Seth founded Rootfire while he was managing a group of influential modern reggae acts, including The Green, John Brown’s Body, and Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad. The goal of the project has always been to connect the people who participate in the modern reggae movement.
This Friday, Janelle Phillips is set to drop her debut album, Lioness, on E.N Young’s Roots Musician Records. Young’s touch on the scene has been nothing short of infectious, and he continues to drive a roots progression by providing the perfect backdrop for upcoming singer/songwriter Phillips.… Read More… Read More
Jr. Thomas & The Volcanos album Beware is the most exciting debut release I have heard since The Green and The Expanders self-titled albums in 2010 and 2011 respectively. I have been gushing over the recording all week and could think of no better praise than by sharing the letter I sent Jr.…… Read More
The Expanders visited Chicago’s WBEZ 91.5 FM for a rare live studio session. WBEZ is well known for producing one of the nation’s most popular radio shows, This American Life. The Morning Shift feature on The Expanders speaks volumes on the surge in popularity for roots reggae music stateside.… Read More
On March 26th, 2014 the Brooklyn Attractors, including Victor Axelrod, Andy Bassford, Larry McDonald, Brett Tubin, Dan Jeselsohn, Eddie Ocampo, Buford O’Sullivan, Anant Pradhan, Luke Penella, and Rich Graiko came together to play a show at the Shapeshifter Lab in Brooklyn, NY. Thankfully the audio was captured by the… Read More
HIRIE has been burning bright since 2013, when her infectious single, "Sensi Boy," with its herb-coated hook, was passed from stereo to stereo throughout the scene. Instead of fading away HIRIE took her music to the road touring months on end, from acoustic performances on cruise ships, to guerrilla… Read More
Rootfire Mixtape 011 celebrates Old Dry Diggings, a boomtown in the Sierra Nevada mountains which rose and fell during the heyday of California’s gold rush. Known today as Placerville, the mountain town will host Dry Diggings Festival September 25-26, a celebration of the California Roots music and… Read More
On August 2, 2015, more than 3,000 members of the progressive roots community gathered in Avila Beach, CA for a celebration dubbed Rootfire At The Beach. The event brought together music makers Tribal Seeds, Stephen “Ragga” Marley, Collie Buddz, Shwayze, The Movement, and Expanders Sound System, at one of our… Read More
“Babylon Drugs is about encouraging people to get off and not rely on drugs that destroy the body and mind. Look past substances to something pure for the solution…”
