[ April 29, 2011; 9:00 pm to 11:59 pm. ] Acorn Project, Dub Lounge International, and the Fabulous Party Boys are hosting a tour kick-off and CD release party at Seattle’s Nectar Lounge on Friday April 29th, 2011. I’m in NYC so I can’t make it, but check ‘em out if you’re in the area!

The show is celebrating 2 events in the Seattle-area indie music [...]

[ 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 [...]

[ January 29, 2010; 7:00 pm; January 30, 2010; January 31, 2010; ] The Australian Centre for the Moving Image is presenting a film festival dedicated to the history of dub and reggae! From Kingston to Brixton, rocksteady to reggae, roots to revolution – the heat is on. Deeply embracing social justice, politics and sonic experimentation, ACMI’s series explores the streets, identities, roots and impact of reggae’s dynamic [...]

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)! [...]

LA-based ska / rocksteady band Hepcat blew onto the 1990s SoCal ska revival scene and quickly built a following of with their mix of Caribbean reggae and rocksteady, R&B, jazz, and swing. Their releases include 1993′s Out of Nowhere, 1996′s Scientific, the critically-acclaimed 1998 album Right On Time, and finally their 2000 release Push N’ [...]

Ska music is the precursor to reggae and rocksteady music. Ska took the accented upbeat from mento and calypso music and embedded it within the musical rhythm that typifies dub, reggae, and dancehall music today. The up-beat, syncopated melody that typifies ska music and the reggae that followed is variably described as skank, skat, and [...]

[ 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 →