Boomshots

Category: Live

  • WATCH THIS: Romain Virgo “Not Today” Acoustic Version & Interview

    The Singer Celebrates The Release Of “The System” On Radio Lily’s Strictly Boomshots Show

    Last night Romain Virgo celebrated the release of his sophomore album The System with a live performance on Radio Lily’s Strictly Boomshots show. Shaggy, Rayvon, DJ Kue, and 77 Klash were all in the building with the lady who put the P in V.P. Records, Miss Pat herself plus Chris Chin along with Clive Chin—not to mention the original Miss Lily’s fam (too much name, can’t call nuh name). Photos and video by the man called Gizmo after the jump. (more…)

  • Romain Virgo Album Release Party

    All Roads Lead To Miss Lily’s, Where Romain Virgo Will Perform Live On The Strictly Boomshots Show

    Tonight at Miss Lily’s Variety in NYC, see why the critics are raving about Romain Virgo’s new album The System, when he stops by the Strictly Boomshots show. This one is not to be missed. So if you can’t pass through, make sure you tune in to RadioLily.com. (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Romain Virgo “The System” & “I Know Better” Live in NYC

    The Rising Reggae Star Performed Some Tracks From His New Album Last Night

    Romain Virgo stopped by SOB’s in lower Manhattan last night for the first monthly Tree of Life reggae Showcase—and boy did he ever nice up the place. After touching signature hits “Live Mi Life” and “Caan Sleep” Romain belted out the title track from his sophomore album The System and soon had the whole place singing along. Then he did an acapella version of “I Know Better” and just in case anybody in the building failed to acknowledge to miss his awesome vocal chops, he went on to sing a couple of Alton Ellis classics. Not only has the young singer’s voice matured, but his swag tun up too. This new album is gonna be a killer. (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: I-Octane “Zion Awaits” Live Acoustic Version

    MTV Iggy Picks I-Octane To Represent “The Future of Music”


    I-Octane’s sophomore album Crying To The Nation recently got a big co-sign from MTV Iggy, an online portal focused on highlighting “The Future of Music.” The Jamaican singjay was invited to do an exclusive acoustic performance in New York City, where he unleashed unplugged versions of the album’s title track as well as “L.O.V.E. You,” and “Zion Awaits.” Octane also talked about being raised by a single mother and pursuing his dream of making a career in music. “I don’t really put myself in a box,” he explains. “I am a reggae artist. I come from a reggae genre, a dancehall genre, but I’m just doing music. I try to do my flavor, my style.”
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  • Sizzla’s European Tour Continues Despite Protest By Gay Activists

    Kalonji Muzik Issues Statement After A Gay Rights Group Pressured Stockholm Venue to Cancel Gig

    After kicking off last Friday in Milan, Sizzla Kalonji’s tour of Europe is off to a bumpy start. Even before the first show, controversy flared up over Sizzla’s fiery lyrical content. Gay activists pressured the Hornstull concert venue in Stockholm to cancel Sizzla’s appearance because they say his music advocates violence against homosexuals. Sizzla’s concert was soon re-booked at another venue and it appears that the show will go on. A statement sent by the artist’s Jamaica-based record company Kalonji Muzik asserted that the whole controversy stems from a misunderstanding of patois and dancehall culture: “The messages in the songs are based on words that have been misconstrued and mistranslated,” read the statement, which estimates that “90%” of Sizzla’s catalog is “uplifting, positive.” (No mention is made of the other 10%.) “We don’t see you attack Eminem or other musicians who make clear stances against these same issues in the hip-hop, rock, and pop industry,” the statement went on to say. “It makes us wonder if there is a bigger picture being painted here? Or is it the fact that they just have better lawyers and bigger companies making money from them?” Check out the full text of Kalonji Muzik’s official statement after the jump and let us know what you think… (more…)

  • WATCH THIS Damian Marley “Set Up Shop” & “Affairs Of The Heart” Live

    Damian, Stephen and Julian Marley Rock DJ Norie’s Anniversary Show In New York City

