When The Expanders dropped an album of classic Jamaican reggae covers, Old Time Something Come Back Again, in 2012, many people fell in love with their throwback sound, not realizing the band was new, young, and American. Their distinct three-part vocal harmonies paired with groovy piano riffs, laid-back… Read More
The Expanders are playing a hometown show at Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach, CA this Friday, January 15.
You have the opportunity to give one of your friends a pair of tickets to the show, as well as get a free ticket for yourself.… 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
People Business is a throwback tune to one of my favorite subjects in Jamaican music, the “warning to all chattymouth people!” It’s about people who love to gossip and spread rumors, and those who seem to get their greatest joy in life from creating drama. - Devin Morris
Tune Of The Week: July 23 Today we feature a song from The Expanders, who create reggae inna 70’s Rockers style. I was first turned onto the band after their self-titled debut (2011). Since then Rootfire has included their songs on various mixtapes, and sent some of our… Read More
