April 2023

3x Grammy award-winning reggae group Morgan Heritage –– currently composed of the Trinity: Peetah Morgan, Gramps Morgan, and Mr. Mojo Morgan, all the children of late reggae great and Father of A Nation, the Hon. Ras Denroy Morgan –– release their new studio album, The Homeland, which has debuted #1 US iTunes World Music Albums chart.

Burning Spear, Beres Hammond, Luciano, Tarrus Riley, Derrick Morgan, Protoje, Kabaka Pyramid, Cocoa Tea, Johnny Clarke, Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, Lila Iké, Soul Syndicate, Blvk H3ro, The Clarendonians, Kumar & The Original Fyre, Wesli, Norma Fraser, Juan G, Soul Ska, The Steady 45's, Boonfire with more artists still to be announced.

In The Dancehall Rory Stone Love, Warrior Sound International, Jah Warrior Shelter Hi-Fi, Brazilbeat Sound System.

Family-friendly vibe ~ a positive, respectful, conscious community of music lovers.

Few bands have as enduring a legacy in the acoustic, newgrass, jamband scene as Colorado-based Leftover Salmon. Out today, the band’s second single, “Blue Railroad Train,” — from their upcoming album GRASS ROOTS (May 19 via Compass Records) — features special guest and long-time Leftover Salmon pal Billy Strings who steps out on the track, the perfect vehicle to showcase Drew Emmitt and Strings’ tight vocal harmonies.

GRAMMY® winner, multiple Billboard chart-topping artist, and international reggae icon Buju Bantonlights up a new single entitled “High Life” featuring Snoop Dogg—out now via Roc Nation Records/Gargamel Music/Def Jam Recordings. With its message of being above the clouds yet firmly grounded, “High Life” notably marks the first official collaboration between these two legendary trailblazers, tracing a direct line between Jamaica and the LBC for the first time.

With more than 20 gold, platinum and multi-platinum records, WAR have cemented their righteous strains of funk and soul in the fabric of global culture and consciousness. But in the 50 years since The World is a Ghetto made the Southern Californian street band a crossover sensation and became the best-selling album of 1973, the group's sound has continued to transcend genres and generations.

After nearly two weeks of cold rainy, and foggy weather on the southern California coast, the sun came out just in time for the opening day of the 2023 Skull and Roses Music Festival on Surfers Point in Ventura. The shortened first day of music, which began at 5 pm, was a bonus day for the many fans of the Grateful Dead genre who filled the sold-out campgrounds earlier in the day.