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Wash House Music Presents J Boog - Fall Tour 2015 - Along With SOJA

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Sep 18: Muckleshoot Casino - Auburn, WA
Sep 19: Wild Buffalo - Bellingham, WA
Sep 20: Knitting Factory Concert House - Spokane, WA
Sep 23: Wow Hall - Eugene, OR
Sep 24: El Rey Theatre - Chico, CA
Sep 25: Mystic Theatre - Petaluma, CA
Sep 26: Dry Diggings Camping and Music Festival - Placerville, CA
Sep 27: Avila Beach Resort - Avila Beach, CA
Oct 01: Innsbrook After Hours - Glen Allen, VA
Oct 02: The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC
Oct 03: House of Blues - North Myrtle Beach, SC
Oct 04: Lincoln Theatre - Raleigh, NC
Oct 05: Shaka’s Live - Virginia Beach, VA
Oct 08: Toad’s Place - New Haven, CT
Oct 09: Playstation Theater - New York, NY
Oct 10: Higher Ground Ballroom - South Burlington, VT
Oct 11: Casino Ballroom - Seabrook, NH
Oct 13: Water Street Music Hall - Rochester, NY
Oct 14: The Agora Ballroom - Cleveland, OH
Oct 15: Reggies Rock Club - Chicago, IL
Oct 16: Saint Andrews Hall - Detroit, MI
Oct 17: Barrymore Theatre - Madison, WI
Oct 18: First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN
Oct 20: Wooly’s - Des Moines, IA
Oct 21: Granada Theatre - Lawrence, KS
Oct 23: The Depot - Salt Lake City, UT
Oct 25: Warfield Theatre - San Francisco, CA
Oct 27: The Catalyst - Santa Cruz, CA
Oct 28: The Majestic Ventura Theatre - Ventura, CA
Oct 30: Hollywood Palladium - Los Angeles, CA
Oct 31: The Observatory North Park - San Diego, CA
Nov 01: The Observatory North Park - San Diego, CA
Nov 03: Rialto Theatre - Tucson, AZ
Nov 04: The Marquee Theatre - Tempe, AZ
Nov 06: House of Blues Dallas - Dallas, TX
Nov 07: Stubb’s - Austin, TX
Nov 08: House of Blues Houston - Houston, TX
Nov 10: House of Blues New Orleans - New Orleans, LA
Nov 11: Marathon Music Works - Nashville, TN
Nov 12: Neighborhood Theatre - Charlotte, NC
Nov 13: Rams Head Live - Baltimore, MD
Nov 14: Rams Head Live - Baltimore, MD
Nov 18: Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas - Las Vegas, NV
Nov 19: House of Blues - Anaheim, CA
Nov 20: House of Blues - Anaheim, CA
Nov 21: Coyote Valley Casino - Ukiah, CA

Wash House Music Presents J Boog - Keep Di Road Dusty Tour 2015 - Leg 2 - Along With Hot Rain & Westafa

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May 27 - 19 Broadway - Fairfax, CA
May 28 - The Catalyst - Santa Cruz, CA
May 29 - Blue Lake Casino - Blue lake, CA
May 30 - Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR
May 31 - Neptune Theatre - Seattle , WA
Jun 2 - Knitting Factory - Boise, ID
Jun 4 - Mesa Theatre - Grand Junction, CO
Jun 5 - Gothic Theatre - Denver, CO
Jun 6 - Sunshine Theater - Albuquerque, NM
Jun 7 - The Orpheum - Flagstaff, AZ
Jun 9 - Rialto Theatre - Tuscon, AZ
Jun 12 - House of Blues - Los Angeles, CA
Jun 13 - Reggae In The Desert - Las Vegas, NV
Jun 19 - North Park Theater - San Diego, CA
Jun 20 - Apache Gold Casino - San Carlos, AZ

Wash House Music Presents J Boog - Keep Di Road Dusty Tour - Spring 2015 - Along With Inna Vision & Westafa

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Mar 17 - Belly Up Tavern - Solana Beach, CA
Mar 18 - Ace of Spades - Sacramento, CA
Mar 19 - Mezzanine - San Francisco, CA
Mar 20 - Knitting Factory - Reno, NV
Mar 21 - The Complex - Salt Lake City, UT
Mar 23 - Moxi Theater - Greeley, CO
Mar 25 - Old Rock House - St Louis, MO
Mar 26 - Wooly’s - Des Moines, IA
Mar 27 - Triple Rock - Minneapolis, MN
Mar 28 - Reggie’s - Chicago, IL
Mar 29 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH
Mar 31 - Club Metronome - Burlington, VT
Apr 01 - Brighton - Boston, MA
Apr 02 - Knitting Factory - Brooklyn, NY
Apr 03 - Hamilton - Washington, DC
Apr 06 - Music Farm - Columbia, SC
Apr 08 - West End Trading Company - Sanford, FL
Apr 10 - Culture Room - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Apr 11 - Jack Rabbits - Jacksonville, FL
Apr 12 - Vinyl Music Hall - Pensacola, FL
Apr 15 - Livewire - Scottsdale, AZ
Apr 16 - Belly Up Tavern - Solana Beach, CA
Apr 18 - Red Rocks - Denver, CO
Apr 20 - House of Blues Anaheim - Anaheim, CA
Apr 22 - Fat Cat - Modesto, CA
Apr 23 - Fulton 55 - Fresno, CA
Apr 24 - New Parish - Oakland, CA
Apr 25 - SLO Brew - San Luis Obispo, CA

