Keeping it in the family, cousins Chris Ramos and Sonny B form the Bay area’s CRSB. Today Rootfire is premiering their latest track, “Casanova,” a pop forward tale of the Romeo who can’t help but fall in love with every girl he meets.… Read More
We are a mere 2.5 weeks into 2019 and hopefully most of you are still basking in the afterglow of a joyful holiday celebration, embracing the gratitude, determination and hope that typically accompany the calendar advancing another year.
To augment those good sentiments, or for… Read More
Dub music. The apex of creative expression. Part seasoned studio band, part tastemaker producer and part expert engineer. Each studio with its own sound, each team striving to make something unmistakably their own. In a healthy musical community like Kingston, Jamaica, the end result was stacks upon stacks of albums,… Read More
Round synth lead and punctuated keys skank kicks off “My Revolution,” the new single from pop reggae artist Iakopo. The message is clear: the time for a revolution is now, and Iakopo is sounding the alarm for us all to begin.… Read More
I first met Road Man a.k.a. Jon Petronzio on his first Colorado tour back in early 2017. I had seen JP in his primary role as keyboardist for John Brown’s Body many, many times by that point, but hadn’t been formally introduced.… Read More
What a pleasure it is to be a reggae fan at the time of a great Jamaican roots reggae revival. Today Jah9 is back with “Heaven (Ready Fi Di Feeling),” a track that’s as equally conscious as it is bangin’, released on
The music of Dustin Thomas is rooted in message. This is a writer and performer who takes his role as a voice with an audience seriously. With a month of tour stops opening for international favorites John Butler Trio kicking off tonight, that audience is looking to do nothing but… Read More
Reggae has always been a genre that lends itself to crossover, particularly in the US. Many of America’s favorite reggae acts have some degree of musical fusion that occurs, be it bands like Sublime with their distinct blend of ska, punk and reggae, or 311 with their more compositional… Read More
