Tagged: Alternative

13 Feb

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Passafire – Live on Audiotree

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Here’s an awesome video of progressive reggae rock band Passafire performing live on Audiotree Live. I will eventually post their debut self-titled album along with their other 3 albums Submersible, Everyone On Everynight, and Start From Scratch. Passafire on Amazon Passafire on iTunes

11 Feb

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Orange Grove – Fingerprint

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Fingerprint is Orange Grove‘s second full length studio album and was released in 2009. Orange Grove is a really great reggae rock band from Holland that performs shows all over including Belgium, USA, Barbados, Statia and St Maarten, Curacao and Aruba islands where Orange Grove members are from and where the band has a huge [...]

09 Feb

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Roots Of Creation – Rise Up

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Roots Of Creation was formed in 1999 and is an awesome 4-piece reggae rock group based out of New Hampshire. The current members are Mike Chadinha (drums, sampler, vocals, percussion), Brett Wilson (vocals and guitar), Tal Pearson (keyboards and melodica), and Chris Beam on bass. Rise Up is the second full length studio album by [...]

07 Feb

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Kamphire Collective – Simply Complex

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Kamphire Collective is a 5-piece live hip-hop band from Boise, Idaho. The current band members are Timbuk2 and Origin on vocals, Rudy on drums, BigBoi on guitar, and Backbone on bass. Simply Complex is Kamphire Collective‘s debut album and was released in 2007. This is Kamphire Collective‘s only album so far, but I hope they [...]

07 Feb

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Tahuna Breaks – Reflections

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Tahuna Breaks is a 7-piece reggae rock band formed in 2005 in Auckland, New Zealand. The band members are Marty Greentree (vocals, guitar), Tom Charleson (guitar), Nick Taylor (bass), Tim Gemmell (drums, BVs), Jonny McClean (saxophone, percussion), Tim Baker (synths, trumpet), and Adam “Young Blood” Fuhr (keys, synths). Tahuna Breaks‘ album Reflections is their debut [...]

05 Feb

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Six60 – Six60

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Six60 is an awesome 5-piece reggae rock band from New Zealand. They formed Six60 after meeting at a Kora concert in 2006. The members are Matiu Walters (vocals, guitar), Ji Fraser (lead guitar), Eli Paewai (drums), Chris Mac (bass, synths), and Marlon Gerbes (synths, samples). The three original members were University of Otago students and [...]

05 Feb

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Jon Wayne And The Pain – Jon Wayne And The Pain

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This is Jon Wayne And The Pain‘s self-titled debut album released in May of 2008. As I said before, these guys are really carving a sizable niche in the reggae rock scene with their unique twist of the genre combining elements of reggae, dub, roots rock, dub-step, jam, and ska. They’re one of my favorite [...]

04 Feb

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Current Swell – Trust Us Now

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Current Swell is a 5 piece reggae rock band from Canada combining elements of blues, roots rock, and reggae. Trust Us Now is their 2nd full length album and was released in 2007. Current Swell has shared the stage with bands such as The Beautiful Girls, Xavier Rudd, Bedouin Soundclash, the Beach Boys and lots [...]

02 Feb

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Wookiefoot – Be Fearless And Play

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Wookiefoot is an amazing group from Minneapolis, Minnesota, and one of my favorite bands. It’s kind of hard to describe Wookiefoot, but in their own words “… somewhere between Sublime, Cake, G-love, Arrested Develoment, Spearhead and Parliament is where we hang out !! Funky backbeats with any and everything added on top: Reggae, SoCal Dub, [...]

02 Feb

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Jon Wayne And The Pain – Follow Through

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Jon Wayne And The Pain are a three-piece reggae rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. They have been carving a sizable niche in the reggae rock scene with their unique twist of the genre combining elements of reggae, dub, roots rock, dub-step, jam, and ska. Follow Through is Jon Wayne And The Pain‘s second full length [...]