18 WITH A BULLET :: DERRICK HARRIOT :: LOVERS ROCK

COURTNEY JOHN :: LOVERS ROCK

Nice and refreshing to hear in a sea of electronic music. Looking forward to this album release. Download this song and enjoy.


Download the new single "Love Is" by reggae artist Courtney John, who comes from a school of classic lovers rock. Courtney John’s mission is simple– to make music that transcends time and leaves listeners happy and lifted. Descending from a long line of reggae greats, the singer is proud to continue the legacy with his latest offering From Letters To Words out July 17th on FiWi Music. This ten-track album is flavored with lovers rock melodies incorporating a little bit of the old and a lot of new.

WAKE THE TOWN RADIO

Revival Sound System - San Francisco based DJ crew specializing in the vintage Jamaican sounds of Rocksteady, Early Reggae & Ska on 45 rpm. Tune into 90.3 KUSF (in the San Francisco area) every thursday night @ 10pm (Pacific Standard Time) for a full hour of vintage JA sounds (Wake The Town Radio) also available online and broadcast worldwide on iTunes radio under the "University" section or online at www.kusf.org - monthly DJ nights include EVERY 1st SATURDAY OF THE MONTH "Fire Corner" @ Koko Cocktails in SF (www.kokococktails.com) EVERY SECOND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH "Festival '68" @ The Make-out Room in SF (www.makeoutroom.com). Proud member of the SF Vintage Reggae Society.

Below is a stream to last weeks show, also catch previous shows on WAKE THE TOWN RADIO website.

SAN FRANCISCO VINTAGE REGGAE SOCIETY PRESENTS

LOVERS & ROCKERS

DENNIS BROWN - HOLD ON TO WHAT YOU GOT

BARRINGTON LEVY

BIG UP TO "THE SELECTER KIRK" WHO DROPPED THIS AT THE LAST CONCRETE JUNGLE, CLASSIC LOVERS

BARRINGTON LEVY - DONT THROW IT AL AWAY

LOVERS ROCK

His debut album, Bridge Over Troubled Waters was reissued in 2004 with bonus tracks as A Little Love, the track "A Little Love" also being chosen to promote London as part of Mayor Ken Livingstone’s "Totally London" campaign.

FYI:
THAT'S NOT JIMMY LONDON. I JUST THOUGHT THE PHOTO WAS COOL

JIMMY LONDON - A LITTLE LOVE

CONCRETE JUNNGLE - WITH "SELECECTER KIRK"

BEST REGGAE NIGHT IN THE CITY FOR THE SOUL LOVER - NO NEW DANCEHALL... STRICTLY SOUL

Join us for our CHRISTMAS EDITION CONCRETE JUNGLE where Omar, special guest Mini-Kurhan and The Selecter KIRK mix it up with Two-Tone, Their contemporaries, Rocksteady & Classic Reggae. We'll be making a few homemade goodies and asking folks to bring a can of food to donate to Project Open Hand.

"We don't just play these records, we do it in the mix"

WINSOME - AM I THE SAME GIRL

CONCRETE JUNGLE

This Saturday June 13th, Greg Lee (lead singer of Hepcat) joins Omar & I as we spin our mix of 2-Tone &Their contemporaries plus Classic Ska & Rocksteady.
The Clash, The Specials,The Beat, Bodysnatchers,Madness, Blondie, Joe Jackson to Alton Ellis, Phyliss Dillon, Toots, Althea & Donna, Jackie Mittoo, Gregory Isaacs, The Heptones, Delroy Wilson & Hepcat!

THE IMPALERS = THE HORN SECTION IS RIDICULOUS

I checked out the Impalers last night and boy do they put on a show.
The Impalers focus on playing skinhead/early reggae, rocksteady, dub, Stax/Josie soul, in that Studio One and Trojan style. There full length album "Blood, Rum & Reggae" is out on Axe (USA), Scorcha (EUR), and Ska Around The World (JAPAN). We're now writing material for our next album which will hopefully be out by August. They are also releasing there 3rd soul/reggae-packed 45 single "Mojo Hannah b/w Return Of Jackson" in May on Axe Records of course! TheImpalers have been lucky to play great shows with great bands and look forward to seeing you at one of 'em. It's rhythm, fire, and time for The Impalers!!

The Impalers in Leipzig (2008-03-01)

MADE JEWELRY "MADE MIX" Vol. 2 - DJ's Beatnick & Mr Mention

Since this is my own mix I'd rather not talk about it much but here's what Jenessa of M.I.S.S. had to say . . .

“From one track to the next my heart skipped, my insides fluttered, my soul screamed, danced, and cried all at once.” This is how the First Lady of Made Jewelry describes the latest mix available for FREE over at Sleeping Giant Music. It’s a fantastic blend of hip hop, soul, and reggae music. The mix features Erykah Badu, Gang Starr, Slum Village, De La Soul and so much more. I mean, how can you not get excited when L.L Cool J’s Around The Way Girl blends into the mix? Classics fill this mixtape from front to back. It’s like mojitos in the summer, simply original and refreshing! Download the Made Mix, share it with your friends, they will love you, trust. Stay Laced with ladies over at MADE Jewelry.

Download the mix: here

PARTY OF THE MONTH 4-11-09 = ROCK STEADY, 2 TONE, SKA

L.A.L.O. 2009 #5 Save the Date April 11th 2009
Lambretta specific ride in San Francisco CA. April 11th 2009...this is our fifth year of L.A.L.O... we meet up at 11:00am at the Ferry building(pier1) At the Embarcadero SF. the ride departs at 12:00 noon.(please gas up prior to your arrival) There will be post ride activities as well as a night time event:

Post Ride:
The ride will end at San Francisco Scooter Centre for a BBQ and parts swap all scooterists and scooter parts are welcome.

Night Event:
Depart:
Night time RIDE to the Knockout will meet at the New Cafe Du Nord in SF. 2174 Market St San Francisco, CA 94114
www.cafedunord.com

Destination:
Concrete Jungle at the Knockout in SF
3223 Mission StSan Francisco, CA 94110
http://www.theknockoutsf.com/
.. free admission to ride participants...the night RIDE is open to all Vintage scooterists.

Concrete Jungle at the Knockout is open to everyone
http://www.theknockoutsf.com/