Florida Groves Fest brings music, art, & freedom back to Orlando for 2024

Florida Groves Music Festival strives to be more than just the average festival, with their core pillars of music, art, and freedom. This event is an annual celebration of not only the diverse melodies featured on their stages, but also strive to foster “a vibrant tapestry of culture and creativity that leaves an indelible mark on our […]

The Elovaters sell out Berkeley with Claire Wright & Shwayze

Welcome to the Endless Summer Winter Tour. Wait… What? Well, if you don’t know, let me explain: The Elovaters are basically their own weather system, hailing from Boston and bringing the heat! In a celebration of musical diversity, this show was set to bring summer vibes to winter audiences, with a lineup featuring the talents […]

Reggae Rise Up – Las Vegas 2023: Day Two

A musical mirage in the desert, turned Reality hit hard in Las Vegas, a city known for its neon lights and lively entertainment. Downtown Las Vegas became the backdrop for a mellower kind of magic as the Reggae Rise Up festival took center stage for day two in Sin City. The festival started with Ocean Beach’s, […]

Alta Music Festival 2023

This past weekend the first ever Alta Music Festival was held at the Avila Beach Golf Resort, featuring a mix of Cali reggae and hip-hop with acts like E-40 and Dirty Heads gracing the stage. The background was the beach, the ground was grass, and the parking was a breeze — Alta truly had everything. […]

Dry Diggings 2023: Day Two

As the sun shone brightly in the cloudless sky on the second day of the 2023 Dry Diggings festival, the Gold Country Fairgrounds and Event Center in Auburn, California, continued to pulsate with the rhythm of reggae music. Day two brought a wave of excitement, heartfelt moments, and stellar performances that left festival-goers buzzing with […]

Kash’d Out’s new album melts like summertime ‘Butter’

Bland biscuits, dry flapjacks, and plain playlists are getting some help this summer from the boys in Kash’d Out. With the much-anticipated drop of their latest full-length album Butter (via LAW Records) they’re ready to pour on the flavor! Weed tunes? Check. Love Songs? Check. Lyrically strong and mentally uplifting jams that can turn the […]

Cali Roots 2023: Day Three

Despite the May grey weather, Cali Roots XII festival goers exuded nothing but sunshine! With two days already behind them, day three at the Monterey Fairgrounds boasted one of the most impressive lineups to date in the realm of reggae rock. The morning kicked off with a high-energy set from Santa Barbara based band, Cydeways, […]

Feeling the vibes at Florida Groves Festival 2023

Music, cannabis, glass blowing, skateboarding, tattooing, artisanal wares, sneakers, and more came together for one weekend at Florida Groves Music Art & Cannabis Festival. Launched In 2022, ­­Florida Groves returned to central Florida April 15th and 16th at Central Florida Fairgrounds — just outside of Orlando. Building on the success of their inaugural year, the festival […]

Shwayze brings the vibes to St. Louis

Sometimes I have to sit back and genuinely think about the fact that I have a really cool career. It allows me the opportunity to work with and run sound for some of the best bands around. Both local bands from here in St. Louis that always impress, as well as national touring acts that […]

Cali Roots finalizes jaw dropping lineup for 2023

California Roots Music and Art Festival, the genre’s most anticipated, prolific, and environmentally-friendly reggae event of the year, has officially dropped the final three acts to complete their Memorial Day weekend roster. Recently announced 2023 Coachella guests Rebelution and Stick Figure join genre-bending icons Thievery Corporation, finalizing the bill for the all ages festival as […]

Crab cakes and reggae, that’s what Maryland does!

Reggae Rise Up Maryland returns to the Baltimore Peninsula for the second year in a row following their wildly successful 2022 first-year installment. Boasting a lineup stacked with all your favorite reggae acts–plus some newcomers for funsies–the three day festival takes place June 23-25 and all but screams summer vacation. With estimated temperatures hovering in […]

Collie Buddz shows the Midwest how to have a good time

It’s not every day you get to go to a Collie Buddz concert. It’s even less often that you get to go to a Shwayze and Collie Buddz show, but when it happens, believe me, it’s a night like no other. On November 11th, the two artists came to St. Louis and performed a fantastic […]