Common Kings Bring Their Grammy Nominated Melodies To One Love
CLICK HERE FOR MORE ONE LOVE CALI REGGAE FEST 2018 COVERAGE! LONG BEACH, CA- The Costa Mesa based band Common Kings had a pretty good 2017. Their first full length album, “Lost In Paradise” was released and subsequently nominated for a Grammy award in the…
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…
The Oscar Concert: Exploring Love, Fear And Fish People Through Music
LOS ANGELES, CA- The 90th Oscar ceremony will occur in the midst of a tumultuous overhaul in the entertainment industry. Between the #MeToo movement and calls to action in regards to breaking the dominantly white male narrative of the award season, Hollywood is undoubtedly charting its…
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…
The Spirit Of David Bowie Lives On Through Mike Garson’s Celebration Of His Music
LOS ANGELES, CA- On February 28th, 2018, just after 8:00pm, the lights went down at the Majestic Wiltern Theatre and Mike Garson took the stage. Garson was Bowie’s longest band member and most frequent collaborator “performing together for both Bowie’s first and last concerts in the United…
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…
