So. California Reggae/Ska Concert, Club, and Radio Calendar - August
15, 2008
This Week:
TONIGHT Thurs. Aug. 14 - Red Rat (Live Performance) - Jamaica Live (@
the DragonFly) - DJs White Lightning, Alywad, and Baby Ace - 6510
Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles - 9pm to 2am - (213) 368-4986 / (323)
980-3444 - Web:
www.lareggaeclubs.com
Sat. Aug. 16 (Every Third Saturday of Month) - Rock Jamaica (@ Tantra)
with DJ Karim (JA), Lady Sha, hosted by Jamaican supermodel Nell
Robinson and more - 3705 W Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles - 10pm to 3am –
No cover before 11pm / $10 after 11pm - smoking patio - Web:
www.freeientertainment.com
Wed. Aug. 20 - Katchafire, Iration - The Roxy Theatre - 9009 Sunset
Blvd. West Hollywood - 8pm - All Ages - Roxy Box Office (310)
278-9457 / TicketMaster (213) 480-3232 / Web:
www.theroxyonsunset.com
**NEW**
Wed. Aug. 20 - Black Uhuru Live In London DVD Screening (9pm to 10pm -
Free Admission) - The Dub Club (@ The Echo-Plex - downstairs) w/ DJs
Tom Chasteen, Roy Corduroy, Dungeonmaster, and Boss Harmony - 1154
Glendale Blvd. (through alley) Los Angeles (Echo Park district) - 9pm
to 2am - $5 door (concerts more) - (213) 413-8200 - Web:
www.myspace.com/dubclubla
**NEW**
Thurs. Aug. 21 - Toots & The Maytals - House of Blues San Diego - 1055
5th Avenue San Diego - 7:30pm - 21 and over - (619) 299-BLUE - Web: /
www.hob.com/sandiego
**CANCELLED** Thurs. Aug. 21 - Katchafire - The Malibu Inn - 22969
Pacific Coast Hwy. Malibu - $20 - 8pm doors / 9pm showtime - Box
Office (310) 456-6060 - Web:
www.malibu-inn.com
Upcoming Concerts/Events:
**CANCELLED** Sat. Aug. 23 - Eddy Grant - House of Blues San Diego -
1055 5th Avenue San Diego - 7:30pm - 21 and over - (619) 299-BLUE -
Web:
www.hob.com/sandiego
Sat. Aug. 23 - John Cruz - Saint Rocke - 142 South Pacific Coast Hwy.
Hermosa Beach - 7pm doors / 8pm showime - 21 and over - (310) 372-0035
- Web:
www.saintrocke.com
Sun. Aug. 24 - Demarco (Live Performance) - Jamaica Gold (@ Forbidden
City) w/ DJs White Lightning, Alywad, Black Gold, and special guests -
1718 Vine St. (near Hollywood Blvd.) Hollywood - 9pm to 2am - 21 and
over - Hotline (323) 980-3444 - Web:
