Concert Reviews There's something about a live reggae show- the sights the sounds, the, um, smells wafting through the air. Couldn't make the show? There's a good chance we did, and we're here to tell you all about it. From small clubs in Charlottesviulle to huge venues in New York, we got it covered. Just choose a show from the list on the lefthand side of the page.

NEW YORK CITY- It was a distinct pleasure to cover this show, as I had never seen Sanchez before. His voice sounded just as good live, if not better, and that's a rarity among artists in general. Sanchez' voice is unique, versatile, and powerful yet silky. He captivated the people from his first song to the very last.

I arrived at S.O.B's early and the famed establishment housed a very scanty crowd. They sipped drinks while head-bopping in unison to the early juggling of the Majestic King sound system. A dimly lit S.O.B's saw staffers expeditiously setting up the stage for the official onset of the evening. As more heads occupied the place, the One Vibration band took the stage and began to fill the air with nice and easy rhythms. The body count inevitably grew and so did the level of restlessness as they eagerly anticipated Sanchez' performance. He would not be up next however as Majestic King then selected more tunes, allowing Sanchez' band, The Chronic Band, to set up and replace One Vibration on stage.MORE>>

This Month's featured reviews
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:: Junior Kelly /Love So Nice
:: Gregory Isaacs /Private Lesson
:: Diana King /Think Like a Girl
:: Junior Kelly /Love So Nice
:: Gregory Isaacs /Private Lesson
:: Diana King /Think Like a Girl

This Month's Feature
Blood and Fire Sound System
An Interview with Steve Barrow by Lem Oppenheimer
Originally ran in Musictoday.com

Musictoday: When did the Blood & Fire Sound System first get started?
Steve Barrow: About two and a half years ago.
MT: It's traveled mainly through Europe so far?
SB: Yeah, we've done sixty odd shows, going well up towards seventy shows in Europe.
MT: What inspired you to put it together? Was it mainly a way to market the records or just a desire to get a sound system out to show people what it was like?
SB: Well, both really. Getting it out to show people what it was really like showcases the records as well. It certainly has done that when we've toured before. It's definitely had an impact on sales. In the French magazine, Groove Ragga, we got voted Best Sound System by the readerswe beat Stone Love and Kilimanjaro! Jah knows were doing His work here, the music we play, when we get out with [Ranking] Joe, Trinity, U Brown, Joseph Cotton. All that work that we were doing might bring people together and make them forget all their troubles and dance, as Bob [Marley] said. It's a refreshing process; it's an energizing, refreshing, and necessary process in this plastic world. And that's all we're trying to do, really, bring a little niceness into it, in an informal way. It's not a big presentationit's MORE>>