That fall at Tipitina’s, they opened for another New Wave reggae band, Talking Dreads. (Aiges had originally considered that same name for his band, before settling on a mash-up of a Jamaican pun and ...

Hartford will be home to a new music festival this summer. Tickets are on sale now for the inaugural Capital City Music & Beer Festival at Trinity Health Stadium, on July 14 and 15. Stream Connecticut ...

We be jamming indeed. The Belly Up has shown a serious liking for reggae, having brought in Toots & the Maytals, Sister Carol and more in their few short months.Before the club shuts down for a bit, a ...

Jimmy Cliff celebrated his 80th birthday on July 30. The influential Jamaican singer/songwriter is considered one of the music artists who helped introduce reggae to the world. The song appeared on ...

It’s Sept. 25, 1985 at the Palace Theatre in downtown New Haven, Connecticut, and the buoyant staccato guitar rhythm, breezy sax and distinctly ’80s synth-pop has the crowd footloose. UB40, which has ...