California Roots tiene una fiesta de tres días durante el fin de semana de Memorial Day
Rebecca Olmos,
Staff Writer
July 3, 2018
El fin de semana de Memorial Day en los terrenos de la feria de Monterey estuvo lleno de música, arte, comida, bebidas, camping, cannabis y muchas buenas vibras. El noveno anual festival de California Roots música y arte empezó del viernes al domingo en la tarde. Los que asistieron podían ver...
California Roots will host ninth annual music and art festival
Rebecca Olmos,
Staff Writer
April 26, 2018
Music and art are set to collide in Monterey next month. California Roots better known as Cali Roots will hold its ninth annual music and art festival at the Monterey County Fairgrounds from May 25-27 that offers festival goers three days filled with music, arts, food and camping. Jeff Monser,...
Reggae: Not a synonym for marijuana
Eduardo Gonzalez,
Staff Writer
April 2, 2018
I was diagnosed with stage II Hodgkin’s lymphoma (cancer in the lymph nodes) shortly after graduating high school. At a time that seemed that the world was caving in on me, the only thing that helped keep my head above my shoulders were the sweet-sounding positive-vibrations of reggae music. Over...
Reggae artist Hirie performs in Berkeley
Rebecca Olmos,
Staff Writer
February 28, 2018
‘Stay Wandering’ tour sells out first show at Cornerstone venue When Hirie was told the show was sold out she asked everyone in the green room to scream “Sold out!” as she recorded it on her phone. She later posted it to her Instagram account. The San Diego based reggae-pop band performed at C...
Promoting music shows a learning process for student
Eduardo Gonzalez,
Contributor
October 2, 2017
It is 1 a.m. on a Saturday, the fans are gone, and I am cleaning up as quickly as possible so that I can distribute the earnings and get the bands back on the road. After a month and a half of hard work, the show was a success. It may not be evident to everybody, but there is a lot of work involved i...
Island Reggae Festival displays culture in San Jose
Janice Domingo,
Contributor
July 12, 2017
Music today has been fused together with so many different sounds it can sometimes be difficult to distinguish its genre. One such evolving genre is reggae. Reggae originated in Jamaica in the late 1960’s and now represents a confluence of pop, rock, hip-hop, jazz, and metal. This genr...
