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2023 Rock Reggae Relief Pre-Party with Roots of Creation at Roost

2023 Rock Reggae Relief Pre-Party with Roots of Creation at Roost Roots of Creation at roost Buy Tickets on Eventbrite GET TICKETS > 2023 Rock Reggae Relief Pre-Party with Roots of Creation at Roost Whether on the festival circuit, performing at jam and reggae-rock favorites like Camp Bisco, Gathering of The Vibes, California Roots, Jungle […]

2023 Rock Reggae Relief After-Party with ALO at Roost

2023 Rock Reggae Relief After-Party with ALO at Roost ALO at roost Buy Tickets on Eventbrite GET TICKETS > An Evening with ALO at Roost Tickets on Sale May 16, 2023 California band ALO “Animal Liberation Orchestra” will be headlining the 2023 Rock Reggae Relief After-Party at Roost on Saturday August 19, 2023.  ALO stands […]

Reggae Season Kickoff with The Wailers at Roost

The Wailers Live at Roost 2022

The Wailers Reggae Season Kickoff Live at Roost The Wailers will be LIVE at ROOST on May 19, 2023. Not many bands can claim genuine legend status. The Wailers comfortably claim their place in essential music history. Their music was, and is, culture-defining: rebel hearts with brave souls embodying the spirit of 70s era-defining reggae. […]

2022 Rock Reggae Relief Highlights in Photos

KBong at 2022 Rock Reggae Relief

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UB40 to play Red Red Wine and other hits on tour headed to Pittsburgh

UB40 to play Red Red Wine and other hits on tour headed to Pittsburgh

Originally Published on the Beaver County Times website on July 28, 2022 UB40 to play Red Red Wine and other hits on tour headed to Pittsburgh! It might be easier to ask Robin Campbell to name the places he hasn’t heard his band UB40’s version of “Red, Red Wine.” “I’ve heard it everywhere,” Campbell, the English reggae-pop […]

Rock Reggae Relief’s Lucas Piatt and UB40’s Steve Rohan on Bob FM 96.9

Lucas Piatt at BOB FM 96.9

Rock Reggae Relief’s Lucas Piatt and UB40’s Steve Rohan on Bob FM 96.9 in advance of the 2022 Rock Reggae Relief festival on Forbes Avenue in Pittsburgh. Rock Reggae & Relief is a benefit music festival that brings reggae tunes, unity and feel-good vibes to the heart of Downtown Pittsburgh while offering a helping hand to […]

UB40 Announces Bigga Baggariddim Tour Stop in Pittsburgh

UB40 Announces Bigga Baggariddim Tour Stop in Pittsburgh

For Immediate Release UB40 Announces Bigga Baggariddim Tour Stop in Pittsburgh UB40 ANNOUNCES BIGGA BAGGARIDDIM TOUR WITH THE ORIGINAL WAILERS FEATURING AL ANDERSON, MAXI PRIEST AND BIG MOUNTAIN KICKING OFF ON AUGUST 19, 2022 FOUR-TIME GRAMMY® NOMINATED LEGENDARY REGGAE-POP BAND TO PERFORM ICONIC HITS “RED RED WINE,” “FOOD FOR THOUGHT,” “(I CAN’T HELP) FALLING IN […]

Recap Video

We found the good in Pittsburgh, PA at Rock, Reggae & Relief 2021! With appearances by Jason Mraz, The Wailers, Michael Glabicki, Roots of Creation and more, this year’s festival brought good vibes to everyone who joined us on Forbes Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh. Proceeds of this event benefitted hospitality workers and food insecurity initiatives […]

COVID-19 Health & Safety

Safety is the number one concern for our attendees, musicians, staff and volunteers at Rock, Reggae & Relief 2021. The following COVID-19 safety plan outlines the efforts the event production team is taking to make this year’s event a safer experience for all. This plan was developed with recommendations from Ticketmaster as well as CDC […]

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ROOTS OF CREATION

RoC (Roots of Creation) has taken on a unique new project: Grateful Dub: a Reggae-infused tribute to the Jerry Garcia & The Grateful Dead. Combining their longtime love for Reggae-Dub style music and the Grateful Dead, RoC reworked some of the world’s favorite Dead tunes into a new studio album. RoC had the pleasure of working in the studio with the legendary 5-time Grammy winner Errol Brown who was Bob Marley’s sound engineer for this project. Grateful Dub is also being performed live in its entirety at festivals, theatres, and clubs around the country, and features rotating live special guests that has included Melvin Seals (Jerry Garcia Band), Scott Guberman (Phil Lesh), Zach Nugent, RyMo, AG, & Paul W. (Slightly Stoopid), G. Love (G. Love & Special Sauce), Mihali (Twiddle), Dan Kelly (Fortunate Youth) and others. Grateful Dub captures the spirit and magic of the Grateful Dead, while laying it down Reggae-Dub style.