www.LAReggaeClubs.com
**CANCELLED** Sun. Aug. 24 - Eddy Grant - House of Blues - 1530 S.
Disneyland Drive Anaheim - 7:30pm doors / 8:30pm showtime - All Ages
- (714) 778-BLUE - Web:
http://www.hob.com/anaheim
**CANCELLED** Sun. Aug. 24 - Rocky Dawuni - The Malibu Inn - 22969
Pacific Coast Hwy. Malibu - $10 - 7pm doors / 8pm showtime - Box
Office (310) 456-6060 - Web:
www.malibu-inn.com
**CANCELLED** Tues. Aug. 26 - Eddy Grant - El Rey Theatre - 5515
Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles - 8pm - TicketMaster (213) 480-3232 - Web:
http://www.goldenvoice.com
Thurs. Aug. 28 - Toots & The Maytals - Santa Monica Pier Twilight
Concert Series - Santa Monica Pier - Santa Monica - 7pm to 9:30pm -
FREE ADMISSION - (310) 458-8900 - Web: Web:
www.twilightdance.org
Thurs. Aug. 28 - Steel Pulse - House of Blues - 1530 S. Disneyland
Drive Anaheim - 7:30pm doors / 8:30pm showtime - All Ages - (714) 778-
BLUE - Web:
www.hob.com/anaheim
Fri./Sat./Sun. Aug. 29/30/31 - 13th Annual Monterey Bay Reggae Fest -
Frday Aug. 29: Ky-Mani Marley, Lutan Fyah, Amha Baraka, Free-Sound,
Jah Sun, Jonah And The Whalewatchers, J.J. Allstar Band, Dub-Star /
Saturday Aug.30: Rankin Scroo, Sister Carol w/ Yellow Wall Dub Squad,
Tribal Seeds, Mista Majah P. w/ Sister I. Live, Malika Madremana,
Stevie Culture, DJ Gina, Ras Danny, 40831 - Universal, The Midtones,
Woven Roots / Sunday Aug. 31: Alpha Blondy, Kevens, Richard Marley
Booker, Quinto Sol, Rocker T, Fely, Red Meditation, Valley Roots -
Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey - Fri. 12pm to 10pm /
Fri.&Sat. 10am to 10pm - Three Day Ticket $90 / One Day Tix Available
- Tickets by mail order and
www.TicketWeb.com - Children 12 and under
free with paid adult - (831) 394-6534 - Web:
www.mbayreggaefest.net
Sat. Aug. 30 - Steel Pulse, Tomorrow's Bad Seeds - The Canyon Club -
28912 Roadside Drive Agoura Hills - 6pm doors / 8pm showtime - $37.50
- All Ages - (818) 879-5016 - Web:
www.canyonclub.net
Sun. Aug. 31 - Steel Pulse - House of Blues Sunset Strip - 8430 Sunset
Blvd. West Hollywood - 8pm - (323) 848-5100 - Web:
http://www.hob.com/LA
**NEW DATE** Wed. Sept. 3 - Lee 'Scratch' Perry - El Rey Theatre -
5515 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles - 8pm - TicketMaster (213) 480-3232 -
Web:
www.goldenvoice.com
Fri. Sept. 5 - The English Beat, The Sheds - The Canyon Club - 28912
Roadside Drive Agoura Hills - 6pm doors / 8pm showtime - $20 - All
Ages - (818) 879-5016 - Web:
www.canyonclub.net
**CANCELLED** Fri. Sept. 12 - Rebelution - The Malibu Inn - 22969
Pacific Coast Hwy. Malibu - 8pm doors / 9pm showtime - Box Office
(310) 456-6060 - Web:
www.malibu-inn.com
Sat. Sept. 13 - Pato Banton & the Mystic Roots Band - Saint Rocke -
142 South Pacific Coast Hwy. Hermosa Beach - 7pm doors / 8pm showime
- 21 and over - (310) 372-0035 - Web:
www.saintrocke.com
Sat. Sept. 20 - UB40 - The Canyon Club - 28912 Roadside Drive Agoura
Hills - 6pm doors / 8pm showtime - $58.50 - All Ages - (818) 879-5016
- Web:
www.canyonclub.net
**NEW DATE** Sun. Oct. 5 - Wailing Souls, Elijah Emmanuel & The
Revelations - Key Club - 9039 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood - 7pm - $17
advance / $ 20 door - (310) 274-5800 - Web:
http://www.keyclub.com
Sun. Oct. 19 - The Skatalites, Hideo, and more - Key Club - 9039
Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood - 7:30pm - $18 advance / $ 20 door -
(310) 274-5800 - Web:
www.keyclub.com
Weekly Clubs and Events
Sunday - Jamaica Gold (@ Forbidden City) w/ DJs White Lightning,
Alywad, Black Gold, and special guests (Aug. 24 - Demarco) - 1718 Vine
St. (near Hollywood Blvd.) Hollywood - 9pm to 2am - 21 and over -
Hotline (323) 980-3444 - Web:
www.LAReggaeClubs.com
Sunday - INDIE 103.1 live ‘Reggae Smoke-In' broadcast with Wayne
Jobson plus live DJ set from Dredd Scott of "Get Up Stand Up" show -
El Guapo Cantina (patio) - 7250 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles - 2pm to 8pm
- Web:
http://indie1031.fm
Sunday - Live Reggae with Full Wattz - Loffler's Sports Bar and Grill
- 8901 Katella Avenue (@ Magnolia) Anaheim - 3pm to 6pm - 21 and over
- no cover charge - (714) 826-2040 - Web:
www.myspace.com/fullwattz
Sunday - Live Reggae Bands (Aug. 17 - Elijah Emmanuel & The
Revelations / Aug. 24 - Stranger / Aug. 31 - Fully Fullwood Band -
$15 ) - Mozambique - 1740 S. Pacific Coast Hwy. Laguna Beach - 7pm to
10pm - All Ages - (949) 715-7100 - Web:
www.mozambiqueoc.com
Sunday - Live Reggae with Full Wattz - Reggae Sundaze (@ Back Alley
Bar and Grill) - 116 W. Wilshire Ave. Fullerton - 10pm to 1am - 21
and over - no cover charge - (714) 526-3032 - Web:
www.myspace.com/fullwattz
Sunday (Every Other Sunday - Aug. 24) - Live Reggae with Better
Chemistry - T Phillip - 2335 D Street La Verne - 7pm to 11pm - No
Cover - All Ages - outdoor smoking patio - (909) 392-8653 - Web:
www.betterchemistry.net
Sunday - Uptown Top Ranking (@ U-31) with Tribe of Kings Sound - 3112
University Ave. San Diego - 9:30pm to 2am - No Cover before 10pm - 21
and over - (619) 584-4188 - Web:
www.tribeofkings.com/ /
www.myspace.com/u31sd
Monday - The Rock Steady Lounge (@ Akbar) with DJ Chris and weekly
guest DJs - 4356 Sunset Blvd. (corner of Fountain Ave.) Los Angeles
(Silver Lake area) - 10pm to 2am - Free Admission - 21 and over - Web:
www.myspace.com/therocksteadylounge
Monday - Live Reggae Bands - The White House - 340 S. Coast Highway -
Laguna Beach - 8pm to 1:30am - (949) 494-8088
Monday - Dub Dynamite (@ Bar Dynamite) w/ DJs Lionel Judah (Tribe of
Kings) and Kid Natty (Parallel Mechanics) - 1808 W. Washington St.
San Diego - 9pm to 2am - Free Admission - (619) 295-8743
Tuesday - Pum Pum (@ The Nacional) with Positive Rhythm and Jamaican
Gold Sound - 1645 Wilcox Ave. (near Hollywood Blvd.) Hollywood - Free
Admission before 11pm - 10pm to 2am - 21 and over - Hotline: (323)
980-3444 - Web:
www.lareggaeclubs.com
Tuesday - Triphonic Marley (@ Saint Rocke) - 142 South Pacific Coast
Hwy. Hermosa Beach - 9pm showtime - 21 and over - (310) 372-0035 -
Web:
www.saintrocke.com
Tuesday - Roots Reality Tuesdays (@ Bar 107) with DJ Chinne (special
guests: July 15 - Original Tippa Lee & Andrew Wright) - 107 W. 4th
Street (between Spring & Main) Downtown Los Angeles - 9pm to 2am - 21
and over - (626) 780-4253
Wednesday - The Dub Club (@ The Echo-Plex - downstairs) w/ DJs Tom
Chasteen, Roy Corduroy, Dungeonmaster, and Boss Harmony - 1154
Glendale Blvd. (through alley) Los Angeles (Echo Park district) - 9pm
to 2am - $5 door (concerts more) - (213) 413-8200 - Web:
www.attheecho.com
/
www.myspace.com/dubclubla
