Total Recall: Harrison Ford's Best Movies
He may not be quite the box office draw he once was, but don't cry for Harrison Ford : Over the last 35 years or so, he's amassed a lifetime gross in excess of $3.4 billion -- and more importantly,...
View ArticleSka, 50 years in the making
Rare is the band that can say they are still recording half a century after they began, but that is the case for the pioneers of ska music, The Skatalites .
View ArticleWomad 2013 lineup expands with addition of Seun Kuti
Youngest son of afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti to join likes of Rokia TraorA© and Gilberto Gil, who at 71 is to make debut at festival Seun Kuti will perform at Womad with Egypt 80, the band he has fronted...
View ArticleCocoa Tea joins Western Consciousness line-up
Reggae veteran Cocoa Tea has been added to the already stellar line-up of the 25th staging of Western Consciousness, dubbed 'The Celebration of Good Over Evil', at the Montego Bay Sports Complex on...
View ArticleToots and the Maytals confirmed for WOMAD festival
WOMAD organisers have announced their latest acts confirmed for this year's festiva, including veteran reggae stars Toots and the Maytals.
View ArticleChristian reggae band, Christafari makes Billboard Chart history
Christian Reggae band, Christafari, makes history; Christafari is the first Christian band in history to grab the #1 spot on Billboard's Reggae Charts .
View ArticleAnnual Lake Worth Reggae Fest Sponsored by Royal Palm Mazda
West Palm Beach, FL, April 11, 2013 -- -- Royal Palm Mazda is proud to announce its sponsorship of the 15th Annual Lake Worth Reggae Fest, home to some of the best national and regional reggae talent...
View ArticleRomain Virgo goes Dancehall
Like Sizzla Kalonji, Lutan Fyah, Fantan Mojah and several other reggae artistes, Romain Virgo has decided to dabble in dancehall.
View ArticleSpring Back to Vail brings free events to town
Thursday Bud Light Apres Parties 3:30 to 5 p.m. Pazzo's, Vail 3:30 to 5 p.m. Los Amigos, Vail 4 to 6 p.m. Red Lion, Vail Friday - Sunday 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Spring Back to Vail Expo Village at...
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The sound of 1920s swing music 'put through a digital mincer' by one of the most unusual bands in the world will be one of the headliners at this year's Womad Festival of world music, arts and dance in...
View ArticleTortuga Music Festival: Fort Lauderdale Rock City?
When you hear Kenny Chesney's "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem" on Fort Lauderdale beach Saturday night, you'll know the city that rejected spring break has come a long way.
View ArticleKane is achieving his dreams
When four-year-old Kane Leeson picked up a toy guitar and performed Usher's track Nice and Slow, it became clear to his family and friends that he was destined for a career in music.
View ArticleMayo: Why so much for Tortuga fest tickets?
I was all pumped about checking out this weekend's inaugural Tortuga Muisc Festival on Fort Lauderdale beach , especially Michael Franti & Spearhead and G. Love and Special Sauce on Saturday...
View ArticleBucs accepting noms for "Mother's Day Makeovers"
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Fourth Annual "Mother's Day Makeover" program is giving away a once-in-a-lifetime experience to 50 mothers from Central Florida in honor of Mother's Day.
View ArticleWhy Did Progress Kentucky Pick Mother Jones?
Yesterday, I wrote a piece at The Conversation titled, Hints of Prior Attacks As Reports of Progress Kentucky's Role in McConnell Recording Surface .
View ArticleGwinnett eliminates Stingrays, 4-3
Stingrays' Peter Boyd brings the puck down the ice as Gwinnett's Justin Bowers,left, and Andy Brandt chase him during the fourth game of the series Friday, April 12, 2013 at the North Charleston Coliseum.
View ArticleBreck says goodbye to 2012-13
This weekend's events in Breckenridge. Friday 2-5 p.m. - Breck 5 til 5 Terrain Park Happy Hours, 5 Chair.
View ArticleWhatever happened to Larry Marshall: unheralded trailblazer
Forty-five years after he recorded what some musicologists consider the first reggae song, singer Larry Marshall remains an obscure figure.
View ArticleKarlex - Paris, New York, Port-au-Prince
Sounding something like reggae dub, Paris, New York, Port-au-Prince blends Bob Marley-style political sentiments and thunking music hall beats - with Karlex's spoken-more-than-sung vocals as the...
View ArticleHaving 'The Conversation' about end-of-life medical care: East Bay ripe for...
If you haven't, you will, in part because the Bay Area is swiftly becoming a center of discussion about an experience we all face, and how to talk about it.
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