Quick apologies for the long in-between posts. I will reciprocate with musical love to the internet massive. One thing, there’s no such thing as ‘Dubday’. Although it’d be nice won’t it? People walking around humming and throwing a few licks into the air with their portable samplers and guitars. Instead of using verbal conversations, people would communicate with echoed out horns, piano licks, and Augustus Pablo-stylee melodica riffs. How awesome would that be?

So today is sunday (October 25th_10/25, 2009), and later this afternoon from 2pm to 7pm at 1836 East 4th St in Long Beach, Dj Fraze and I will be hosting our generic-named event called Reggae Sundays at The Pike. Generic only in name, but not in sound, which is the opposite if I may add. We think it’s important to keep it generic in that sense, because there’s so many different genres within reggae itself, that we can’t keep it tied down with a specific language. But I did title today’s blog post-promo with “Dubday”, because we’ve created a Top-5 selection podcast of classic reggae-dub music. Without further delay, (sorry I’m a bit chatty), here are some essential tunes from the producers in popular reggae-dub: (click for more track information)

It’s that time again in the LBC, at a little place called “The Pike”. We will not confuse that venue, for the tired-tourist area in the southside of Long Beach waiting to collect your money from greedy valet services.

We will point you to the OTHER Pike, the one that tries to live the spirit of the ORIGINAL Pike, by reminding each and every one of us that PBR is good, Sailor Jerry tattoos are awesome, and vintage SKA is good for sundays. Philip P. aka Selector Fraze, will be on the decks from 2pm-7pm today, so join us with some skanking goodness. If you’re around the north O.C. and Southbay areas, come around, chug a pound, and make love to tunes that are neat & dandy, sweet as candy.


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Download the tunes below to get a feel of what the vibe is like.

More info on the artists in this podcast: Desmond Dekker, Toots & The Maytals, The Specials, The English Beat

Mash up di town!

Once again its on: Vintage Reggae Sundays at The Pike Bar & Grill with selector Fraze, myself, and one hundred of your closest friends. I also kinda apologize for the misinformation that I’ve been spreading by word of mouth that it wasn’t happening today (sunday), but it is still indeed happening (today and every other sunday). So that being said, if you haven’t been, consider this your primer in ska & rocksteady. For The West’s Kept Secret crowd, GET.READY.TO.ROCK.STEADY ’cause you’ve been drenched in ‘core and classic hip-hop every other wednesday, right? For the veterans, you know where to go.

I realize it is the Sea Breeze festival today at the other Pike, too. But when you get tired of all the bumboclot and counter-oppression slack-filled lyrics, come on down after, or before, whatever.

The Pike Bar & Grill @ 1836 E 4th St, Long Beach, CA‎. 2pm-7pm, no cover.

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