Steel Pulse News

With elements of Cuban son, and 70s soul-jazz melded to a strong roots reggae, Groundation are traditionalists unbound by pure tradition.

In fact, he's not yet technically a success at all, unless, of course, you were to count the droves of local fans, who've faithfully seen him perform at Honey Martin's in NDG, for the past few years.

Washington D.C.'s Soldiers of Jah Army are set to invade Tucson with a show at The Rock on Sunday.

HANDSWORTH HAS long been associated with the African-Caribbean community who made new lives for themselves in post-war Birmingham.

Riding to the reggae rhythms of their latest CD, the popular band Inner Circle is back and better than ever.

Might this have been the year that the West Beach Music Festival turned the corner? After a wet and wobbly start in October 2007 - " when just a few hundred people showed up on a rainy Saturday for the one and only day of the first festival - " Twiin Productions nevertheless expanded for 2008, booking three days of music from all over the map .

The festival will be held from 3 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 1 to 10 p.m. Sunday at State Street and Cabrillo Boulevard in Santa Barbara.

Santa Barbara, CA-- Thousands of music lovers will enjoy everything from rock to reggae at the West Beach Music and Arts Festival beginning today at the Santa Barbara waterfront.

If it seems advertising for the 2009 West Beach Music & Art Festival began about five minutes after the 2008 festival ended last September, that's not entirely wrong.

The New England-based contemporary folk singer also plays the guitar and recently released her 10th album, Pointing at the Sun.' Her single If It Were Up to Me' received mainstream attention in the wake of the Columbine school shooting.

Ask anyone in the know and they'll tell you the same - < - - Twiin Productions return to the sand for the third annual West Beach Music Festival, featuring three days of rock, reggae, electronic, and jam music from the likes of G. Love & Special Sauce, The Bravery, Steel Pulse, Ozomatli, and many, many more.

ITa TMS LONELY AT THE TOP: Following a thrillinga 'and jam-packeda 'Thursday night showdown at Velvet Jones, ita TMs my pleasure to announce Carpinteriaa TMs Lonesome Dub as the 2009 winner of The Indya TMs Road to West Beach Competition.

Sample a variety of cold brews during the Del Mar Beer Fest! Available for purchase will be dozens of your all-time favorite suds.

Scotty Stoughton's Bonfire Dub brings acoustic dub and huge harmonies to the Eagle Town Park Thursday for the next-to-last edition of American National Bank ShowDown Town.

The acclaimed documentary by Wolfgang Buld that captured the birth of British reggae.

You might think you know Carson Daly from his MTV TRL days or his late night talk show, but he's a hard core music fan from way back.

He's played Bonnaroo and Langerado. He's toured with Ben Harper , the Wailers , and Steel Pulse .

Carlos Jones has been the reigning Reggae King of Cleveland for nigh on 20 years, and in that time he has built a loyal following throughout Northeast Ohio.

ONE OF the UK's most respected and influential reggae musicians comes to Lewes next Saturday .

Published: Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 2:40 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 2:40 p.m. The Beatles never did a reggae song, but you'd never know it to listen to "Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band." The new album by The Easy Star All-Stars, who play a show in Wilmington Saturday at the Soapbox, is a remarkably listenable reggae-style ...