Wednesday - The Bluebeat Lounge (@ The Alterknit Lounge in the
Knitting Factory) w/ guest bands (Aug. 20 - The Roundabouts, Fighting
Chance, Whisky Avengers / Aug. 27 - Chris Murray Combo, Cipes, Bird
Waffle / Sept. 3 (Front Bar) See Spot CD release party, Chris Murray
Combo, Penny Reel) - 7021 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood - 9pm to Midnight
- All Ages - $5 door - (323) 463-0204 - Web:
www.bluebeatlounge.com
Wednesday - Live Reggae with Detour Band - The Lighthouse Café - 30
Pier Ave. Hermosa Beach - 7pm to 11pm - 21 and over - (310) 376-9833
- Web:
www.detourposse.com
Wednesday - Morena Rockers (@ Morena Dive Lounge) w/ Dash Eye and
Tribe of Kings Select Cut - 1319 Morena Blvd. San Diego - 9pm to 1am -
Free Admission - 21 and over - (619) 276-1620 - Web:
www.tribeofkings.com
Thursday - Jamaica Live (@ the DragonFly) - DJs White Lightning,
Alywad, and Mark Luv (Aug. 14 - Red Rat) - 6510 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles - 9pm to 2am - (213) 368-4986 / (323) 980-3444 - Web:
www.lareggaeclubs.com
Thursday - Broader Than Broadway (@ Broadway Bar) with HM Sound System
and special guests - 830 S. Broadway (at 8th Street) Downtown Los
Angeles - 9:30pm to 2am - 21 and over - (213) 614-9909 - Web:
www.myspace.com/hmselecta
Thursday - Afro Funke (@ Zanzibar) w/ Jeremy Sole's Musaics and guest
DJs/musicians, and hosted by Rocky Dawuni - 1301 5th Street Santa
Monica - 9pm to 2am - $7-10 - 21 and over - (310) 451-2221 - Web:
www.zanzibarlive.com /
www.myspace.com/afrofunke
Thursday - Roots Revolution/Rockers Uptown with Live Reggae Bands -
Nicholby's Nightclub - 410 Main St. Ventura - 8pm to 2am - $5 door
(concerts more) - 21 and over - reggaethurs@
hotmail.com / Web:
www.myspace.com/moshigha
Thursday - Club Kingston (@ Gallagher's Pub) DJ Carlos Culture + Live
Reggae Bands - 5046 Newport Ave. San Diego (Ocean Beach) - Fress
Admission - 9pm to 2am - 21 and over - (619) 222-5300
Thursday - The Riddim Roll: Reggae & Sushi (@ Harney Sushi) w/ Tribe
of Kings Sound Selectors rotating weekly - 3964 Harney Street (Old
Town) San Diego - 8pm to 12am - All Ages - (619) 295-3272 - Web:
www.harneysushi.com /
www.tribeofkings.com
Thursday - Live Reggae w/ World Anthem Band - The Sandpiper Lounge -
1185 So. Coast Hwy. Laguna Beach - 9:30pm to 1:30am - (949) 494-4694 -
Web:
www.worldanthemband.com
Friday - Live Reggae Fridays (@ Zabumba) with Live Reggae Bands & DJs
King Richard + Q Bwoy - 10717 Venice Blvd. (near Overland Blvd) West
Los Angeles - 9pm to 2am - 21 and over - $5 before 11pm / $10 after -
(310) 967-4492 / (310) 841-6525 - Web:
www.myspace.com/LiveReggaeFridaysLA
Friday - Club Obsession (@ Gabah) w/ DJs Morris, Nigel (Red Alert),
Black Gold Sound, and more - 4658 Melrose Ave. (near 101 Fwy)
Hollywood - 9pm to 2am - 21and over - (323) 359-8848 / (323) 253-2944
- Web:
www.clubobsession.net
Friday - Rocksteady (@ House of Blues) with Tribe of Kings Sound -
1055 Fifth Ave. Downtown San Diego (Gaslamp Quarter) - 10:30pm to 2am
- No Cover - (619) 299-2583 - Web:
www.hob.com /
www.tribeofkings.com
Saturday - Club Fayah! (@ The Firehouse) with Live Reggae Bands (Aug.
16 - Kingstone / Aug. 23 - The Bohunks / Aug. 30 - Dread Daze) and DJs
King Steadybeat & Soulstation #1, DJ Leonine - 24123 Narbonne Ave.
