Reggae

Lauryn Hill, Celebrity Theatre, 11/28/12

Lauryn Hill @ Celebrity Theatre|11/28/12"Life out of context is living ungodly," Ms. Lauryn Hill sings in "Black Rage," the new song she's named her 2012 tour after. Built over a jazzy interpolation of the Sound of Music's "My Favorite Things," the song is heavy, exploring the brutal and checkered ... More >>

Should We Come Up With a Better Name For Third Wave Ska?

I won't beat around the bush: I don't really like the music of Reel Big Fish. I don't like the Mighty Mighty Bosstones either, and found No Doubt a giggly waste of my time. In fact, while as a music critic I respect these bands for what they are trying to accomplish and the fact that they all have a ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows This Week

Curious about what's going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions as to how to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don't fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend.

Why Operation Ivy Will Always Be Better Than Rancid

See also: Throwback Thursday: Green Day's Dookie Ronald Reagan's wars, both on drugs and against the "evil empire," made the '80s a prime time to be a punk band. The scene was ripe in California, notably in the Bay Area, as 924 Gilman Street opened and crossover genres exploded in popularity. At ... More >>

Gwen Stefani Rules (As a Rude Girl and/or Pop Princess)

I'm glad I grew up in the '90s. I had strong, independent, beautiful women as musical role models, and they ruled the airwaves. The Spice Girls preached girl power, Lilith Fair paraded feminine gusto across the country, and No Doubt , fronted by Gwen Stefani, assured us that being treated like "just ... More >>

Steel Pulse @ Marquee Theatre

The Aggrolites' Reggae Sound Avoids Needless Polish

SXSW: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Rock ACL Live

Editor's note: We're happy to bring you a special guest post by Houston Press/Rocks Off blogger Craig Hlavaty, who's hanging tough at SXSW. Bruce Springsteen's Thursday started with a keynote speech in one of the big ballrooms at the Austin Convention Center, and ended with a mythic three-hour set ... More >>

Rebelution @ Marquee Theatre

Wanna be a Baller

Reggae Music and Jokes Collide at Sail Inn This Upcoming Saturday

​​Bob Marley once said that "One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain." Reggae music, especially, has a way of making you forget your problems. Maybe because the kinds of people who listen to it are the usually same kind of people who enjoy getting ferociously high. At ... More >>

The Wailers @ The Compound Grill

Tony Culture Brings Reggae to the Valley One Night at a Time

Tony Culture on Studio One, Keeping His Music Clean, and Being a 'Rasta Witness'

​ In this week's music feature, New Times takes a look at the music and history of Valley DJ/reggae performer Tony Culture. Culture acts as sort of an elder statesman of reggae in Phoenix, and our interview covered much more ground than I had room to include in the paper. Culture is scheduled to p ... More >>

The Wailers to Play Compound Grill on August 10

wailers.comAston Barrett of The Wailers​Reggae may be synonymous with island music, but it's also got a rich history right here in the deserts of Arizona. As we reported a couple years ago in our cover story on Hopi reggae artist Casper Lomayesva, reggae acts from all over the world played reserv ... More >>

Taj Weekes @ The Compound Grill

Toots and the Maytals @ Marquee Theatre

Arizona Hopi Reggae Artist Casper Lomayesva Opening for Toots & The Maytals

Casper Lomayesva​Arizona Hopi reggae artist Casper Lomayesva is used to playing big gigs. In 2009, he was invited by legendary folk artist Pete Seeger to play Seeger's 90th birthday party at Madison Square Garden (alongside the likes of Dave Matthews, John Mellencamp, and Bruce Springsteen). He a ... More >>

Marley D. Williams of Rebelution Talks Endless Touring, Stepping Up the Band's Game, and the Summer Festival Circuit

RebelutionAfter a concert cancellation on March 30 due to a band member's illness, Rebelution is finally coming back for their rescheduled show, during which they will grace Tempe with their one-of-a-kind reggae vibes. The four-piece band has got an awful lot of fans here, and their music is practic ... More >>

Bob Marley's Last Recorded Concert Released

Universal Music​To paraphrase what John Lennon said of Chuck Berry and apply it to Bob Marley's impact on his chosen musical genre, one could easily opine: "If you tried to give reggae another name, you might call it 'Bob Marley.'" Approaching the 30th anniversary of the Legend's death on Ma ... More >>

The Aggrolites: If Only White Reggae Fans Would Discover Them

The Original Wailers (Members of Bob Marley's Backing Band) Play Tempe Sunday

​The name The Wailers conjures our best thoughts about reggae. As well it should: Not only was Bob Marley in the group, it also served as springboard for the arguably equal Peter Tosh.So, yeah, the Wailers name is strong enough to tour on 30 years after Marley's death. The Original Wailers, who co ... More >>

Concert Review: Dirty Heads and Dear and the Headlights at Red Bull Soundclash

Luke HolwerdaThe Dirty Heads. See more shots in our Red Bull Soundclash slide show.​I've said it before: With very few exceptions (well,  really one exception, The Aggrolites) white reggae is a pox upon America. So, believe me, it's not that I wanted to go see The Dirty Heads play last night's Re ... More >>

Rasta Redmon: Hopi Reggae Artist Casper Lomayesva Brings Redemption Songs to the Desert

DJ Dossier: Tony Culture

​If you missed Tony Culture spinning reggae and dancehall music during last weekend's ultra-packed First Friday celebration, don't worry. You can always catch the dreadlocked DJ working the turntables next month. Or the month after that. And then the month after that. In fact, the Jamaican-b ... More >>

Ziggy Marley

Concert Calendar for This Weekend: Richard Cheese, KUPD's Ufest, Napalm Death, and More

www.richardcheese.com Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine are scheduled to perform at the Wrigley Mansion on Sunday.

Willie Nelson’s Forgotten Projects

Elephant Man

Let's Get Physical
(Bad Boy)

Riddim and Weep

Everlasting Sounds

Ten of the year's most timeless records

Caribbean Queen

Soweto Gospel Choir

Faith, hope, and harmony

Jamrock Jaunt

Cool jerk

Bedouin Soundclash

O, Canadian reggae

A Tale of Two Beats

In 2003, a rockist retread ruled techno, while a new beginning hijacked hip-hop

Jimmy Cliff

Reaching beyond the Jamaican borders

Bones to Pick

Day of the dead is part of Mexican history

Beenie Man

Tropical Storm (Virgin)

Augustus Pablo

East of the River Nile (25th Anniversary Edition) (Shanachie)

Dancehall Crasher

Hip-hop may have forgotten its debt to him, but reggae toaster Yellowman still knows he's king

Bob Marley and the Wailers

Catch a Fire: Deluxe Edition (Tuff Gong/Island/Universal)

Bob Marley

Classic Albums Series: Catch a Fire(Rhino Home Video)

Under His Spell Again

A Buck Owens tribute turns into a celebration of the local music scene

Soul Music

Wailing Souls take their vintage reggae skank into the realm of psychedelia

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Rastas on the Res

Tribal War plays the reggae music, mon. With a Havasupai flavor, don'cha know.

Scooby Doo, Y'all

A Q&A with Shaggy, pop reggae's self-appointed spearhead