 4:00 am. ] We just heard about the Reggae of the Earth Festival in Montclair, New Jersey.

Event details

Friday, April 22 at 8pm – April 23 at 2am
At The Meatlocker on 8 Park Street, Montclair, NJ

Current Reggae of the Earth lineup

Big Boss
Big Boss is a roots reggae band consisting of Mark Dillon on Keyboard and Vocals, Patrick Meyer on [...]

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Bob Marley 

Play reggae guitar like Bob Marley

With February 6 right around the corner as Bob Marley‘s birthday, we thought you’d enjoy this video that teaches how to play guitar like the King of Reggae himself. This video includes a lesson describing how to play reggae guitar in the style of Bob Marley, including his favorite chords and rhythms.
It’s basically a free [...]

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Slightly Stoopid Legalize It 2010 tour

[ August 12, 2010; August 13, 2010; August 14, 2010; August 15, 2010; August 18, 2010; August 19, 2010; August 20, 2010; August 21, 2010; August 28, 2010; October 8, 2010 to October 10, 2010. ] Slightly Stoopid is continuing their 2 month, 33 city Legalize It tour across the United States. The tour hits several major music festivals along the way, including Mile High Festival, Blackwater Music Festival, and Austin City Limits.

Slightly Stoopid is joined by fellow stoners Collie Buddz and Cypress Hill on most dates throughout the Legalize It [...]

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Earth Day Reggae Events

[ April 22, 2010; April 24, 2010; ] Looking for some reggae Earth Day events for 2010? We’ve rounded up some of the following shows. Post any others that you know of in the comments section!

The Earth Day Reggae Fest at Club Bohemia in Cambridge, MA starts at 8. Tickets are $10 and the line up features local reggae artistes King-I (11:15); Kallilah [...]

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Hepcat headlines ska, reggae Haiti relief concert

[ February 6, 2010; 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm. ] In response to the recent devastating earthquakes to hit Haiti, KCRW is hosting a Haiti Relief Concert at El Rey Theatre, Saturday, Feb. 6th 2010, featuring Hepcat, Dengue Fever, Joey Altruda, The Lions, Be Very Careful, and The Tuffington. Ticket proceeds from this night will be donated to Operation USA’s Haiti relief efforts.

The worldly line-up [...]

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Jamaica Reggae Film Festival 2010

[ February 25, 2010 to February 27, 2010. ] The Reggae Film Festival, in only it’s 3rd year of existence, is already building up steam. This year’s lineup includes reggae film entries from all over the world, ranging from cult classics to world premiers, features and documentaries to short reggae films. An expected highlight of the 2010 Reggae Film Festival is the “Make a [...]

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Rockers Revolt January 2010 CD sale final days

The Rockers Revolt label has announced the final 3 days of our their reggae CD sale, which includes several great offers:

Buy any 4 CDs for £20
Buy any 10 CDs for £40
Buy any 14 CDs for £50

This offer includes the critically acclaimed brand new CD from Pama Intl, Outernational, featuring Lynval & Horace from The Specials)! [...]

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DubFest 2009 in Hollywood, Florida 

DubFest 2009 with Bunny Wailer, Lee “Scratch” Perry, and more

[ September 5, 2009; 11:00 am to 11:00 pm. ] DubFest 2009 is breaking in Hollywood, Florida on September 5, 2009. The 1-day reggae and dub music festival includes a strong lineup including Bunny Wailer in his only US appearance this year and Lee “Scratch” Perry as well as several American acts. Continue reading

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Hepcat announces September ska tour dates

[ September 10, 2009; 6:30 pm; September 11, 2009; 8:00 pm; September 15, 2009; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. September 16, 2009; 7:45 pm; September 17, 2009; 6:15 pm; September 21, 2009; 7:00 pm; September 24, 2009; 8:00 pm; September 25, 2009; 6:45 pm; September 26, 2009; 8:00 pm; ] LA-based ska / rocksteady band Hepcat is getting back together again and going on tour with Flogging Molly in September. The legendary crossover ska act has recently announced the following performance dates… Continue reading

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