Lomita - 9pm to 2 am - 21 and over - No Cover - (310) 534-9999 - Web:
www.firehouselomita.com
Saturday (First Saturday of Month - Sept. 6) - Crucial (@ The
Prospector) w/ DJs Gregory-G, Virginia Slim, Sonic Dread, and guests -
2400 7th Street Long Beach - $5 door - 21 and over - 10pm to 2am -
(562) 438-3839
Saturday (Second Saturday of Month - Sept. 13) - Club Soulside (@ Club
Fais Do Do) w/ special guest DJs, hosted by Jerry Miller (The
Untouchables) - 5257 W. Adams Blvd Los Angeles - 21 and over - 9pm to
2am - (323) 931-46 36- Web:
www.myspace.com/clubsoulside
Saturday (Third Saturday of Month - Aug. 16) - Rock Jamaica (@ Tantra)
with DJ Karim (JA), Lady Sha, hosted by Jamaican supermodel Nell
Robinson and more - 3705 W Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles - 10pm to 3am –
No cover before 11pm / $10 after 11pm - smoking patio - Web:
www.freeientertainment.com
Saturday - Live Reggae w/ Kyng Arthur - Cabo Cantina - 100 Main St.
(at Ocean) Fun Zone / Balboa Pen. Newport Beach - 3:30pm to 7pm - 21
and over - Free Admission - (949) 675-7750
Saturday - Live Reggae w/ Urban Dread - Najas - 154 International
Boardwalk Redondo Beach - 2pm to 6pm - All Ages - No Cover - (310)
376-9951 / (310) 901-4836 - Web:
www.urbandread.com
Saturday - Reggae Boat Party (with Live Bands) - Los Alamitos Landing
- 140 Marina Drive Long Beach - 7:00pm - (562) 799-7000 - Web:
www.reggaeboat.com
Radio / Internet / TV Show Listings
(All Listings Pacific Time)
Sun. 9am-11am - Ital Sounds w/ Bernard Hicks - KCSB 91.9 FM - Santa
Barbara - Request Line: (805) 893-2424 /
http://www.kcsb.org
Sun. 10am - 12pm - Brunch with Bob and Friends w/ Tommy Hough - KBZT
94.9 FM - San Diego - Request Line: (619) 570-1949 /
http://www.b949.net/station/brunch_with_bob.cfm
Sun. 11:30am - 12pm - The Culture Vibes Show w/ Jonzie - Los Angeles -
Internet:
http://www.kclafm.com /
www.myspace.com/swproduction
Sun. 1pm - 3pm - Fire Pon Rome w/ Lady J - KCSB 91.9 FM - Santa
Barbara - Request Line: (805) 893-2424 /
http://www.kcsb.org
Sun. 3pm - 5pm - Reggae Central w/ Chuck Foster - KPFK 90.7 FM - L.A./
O.C./I.E. - Request Line: (818) 985-KPFK /
http://www.kpfk.org
Sun. 3pm - 6pm - The Reggae Showcase w/ Jim Otto & Penny Poorman -
KSBR 88.5 FM - O.C. - Request Line: (949) 582-5727 /
http://www.ksbr.net
Sun. 4pm - 6pm - Native Wayne's Smoke-In w/ Wayne Jobson - INDIE 103.1
FM - LA/OC - Request Line: (877) 4-LA1031 /
http://indie1031.fm
Sun. 5pm - 8pm - Jah Glory Show w/ Dash Eye, Unite and Tribe of Kings
Crew - San Diego/Worldwide - Request Line: (858) 366-4327 - Internet:
http://www.earthboundradio.com
Sun. 6pm - 8pm - Reggae Soundclash w/ The Cool Ruler - KJEE 92.9 FM -
Santa Barbara - Request Line: (805) 899-3292 /
http://www.kjee.com
Sun. 7pm - 8pm - The Reggae Show w/ Artie, Tribe of Kings, Orthodox
Reuben, and Lord Chris - 1470 AM - San Diego - Internet:
http://www.radiohispana1470.com / archived shows:
http://www.traderootsreggae.com
Sun. 8pm - 10pm - Reggae Makossa w/ Makeda Dread - One World RadioTV
(Internet) - San Diego - Web:
www.OneWorldReggae.com
Sun. 10pm - 12am - The Half w/ Dagga DJ - KSBR 88.5 FM - O.C. -
Request Line: (949) 582-5727 - Internet:
http://www.ksbr.net
Mon. 6pm - 8pm - The Reggae Connection w/ Junor Francis - KSPC 88.7 FM
- Inland Empire - Request Line: (909) 626-KSPC - Internet:
http://www.kspc.org
Tues. 7pm - 9pm - Reggae Makossa w/ Makeda Dread - Fusion 102.5FM -
Tiajuana / San Diego - Web:
http://www.reggaemakossa.com
Wed. 10am - 1pm - Uptown Top Ranking w/ Big Jim - KUCI 88.9 FM - O.C.
