Krooked Treez take on Livermore, CA

February 02, 2014

Set in a quaint little venue in the quite town of Livermore, California, Krooked Treez took the stage and totally blew the lid off. It has been an absolutely huge 2013 for the Southern California natives as they debuted their album Higher Place which received amazing... Read more

The Simpkin Project: In Roots We Trust tour

January 29, 2014

Top Shelf Reggae caught up with The Simpkin Project just in the middle of their In Roots We Trust with The Expanders and Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad.  The Wednesday night San Francisco stop held a packed house with many on their feet dancing... Read more

On location with The Expanders: In Roots We Trust

January 28, 2014

The Expanders put up an amazing performance at a packed house on a Wednesday night in San Francisco on their In Roots We Trust 2014 tour with Giant Panda Guerrilla Dub Squad and The Simpkin Project.  All three performances were seamless and extremely well done,... Read more

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad: In Roots We Trust tour

January 23, 2014

Top Shelf Reggae caught up with New York based Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad at Slim's in San Francisco to snap a few photos of the quintet on stop number six of their eight city West Coast tour. The In Roots We Trust 2014 tour... Read more

Winter West Coast 2014 Tour with Tribal Seeds

January 16, 2014

The award winning roots reggae rock artists took the stage Saturday night and performed in front of the sold out Catalyst Club in sunny Santa Cruz, California. The group is currently on their Winter West Coast 2014 tour sharing the stage with Through the Roots which... Read more

Through the Roots light up the stage in Santa Cruz

January 13, 2014

Through the Roots, a relatively new group based out of the reggae rock hub San Diego hit the stage January 11, 2014 at The Catalyst in Santa Cruz where we caught up with them setting the stage absolutely on fire. The sold out, standing room only venue... Read more

Legendary Don Carlos lights the stage on fire in California

January 06, 2014

Despite feeling very much under the weather, legendary reggae artist Don Carlos lit the stage on fire in Berkeley, California with his signature smooth dance moves paired with feel good lyrics.  The immense energy from Don Carlos is very much unmistaken and totally apparent... Read more