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The 8th annual California Roots Music and Arts Festival will take place at the historic Monterey County Fair and Event Center from May 26-28, 2017.  The top tier national festival is the premier gathering for the progressive U.S. Reggae and roots music movement, bringing the scene together over Memorial Day weekend in beautiful Monterey, CA.
 

Every year The Emerald Cup adds a little more to the premiere outdoor organic medicinal cannabis competition at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds. This year the event will be held from December 10th to 11th, and will include a new award – Regenerative Cannabis Award, activists and artists Alex and Allyson Grey, Damian Marley pre-party on Friday, December 9th and much more!

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Following the success of Backbeat Soundsystem’s debut album Together Not Apart (Easy Star Records), the Cornwall-based 8-piece reggae outfit, is back with a new EP Into The Light and a ten date UK tour starting this week.  Into The Light, which is set for release on October 7th on Easy Star Records, features 5

STS9 today (10/3) announced a three-night New Year's celebration run at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver for Thursday, December 29, Friday, December 30 and Saturday, December 31.

The Wood Brothers have announced February and March 2017 tour dates. The three-piece, Nashville-based roots and Americana unit, comprised of Oliver and Chris Wood and Jano Rix, begin a U.S.

On the heels of beginning an extensive nationwide Fall Tour with The New Mastersounds, Turkuaz is pleased to announce The Ball Drop, their annual New Years event.  The two night event is being brought to Fete Ballroom in Providence on December 30 and 31.  Joining the festivities as support will be Moon Hooch on December 30, and Kung Fu and West End Blend on December 31.

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In 2014, Austin, TX duo JAMESTOWN REVIVAL emerged with their breakthrough full-length album UTAH.

Orange County's "salad rock" band King Shelter made noise with their latest single, "Preoccupy," which was described by Indie Shuffle as "several familiar pieces of different styles of songs that you're heard before mixed into one song that makes sonic love and produces a pleasantly audible baby." Riding the buzz, King S

What started as a group of friends playing bluegrass in San Francisco's Mission District has morphed into a touring powerhouse of song and sound, transcending their humble stringband roots. Front Country's dynamic instrumental textures take flight with grace and gravitas while rooted in the relentlessly soulful vocals of lead singer-songwriter Melody Walker.

Nationally-touring reggae-fusion act Spiritual Rez will drop their fourth studio album, Setting in the West, this Friday, October 7th. Grateful Web has the exclusive premiere of the LP’s second track, “Red Room,” featuring Duddy B of the Dirty Heads. The song is a reggae-rock banger about keeping your head and working hard to achieve your goals.

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