Bugle has been immersed in the studio working on his third studio album, “Picture Perfect,” which is due out on Friday, August 16th. The twenty-track project will be presented as a double-disc; one titled ‘Picture‘ and the other ‘Perfect.’
The album has collaborations with Jada Kingdom, Kabaka Pyramid, Little Lion Sound (based in Switzerland) Noah Powa, Shuga, New York-based Alexander and Gramps Morgan.
For two days, September 14th and 15th, the entire block of B Street, between 4th and 5th Street (at the historic Victorian Loheide Building) in Eureka, California will be shut down for what is being called a Funk ‘n’ Reggae B Street Block Party.
Though there will be a slew of live performers, the two headlining acts for the event are Michael Franti & Spearhead on the 14th and Don Carlos on the 15th. This is a family show that will have food vendors, beverage booths, and an entertainment and educational Kids Zone.
DJ Norie will be hosting ‘Anything Goes Live,’ the Labor Day weekend edition, on Saturday, August 31st. The event will be held at the popular Amazura Nightclub, located at 91-12 144th in Queens, New York.
Popular reggae / dancehall singer Wayne Wonder will join artists like Serani, Skip Marley, Noah Powa, Mr. Vegas and a slew of others live on stage. The show will begin at 10 PM and tickets are available from $55 to $100 USD.
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One Love Festival Toronto and Rickey D. Events will be hosting Sizzla Kalonji at the L’Olympia (1004 St-Catherine Est) in Montréal, Quebec, on Monday, September 2nd. This is a live band show that’s scheduled to begin at 6:30 PM.
The Canadian National Exhibition will be hosting reggae great, Ken Boothe, on Wednesday, August 21st. This show will begin at 7:30 PM on the grounds of the EX (210 Princes’ Blvd) in Toronto, Ontario, and will run until 10 PM.
Ken Boothe is fresh off a successful run in Europe, where he was busy promoting his recently released album as well as the new reggae documentary Inna De Yard.
On Saturday, August 17th, Wall Street Plaza will be hosting Margarita Fest on their grounds, 25 Wall Street, in Orlando, Florida. This event will have hours of approximately 20 margarita samplings. Additionally, there will be tequila drinks plus live reggae and rock bands on hand to entertain patrons. The bad boys of reggae, Inner Circle, will be representing the genre.
Margarita Fest is a 21 and older event and admission starts at $20 USD. Get additional information here: www.wallstplaza.net.
Sometime ago Turbulence, who broke out on the reggae scene in the early 2000’s, got together with British / Canadian producer Demolition Man to lay vocals for a track with then emerging hip-hop artist Tha Vor. Both Turbulenceand Tha Vor were under the impression that the song, titled 
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