- Request Line: (949) 824-KUCI - Internet:
http://www.kuci.org
Thurs. 6pm - 8pm - Reggae Niceness w/ Culture Drew - KSPC 88.7 FM -
Inland Empire - Request Line: (909) 626-KSPC - Internet:
http://www.kspc.org
Thurs. 10pm -12am - The Reggae Show w/ Junor Francis - KXLU 88.9 FM-
Los Angeles - Request Line: (310) 338-KXLU - Internet:
http://www.kxlu.com
Fri. 10am - 1pm - Firehouse Rock w/ King Pablo - KUCI 88.9 FM - O.C.
- Request Line: (949) 824-KUCI - Internet:
http://www.kuci.org
Fri. 7pm - 9pm - Ladies Night with 360 Ladies Sound - Waahgwan Radio
95.9 FM NYC - Internet:
http://www.steeliebashment.com - Request Line:
(718) 838-0215
Sat. 11am - 2pm - The Joint w/ Brandon - KUCR 88.3 FM - Inland Empire
- Request Line: (951) 827-5827 - Internet:
http://www.kucr.org
Sat. 11am - 2pm - I Got Rocks w/ David Roots - KUCI 88.9 FM - O.C. -
Request Line: (949) 824-KUCI - Internet:
http://www.kuci.org
Sat. 2pm - 5pm - Distant Drum w/ Steve/Wayne/Kimory - KUCR 88.3 FM -
Inland Empire - Request Line: (951) 827-5827 - Internet:
http://www.kucr.org
Sat. 2pm - 4pm - Afrodicia w/ DJ Nnamdi - KPFK 90.7 FM - L.A./O.C./
I.E. - Request Line: (818) 985-KPFK - Internet:
http://www.afrodicia.com
Sat. 6pm - 8pm - Heartbeat Reggae w/ The Cool Ruler - KCSB 91.9 FM -
Santa Barbara - Request Line: (805) 893-2424 - Internet:
http://www.kcsb.org
Internet: 24 hours/7 days - Big Up Radio - Multiple Channels / Hosts -
http://www.BigUpRadio.com
Internet: 24 hours/7 days - Jah Radio w/ Bush Doktor and more top DJs
-
http://www.jahradio.org
Internet: 24 hours/7 days - Jammin Reggae Virtual Radio w/ DJ Mike
Pawka -
http://www.ReggaeRadio.org /
http://www.niceup.com
Internet: 24 hours/7 days - Sensimedia Network - Various Hosts /
Channels -
http://www.sensimedia.net/
Internet: 24 hours/7 days - Uptown Riddim Radio w/ DJ Killa B -
www.live365.com/stations/dj_killer_b
Internet: 24 hours/7 days - One World RadioTV - Various Hosts -
www.OneWorldReggae.com
Internet: 24 hours/7 days -
Shockout.com - Hosts: Selecta 7, Jah Mex,
and more -
http://www.shockout.com
Internet: 24 hours/7 days -
http://www.Reggae24.com - Various Hosts/
Stations from Around The World
TV: Reggae TV (cable access - check your local listings in So. & No.
Calif and other US markets) -
www.OnReggaeTV.com /
www.myspace.com/reggaetv
Next Update - August 22, 2008
Check with the venues / clubs for last minute info / updates /
cancellations
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