THE UPOOTED BAND

FEATURING MICHAEL GLABICKI OF RUSTED ROOT

Michael Glabicki, lead singer, songwriter and guitarist for Rusted Root fuses musical mastery and shamanic inspiration into his music and live performances. In his most prolific period to date Glabicki is focusing his energy on his new band, The UPROOTED Band, to carry on the legacy of Rusted Root’s energetic music while recording new music.   

“Uprooted has masterfully expanded the landscape of the older Rusted Root songs and created a new intuitive and magnetic vision of the material” says Glabicki, “These inspired performances not only energize and expand the hearts of the crowds but also show us how to take the new music to the next level”.

Rusted Root, led by Glabicki, built their career around dramatic performances; their polyrhythmic, multicultural rock-and-soul picked up fans like a junkyard magnet as they swept across the nation on tour.  Glabicki continues to keep this tradition alive through his new project, The Uprooted Band.

The Uprooted Band Featuring Michael Glabicki of Rusted Root
With Dirk Miller on guitar and vocals, Ricky Petraglia on drums, Keaton Thandi on percussion, Erik Kramer on bass and Daisie Ghost Flower and Emily Victoria on background vocals, The Uprooted Band is a liberating project for Glabicki. He says “I looked to the past and imagined where I wanted to go and realized this band is the perfect vehicle to take me there.”  This tour will focus on the energy and excitement Rusted Root brought to all of their fans, and keep the spirit of the music moving forward. 

J BOOG

Born and raised on the West Coast and influenced heavily by his Polynesian upbringing, J BOOG is undoubtedly one of the top reggae singers in recent years. Mentored by island reggae icon Fiji, he fine tuned his sound and style creating a unique blend that transcends across continents.

Early on in his career, a chance encounter led J Boog to connect with Yami Bolo and Gramps Morgan, which then took him to Jamaica where the reggae singer found himself working in the historical studios of Bob Marley, Don Corleon, Bobby Digitals, Shaggy, and Sugar Minott. This experience no doubt played another key role in the flair of Boog’s music.

His debut album, Hear Me Roar, dropped in 2007 and a few years later he released Backyard Boogie, which included megahits like “Lets Do It Again” produced by Don Corleon and “Sunshine Girl” produced by Gramps Morgan and featuring Peetah Morgan. Amidst the 2020 global pandemic, “Let’s Do It Again” exploded on TikTok via a viral dance by Stranger Things Noah Schnapp even garnering the attention of high-profile celebrities like Charli D’Amelio and Jason Derulo. The popular track currently boasts over 75m views on YouTube and continues to chart on the iTunes reggae chart even today. A year after its release though, Backyard Boogie earned J Boog the Best Entertainer at the International Reggae and World Music Awards in Chicago. Wash House Ting was released in 2016 and featured tracks with veteran reggae band Morgan Heritage as well as dancehall legend Buju Banton. The album topped Billboard Reggae Album Charts and was later nominated for Best Reggae Album at the 2018 Grammy Awards. His EP Rose Petals was nominated for Best Reggae Album of the Year at the 2017 Grammy Awards and also topped US Billboard and iTunes Reggae Charts. J Boog’s repertoire boasts tracks with Soja, Iration, Tarrus Riley, The Green, Fiji, Chaka Demus, Richie Spice and more.

He has toured all over the world, including Europe, Africa, Dubai, New Zealand, Australia, Japan and of course across the US. He’s performed at festivals like Cali Roots, One Love NZ, Good Love, Reggae Rise Up, One Love Cali, Arizona Roots, Dry Diggings, and the Mayjah Rayjah to name a few.

In 2021, J Boog released three singles [“Siva Mai ft. Siaosi,” “Ain’t No Love Like,” and “Free of Dem”]. He even hosted a dance competition for “Siva Mai” that gained entries from dance crews all over the world. He was also nominated for Male Artist of the Year at the Island 98.5 island music awards in Honolulu.