J Boog Performs For Hometown Crowd At One Love
CLICK HERE FOR MORE ONE LOVE CALI REGGAE FEST 2018 COVERAGE! LONG BEACH, CA- Jerry Afemata is J Boog, and his performance at One Love was basically a home town show to kick off his “Love Over Everything Tour”. With a “Compton” street sign prominently…
Stick Figure Brings Those Mellow, Positive Vibes… And Cocao … To One Love
CLICK HERE FOR MORE ONE LOVE CALI REGGAE FEST 2018 COVERAGE! LONG BEACH, CA- As soon as I saw Scott Woodruff’s dog Cocoa casually meander across the stage prior to the band’s performance, I had a feeling that I would be fully digging the dub…
Josh Heinrichs Shares Stage With Preston Lee And Skillinjah At One Love
CLICK HERE FOR MORE ONE LOVE CALI REGGAE FEST 2018 COVERAGE! LONG BEACH, CA- Josh Heinrichs was another performer at One Love that really put me a great, mellow mood. Josh is an American reggae singer/songwriter who was formerly the lead singer of the reggae band Jah…
Sammy Johnson Makes All The Women Swoon At One Love
CLICK HERE FOR MORE ONE LOVE CALI REGGAE FEST 2018 COVERAGE! LONG BEACH, CA- When I told some of my friends that I was going to attend One Love Cali Reggae Fest, one of my female friend insisted that I see Sammy Johnson perform. When…
Iration Debuts “Danger” With J Boog and KNOWAKING at One Love
CLICK HERE FOR MORE ONE LOVE CALI REGGAE FEST 2018 COVERAGE! LONG BEACH, CA- Reggae fans love Iration, and One Love Cali Reggae Fest satisfied those fan’s Iration cravings by giving them a double serving of Iration over the One Love Weekend. Though I was…
Mike Pinto’s One Love Cali Reggae Fest Revealed His Unique Musicality
CLICK HERE FOR MORE ONE LOVE CALI REGGAE FEST 2018 COVERAGE! LONG BEACH, CA- Mike Pinto’s One Love Cali Reggae performance really put me in a mellow, introspective state of mind. Plainspoken with a truly humble demeanor, his music floated across different genres, lightly tapping…
Ben Harper Invokes Reggae’s Spirit of Protest And Tells A Story At One Love Cali Reggae Fest
CLICK HERE FOR MORE ONE LOVE CALI REGGAE FEST 2018 COVERAGE! LONG BEACH, CA- Another artist who isn’t per-se reggae but had a featured slot as a headlining artist for One Love was Ben Harper. Ben Harper’s music tends to float in the blues/indie/jam/gospel rock…
My Backwards Look: Frightened Rabbit Marks 10 Years of The Midnight Organ Fight
NEW YORK, NY- We hide self-doubt behind a facade of detachment, present a carefully-groomed social-media face to the world, and speak in a manner that erases the line between sincerity and irony. That’s part of the postmodern condition, where hyperconnectivity produces alienation, truth comes in…
Enter Shikari’s Spark Burns Bright In Los Angeles
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA- Last year, Enter Shikari released their fifth studio album, “The Spark”. It was a little bit of a departure from the “electronicore, stadium-scream” that they’ve become known for, but it was also an album that gave their fans an opportunity to see them…
Ooklah The Moc Brings One Love Some Island Vibes From Hawaii
CLICK HERE FOR MORE ONE LOVE CALI REGGAE FEST 2018 COVERAGE! LONG BEACH, CA- While Reggae originated in the island country of Jamaica, other islands have embraced the sounds and culture of the genre. The Islands of Hawaii were well represented at One Love, and…