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FeaturesThievery Corporation – Inside The Temple Of I & IOne cold February morning in 2015, the two masterminds behind Thievery Corporation—Rob Garza and Eric Hilton—left the frigid air of Washington D.C.Kyle Eustice · Jul 22, 2018FeaturesThe Hip Abduction– Basking In The GlowFor the guys in the tropical indie-rock outfit The Hip Abduction, life could be worse.Jed Murphy · Feb 1, 2017FeaturesThe Wailers– Marley’s Right Hand Man Still Carrying The TorchThe Wailers are eternally synonymous with the word ‘reggae.’ Its music was sparked by a revolutionary time when social unrest was bubbling to the surface, but it’s soundtrack was fresh and innovative.Kyle Eustice · Jan 9, 2017FeaturesZiggy MarleyAs the eldest son of reggae icon Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley had impossibly large shoes to fill.Kyle Eustice · Aug 2, 2016FeaturesMatisyahu’s Spiritual JourneyBy 2006, Matisyahu (real name Matthew Miller) had experienced a meteoric rise to fame.Kyle Eustice · Jun 6, 2016CommunityLifting the World to the Highest Vibration: Mike Love At ARISE Music FestivalHailing from the island of Oahu, Hawaii Mike Love was a powerful force at the ARISE music festival this weekend.Rose Hedberg · Aug 10, 2015Concert PhotosTribal Seeds w/ The Movement, gonza & Beyond I Sight @ The Moxi, 4/15/15BandWagon Magazine · Apr 17, 2015FeaturesSpiritual Fitness: Tribal Seeds Works It Out With ReggaeGrowing up in San Diego, California made it easy to fall in love with reggae.Kyle Eustice · Apr 13, 2015Concert PhotosJ Boog W/ Westafa, Inna Vision, and Hypnotic Vibes @ The Moxi, March 23rd, 2015Photos By: Dylan Adams.BandWagon Magazine · Mar 25, 2015FeaturesJ Boog: Compton’s Reggae KingIf music is a universal language, Jerry “J Boog” Afemata has mastered that language through reggae. Born in Long Beach, California and raised in Compton as the youngest of eight, J Boog worked to make his sound a collaboration of family influence and personal freedom. With the help of reggae artist Fiji in 2005, J Boog produced his debut album Hear Me Roar. Joining up with Wash House Music Inc, he worked with reggae family legend Ambassador Gramps Morgan of Morgan Heritage, island producer and artist Don Corelone, and international reggae star Yami Bolo to put out his Billboard charts topper Backyard Boogie in 2011. He won Best New Entertainer at 2012’s International Reggae and Music Awards. He continues to produce singles that make their way to the top charts for reggae and put out his latest EP Live Up in 2014.Rose Hedberg · Mar 20, 2015MusicAlbum Review: The Hotboxed EP – THCThe Hotboxed EP is intended to be a showcase of his abilities as a songwriter, producer, and performer. The album incorporates many reggae elements and features local reggae talent Bad Kat, President Destine, and Spellbinder. The album dropped while opening for Afroman last year at the Moxi Theater.Cole Peterson · Mar 10, 2015FeaturesBattle of The Bands 2014 Is Getting HeatedFinalist Competing For $1,000 and Eternal Glory:BandWagon Magazine · Dec 5, 2014