Tagged: Roots

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 [...]

02 Feb

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Stick Figure – Smoke Stack

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Smoke Stack is Stick Figure‘s 3rd full length album and features 14 new reggae rock tunes with Scott Woodruff’s signature reverberating dub style. This album hit #1 on the Top Reggae Album Chart on iTunes in 2009. Smoke Stack is a must have for all reggae rock fans. Fans of Stick Figure will recognize the [...]

31 Jan

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Mike Pinto Band – The West Is Still Wild

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Reggae rocker Mike Pinto now has a band to back him up and they have an EP out titled The West Is Still Wild. Going with the obvious name Mike Pinto Band, they really rock together on this EP. The West Is Still Wild features 6 tracks of reggae rock heaven. Fans of Mike Pinto [...]

31 Jan

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SOJA – Strength To Survive

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SOJA (Soldiers Of Jah Army) released their new album Strength To Survive today! It was produced by John Alagia (Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, O.A.R). I was really looking forward to this album, and it did not disappoint. Strength To Survive continues the SOJA tradition of heavy roots reggae rock with their own unique twist. [...]

27 Jan

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Tin Can Phone – Adapter

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Tin Can Phone is an Austin, Texas based four-piece alternative reggae rock group developing a signature sound that’s all their own. Tin Can Phone really did a great job with their highly anticipated full length album titled Adapter, which was created in their home studio with limited resources. Adapter perfectly blends classic reggae with modern [...]