[ April 18, 2011; 12:00 am to 11:00 pm. ] From Jamrock Magazine:

We have all been moved by the human catastrophe that has visited the country of Japan in recent weeks. Needless to say, the initial earthquake followed by the threat of deadly radiation have exacted an unbearable and miserable toll on the Japanese people. Even though we are miles away from the epicenter of [...]

Like Bob Marley before them and Matisyahu today, UB40 has the rare distinction of a reggae band that attracts fans beyond those who already love dub, reggae, or dancehall music. With 54 UK hit singles and over 70 million albums sold, UB40 are truly kings of modern reggae.
UB40 visited the United States for their 2009 [...]

[ February 10, 2011; 8:00 pm; 8:00 pm; February 11, 2011; 8:00 pm; 8:00 pm; February 12, 2011; 8:00 pm; 8:00 pm; February 13, 2011; 8:00 pm; 8:00 pm; February 15, 2011; 8:00 pm; 8:00 pm; February 16, 2011; 8:00 pm; 8:00 pm; February 17, 2011; 8:00 pm; 8:00 pm; February 19, 2011; 8:00 pm; 8:00 pm; ] Signal Path, the indie dubstep / glitch trio from Denver, Colorado, has announced upcoming dates for their winter tour.

The tour supports the March 20, 2011 release of their next album, The Prosaic Fades. The Prosaic Fades features Ryan Burnett on guitar, synths, production, and vocals; Damon Metzner on acoustic drums; and Matt Schumacher on electric [...]

[ 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 [...]

[ May 21, 2010; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] On Friday, May 21st, 2010, Nas and Damian “Junior Gong” Marley hit California’s Arcata Community Center for the 1st concert of their Distant Relatives Tour. Doors open at 8pm for this all ages show.

The tour is supporting the hotly anticipated Distant Relatives album that was jointly created by Damian “Junior Gong” Marley and Nas. [...]

[ 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 [...]

Ghetto Youth’s International, organizers of the annual Bob Marley concert Smile Jamaica, have announced that the 2010 staging of the celebration of the King of Reggae’s birth would have to be called off, due to numerous circumstances.
 
Smile Jamaica spokesperson Norman Bryan, said yesterday that while the organization was looking forward to staging the concert after [...]

Dancehall star Beenie Man is again under fire for his anti-gay lyrics, this time from corporate sponsor PepsiCo. Contact Music is reporting that PepsiCo spokespeople are criticizing Beenie Man for performing an anti-gay song at a reggae concert in Uganda on Saturday, December 5th.
Uganda’s Monitor reports that “The King of Dancehall stuck a sword of [...]

[ July 24, 2009; 8:30 am to 9:30 am. ] Sean Paul, the dancehall star famous for his hit singles We Be Burnin’ and Temperature (both from his 2005 dancehall album The Trinity), will perform on Friday, July 24th in New York City’s Central Park. The free concert is part of ABC’s Good Morning America Summer Concert Series.

It probably needs to be free, since [...]