
Eels return to Showbox at the Market on Tuesday / photo by Jim Bennett The great shows continue this week. On Tuesday night, we enjoy the first of two nights with Aaron Neville at Benaroya Hall. At Showbox at the Market, the Eels are playing with Nicole Atkins , and there's also Habib Koite and Eric Bibb at Triple Door. Don't forget Linda's 19th Anniversary Party with Grave Babies Listening Party and Hardly Art DJ Sets at Linda's Tavern. On Wednesday, The Deer [...]
After rumours began trickling down in recent days (check here ) about the possibility of a couple of artists not playing the Fly Music Festival, it now appears that the Fly Music Festival has been completely cancelled and will not bring the likes of Limp Bizkit, Deep Purple, Anthrax, Mastodon, The Wailers, (one half of )The Doors, and more artists to India after all. The latest piece of information signaling the possible end to Fly Music Festival came in this today from Bobin James (ex-Rolling Stone India) who went on later to mention (on twitter) that "less [...]
Legendary reggae group The Wailers will perform Bob Marley's 1979 album Survival in-full at World Cafe Live tonight. The release of Survival followed criticism of Marley's previous record Kaya for being too easy-going and non-influential in subject, which may have played a part in Survival's unmistakable call-to-action message for African unity. Since Marley's death in ... Continue reading

We're only a week into 2013, and what could possibly turn out to be one of the biggest most interesting lineups of the year for India has just been announced. On Sunday night, the Percept Group announced their newest property, Fly Music Festival . The festival is allegedly of the traveling variety, and is set to take place first on February 16 and 17 at the Unitech Golf and Country Club, Noida, and then somewhere down south. The lineup includes genre heavyweights such as American heavy metal giants Anthrax , English rock legends Deep Purple [...]

Sean Paul to appear in ATL at The Masquerade on Oct. 10th Filed under: events , reggae Tagged: Chris Brown , dancehall , Kelly Rowland , Sean Paul , The Masquerade , The Wailers , Third World , Tomahawk Technique

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Jamaica’s independence, Third World Band , one of the world’s longest-running reggae bands, will bring over three decades of their trademark “cutting-edge, positive, progressive, and internationally relevant” music to the Rialto stage. Formed in 1973, the group has released 23 albums, amassing 10 GRAMMY nominations and being awarded the 1986 United Nations Peace Medal. Throughout their storied career, they have collaborated with acts ranging from the Jackson 5 to Bob Marley and The Wailers to Stevie Wonder . This is a [...]

A huge mixtape from Leftside Wobble that he actually made over 2 and a bit years ago! He's gone and made it 320 and its going to be perfect for this weekends Notting Hill Carnival in London As Mr Wobble says, "It's a full on Marley version excursion, hope you enjoy." Bob Marley & the Wailers - Don't Rock My Boat (Stuhr remix) Bob Marley (with Erykah Badu) - No More Trouble Bob Marley & the Wailers - Sun Is Shining (Tes King remix) Bob Marley (with [...]

People, get excited tonight....we have another Benny Benassi remix and surprisingly he's remixing none other than the Jamrock master himself, Bob Marley and The Wailers' anthem... "Jammin'."
Stream: Bob Marley & the Wailers - “Jammin’ (Benny Benassi remix)”
I&I is a progressive hip hop group from Sellersville, PA. The three-piece group combines Imani Williams' rap vocals with Daniel Faga on horns and drums and bassist/guitarist Ryan Chud's reggae grooves using looping and sampling to create a sound much fuller than the sum of its parts. I&I is opening for the legendary Jamaican reggae ... Continue reading

Check out recordings from two historic shows featuring Peter Tosh, provided by our friends over at The Midnight Raver Blog . One Love. Peter Tosh: My Father's Place, Roslyn, NY, 1978 & 1979 (2 shows) . Filed under: Live Sounds , News , reggae Tagged: Bush Doctor , download , Live Performance , Lossless , Midnight Ravers , Peter Tosh , Stepping Razor , The Wailers

Seminal British rock band, The Stone Roses , announced their reunion tour earlier this year, to the delight of their faithful fans. Perhaps the most important stop on this international tour is Heaton Park in their hometown of Manchester, UK. Their homecoming is being celebrated by three consecutive sold-out shows on Friday, June 29, Saturday, June 30, and Sunday, July 1, 2012. The Stone Roses asked reggae royalty and one of their musical influences, The Wailers , to support them for this homecoming weekend. The Wailers [...]
Reblogged from Midnight Raver: The Wonder Dream Concert held on October 4, 1975 at Kingston's National Stadium is one of three events on the Holiday Jamaica package scheduled from September 29, 1975 through October 5, 1975. The concert is a benefit concert for the Jamaican Institute for the Blind and is opened by Third World. [...]
As much as I want to, I will not be posting any cuts from the new Spiritualized LP, Sweet Heart Sweet Light, which came into my possession yesterday. It was lovingly packaged with posters, flyers and stickers, which I'm trying my best to apply to every available surface in my home. Alas, as the official [...]

It's one of the biggest and most anticipated reunions for many, many years, and this June/July the world (or Heaton Park, Manchester) will finally get to see the reformed Stone Roses play live for the first time in 16 years. Ever since the press conference back in October last year rumours have been circling about who the support acts would be. And now five months later we finally have the answers. Here are the support act line-ups for all three gigs: Friday 29th June - [...]
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Fitz & The Tantrums at Bumbershoot Music Lounge photo by Dave Lichterman We finally got snow in Seattle! For those brave enough to venture out in the wintery elements, this week has a few notable options. On Wednesday The Wailers bring their legendary Reggae act to Neumo's - this is a chance to get up close to some true living legends. Thursday has another great show at Neumo's with Youth Lagoon coming out of hibernation, Shaprece and Reva DeVito bring their unique Northwest flair to the Crocodile, while Gabriel Teodros [...]

The Wailers: Tall Cool One [ purchase ] The Wailers: I Want To Walk With You [ purchase ] The Fabulous Wailers were the Zeligs of the Northwest Rock 'n' Roll scene. They were still Tacoma high school kids when they formed in 1959, the same year as another Tacoma band, The Ventures. The Wailers hit it big first, playing their top 40 instrumental "Tall [...]

My parents brought back a few CD's from their trip to Jamaica, and the one that I liked the most was the one with "Golden Hits" scribbled on it's face. Only one problem: no track names. I know a few of the songs, but lets make it a little fun. See if you can figure out the song titles and artist, mostly just by your own knowledge and ear for good music. Try not to cheat!! Who knows, maybe we'll even send you some iLS stickers.... Enjoy: Track 01 [...]

Live music picks for TUESDAY NOVEMBER 15 through SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2011. TUESDAY NOVEMBER 15 / THE AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT / THE PHOENIX / 410 SHERBOURNE / $24.50 / 19+ The band that took its name from the Dom DeLillo classic White Noise already rocked Toronto earlier this year, and now they're back, still in support of their album All At Once . Admittedly, I felt these guys would be a one-hit wonder after their single Sometime Around Midnight was huge in 2008, but they've [...]