This, in turn, led to an entire acoustic album in 2013 called Home: Phantoms of Summer. They followed up two years later with Cabin by the Sea and later recorded an acoustic version of the title track. The song would top Billboard's Alternative Songs chart just before the summer of 2010. The deluxe version featured the track "Lay Me Down" with special guest Rome Ramirez of Sublime with Rome. The finished album, Any Port in a Storm, would arrive in 2008, with a deluxe edition following in 2010. Still, the band was able to retain most of its work, including sessions with drummer Josh Freese, along with the late-Beatles collaborator Billy Preston in one of the keyboardist's last recordings. They soon hooked up with producer Rob Cavallo and headed into the studio to record their debut album for Warner Bros., but differences with the label had them looking for other opportunities. Watson added singing to his vocal skills, and with percussionist Jon Olazabal, an acoustic trio version of Dirty Heads began playing shows and building an audience. The group formed in 2003 when punk rocker Dustin Bushnell (aka Duddy B) asked his friend, rapper Jared Watson (aka Dirty J), to collaborate on a project that would focus on positive vibes and infectious grooves. Tony-Ray, said his brother sings in this Caribbean lilt “because it seems natural given the Jamaican roots of the music.”Īnd despite the complex Afro-Caribbean polyrhythms at the base of reggae, “it wasn’t particularly hard for a band made up of Southern California kids to pick up.Following in the footsteps of their California brothers Sublime, Huntington Beach's Dirty Heads mix hip-hop, reggae, and rock along with that laid-back So Cal attitude.
Patois is defined as a language of broken English, commonly known to have originated from, but not limited to, the island of Jamaica. It might seem a bit odd, a group of kids who grew up in San Diego, successfully becoming such a popular reggae band, and when lead singer Steve Rene Jacobo starts singing in a strong West Indian patois, it seems even odder. “It was our first real tour, and we feel it launched us to be able to get into the scene and in front of reggae fans in other parts of the country,” he said. Tony-Ray said Rebelution took Tribal Seeds on its first big tour in 2009, which gave them some great exposure. The tour included one show in their hometown of San Diego, where they performed in front of 15,000 people. in July and August on the “Kickin’ Up Dust” tour, opening for indie rapper Atmosphere and rockers Slightly Stoopid and Rebelution. It’s not easy to do in today’s ever-evolving music industry, but they’ve built a path that’s allowed them to share stages with the Dave Matthews Band, Jack White, Jane’s Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Julian and Stephen Marley, Pretty Lights and Steel Pulse, with whom they played shows in New Mexico and Arizona this summer. They took music lessons on and off, and soon enough, they were doing what they set out to do: pursuing music as a career.
Tribal Seeds started as a high school band when Tony-Ray was a senior and Steven Rene was a sophomore. Learning to play reggae music was more about letting the music inside of us be expressed.” “Reggae rhythms have a feel and a melody. My mom and dad used to blast it in the house and the strong message in the music was inspiring to us. “We came to reggae under the influence of our parents. “It’s the only band my brother and I have been in,” Tony-Ray said. Originally started by Tony-Ray and his brother, Steven Rene Jacobo (lyrics, lead vocals, rhythm guitar), the group is currently made up of: Carlos Verdugo (drums), Victor Navarro (bass), E.N Young (keyboards, back up vocals) and Ryan Gonzo (guitar). With heavy influence from Bob Marley, Steel Pulse and Midnite, they bring an authentic roots sound that reaches a broad demographic and an energy that gets crowds moving to their infectious rhythms.
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