Southern California beach culture, hip-hop icons and island vibes and sounds are all coming together as the second annual Cali Vibes music festival returns to Marina Green Park in Long Beach Feb.

Rap-reggae-rock outfit 311 has a new album, “Mosaic,” that has the veteran group sexcited. But 311 would have toured this year even if it didn’t have new music. “That’s just what we do,” says singer ...

Hip-hop has had a strong connection to reggae music since the days of DJ Kool Herc’s summer house parties in the early 1970s. Hip-hop’s foundation was built on elements of the Jamaican sound system ...

For a couple of years now, the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center in Redmond has hosted large-scale festivals focused on country music and electronic music. Now it’s reggae’s turn. The inaugural ...