    The Marley brothers mashed up NYC’s Best Buy Theater last night—with a little help from the Ghetto Youths Crew, including Wayne Marshall, Spragga Benz, and Christophger Eliis, among others… Let’s just say it was a night to remember. In this exclusive video clip Jr. Gong thrills the crowd with a couple of his latest & greatest at DJ Norie’s anniversary jam.  (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Bruce Springsteen & Jimmy Cliff “The Harder They Come” Live Video

    The Boss Brought Out The Original Starbwoy For His Headlining Show At SXSW
    Photograph by Erin Fotos

    We’ve always liked Bruce Springsteen—he’s unpretentious by rock-star standards, his Born To Run album is a straight-up classic, and his E-Street band was no joke. Now we’ve got another reason. During his headlining set last week at SXSW 2012, the Boss brought out Jimmy Cliff, who tore the roof off the brand-new Austin City Limits concert hall.
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  • WATCH THIS: DJ Jazzy Jeff Droppin Boomshots

    Witness the World’s Greatest DJ at SXSW Mixing Rap, Reggae & Dancehall
    Red Bull’s Thre3Style Showcase saw the Magnificent Jazzy Jeff throwing down some tunes like he used to get thrown out of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air’s mansion. (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Kes The Band Live in NYC

    Rising Soca Stars Rock With David Rudder and Tessanne Chin

    Kes The Band is the future of soca music. This Friday they brought their infectiously forward-thinking brand of soca fusion to the Best Buy Theater in Times Square and Boomshots was there. They might not have won this year’s Soca Monarch or Road March competitions, but do they look bothered? “When we feel to do the music, we do what we feel to do,” said lead singer Kes to the ecstatic flag-waving capacity crowd. “We do soca, pop, rock, reggae—it doesn’t matter.” You can’t put these brothers in a box. They’re all about winning some Grammys—and making the massive get “Wotless.” They’ve also got three of the flyest dancers on the planet.  Let’s go to the video tape… (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Tarrus Riley Pon Radio Lily

    Singy Singy Flashing Lyrics Live And Direct Inna Dancehall Style
    Last night Tarrus Riley, Dean Fraser, and Diana King joined Monty Alexander on the final night of his two-week stand at New York’s legendary jazz club The Blue Note. But in between the first and second set, Tarrus passed through Radio Lily to dash it in a dancehall style. Versatility a dweet. (more…)

  • Reasoning With Monty Alexander

    The Grammy-Nominated Jamaican Jazz Master Nices Up The Blue Note

    With 50 years of making music and some 70 records under his belt, the Jamaican-born and world-renowned pianist Monty Alexander has finally received his first Grammy nomination. His live album Harlem-Kingston Express got the nod for the Best Reggae Album this year. Alexander is considered a first-rate pianist in international jazz circles, yet he got his start sitting in with mento bands on accordion, or recording for Coxsone Dodd and Randy Chin. He went on to play with Dizzy Gillespie, record with Quincy Jones, and accompany Frank Sinatra when he passed through Jilly’s on West 52nd Street. In other words—Monty bust big a farin’. Yet instead of turning his back on the Jamaican music that shaped him, he took it back to the foundation and found ways to blend the two with one sound coming through pure and true. That’s just what Monty has been doing during his two-week residency at NYC’s Blue Note, inviting 50 years’ worth of friends from the worlds of jazz and reggae to jam side by side, giving his lucky listeners “The Full Monty.”
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  • Mr. Vegas To Sing “Sweet Jamaica” Unplugged

    The Dancehall Singer Goes Back To His Reggae Roots On RadioLily.com

    2012 isn’t just the Mayan apocalypse. It also marks the 50th anniversary of Jamaican independence—and to mark the occasion, Mr. Vegas will be releasing a hard-hitting double album called Sweet Jamaica. Tomorrow night he’ll preview the album in an exclusive acoustic set streaming live on RadioLily.com.

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