Jerry “J Boog” Afemata, a reggae singer of Samoan descent, was born in Long Beach and was raised in Compton, California. Steeped in Samoan culture and as the son of a Samoan chief, J Boog’s large family has had a huge impact on his artistry. He is the youngest of seven brothers and one sister. He credits his sister with being one of his earliest musical influences. She played piano and he began to sing along when she brought home a Bob Marley songbook. Each sibling offered exposure to other genres, such as rap and R&B, which allowed J Boog a sense of freedom to be himself. This variety of musical influence combined with Reggae’s feel good sound that was embraced by the whole Afemata family, J Boog was set on a path to creating his own unique reggae sound.

J Boog is keeping true to his namesake. Nicknamed “Boog” by his siblings because he could never sit still for long, J Boog is currently living and traveling between Hawaii and California. J Boog has not taken a break since the release of his debut album “Hear Me Roar” in 2007. It was his close collaboration with island music pioneer, George “Fiji” Veikoso, whom he met in 2005, that has helped spur the creation of J Boog’s unique sound, as well as pave the way for many other Polynesian artists. Another great milestone in the creation of J Boog’s debut album was when he joined the Hawaii/San Francisco based musical family, Wash House Music Inc. This collaboration started J Boog on a journey that would keep him plenty busy and would also provide the influence for his follow-up album.

In 2008 J Boog teamed up with Yami Bolo and a member of reggae’s royal family, Ambassador Gramps Morgan of Morgan Heritage. He then traveled to Jamaica to experience the culture of Jamaican reggae. This being J Boog’s first visit to Jamaica he did not expect to find himself working in such amazing studios such as Bob Marley’s “Tuff Gong Studio” , Don Corlean’s “Hit Maker Studio”, Bobby Digital’s “Digital B Studio”, Shaggy’s ” Big Yard Studio” and Sugar Minott’s “Youth Man Promotions”. Guided by Gramps Morgan, J Boog found himself surrounded by several artists he himself had been influenced by and would later appear on his follow-up album, “Backyard Boogie” in 2011. Backyard Boogie entertained a great spectrum of reggae fans and invited new reggae fans around the world, offering a variety of musical roots, including R&B and Rock. J Boog got back to that feel good, be himself music that is uniquely his. “Backyard Boogie” topped the US Billboard charts and iTunes charts in numerous countries. Featured hits were “Let’s Do It Again”, produced by legendary Don Corleon, and “Sunshine Girl”, produced by Gramps Morgan/Dada-son and featured Morgan Heritage front man, Peetah Morgan. The success of Backyard Boogie earned J Boog the Best New Entertainer Award at the 2012 International Reggae and World Music Awards held in Chicago.

J Boog is a true student of music. He is currently and constantly collaborating and recording, getting his sound out for others to enjoy in many creative ways. In 2013 and 2014 he recorded several singles both independently and collaboratively. In July he released the EP “Live Up!” on Washhouse Hawaii, which reached #18 on the Top Heatseekers chart and #4 on Top Reggae Albums. He has also worked on a mixtape release of his tracks called “My Diamond Life” for fashionista powerhouse Diamond Supply Co. J Boog has toured around the world in locations such as Europe , Africa, Dubai, New Zealand, Australia, United States, and Japan, just to name a few. His music is transparent and preaches that music is the only universal tongue. However, what stays with his listeners is his humility, his deeply engrained commitment to his family and to his proud culture.

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Dates below

29-Aug-Fri-Santa Cruz, CA Catalyst
w/Groundation

30-Aug-Sat-Santa Margarita, CA
Lookout Music Festival at Pozo Saloon

31-Aug-Sun-Long Beach, CA
Shoreline Jam
FESTIVAL

2-Sep-Tue-Solana Beach, CA
Belly Up
Hot Rain

3-Sep-Wed-Solana Beach, CA
Belly Up
Hot Rain

4-Sep-Thu-Las Vegas, NV
Brooklyn Bowl Vegas
w/Anuhea, Rebel Souljahz

5-Sep-Fri-tempe, AZ
Club Red
Hot Rain

6-Sep-Sat-Acoma, NM
Sky City Casino
w/Wayne Wonder

9-Sep-Tue-Dallas, TX
Gas Monkey
Hot Rain / Blue Twenty2′s

10-Sep-Wed-Houston, TX
Warehouse Live
Hot Rain

11-Sep-Thu-Austin, TX
Stubbs Jr.
Hot Rain

12-Sep-Fri-New Orleans, LA
Parish at House of Blues
Hot Rain

13-Sep-Sat-Jacksonville, FL
Jack Rabbits
Hot Rain

14-Sep-Sun-Wilmington, NC
Cali Roots: Carolina Sessions
FESTIVAL

17-Sep-Wed-Charleston, SC
Music Farm
Hot Rain

18-Sep-Thu-Sebastian, FL
Capt Hiram’s
Hot Rain

19-Sep-Fri-Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Culture Room
Hot Rain

20-Sep-Sat-Orlando, FL
The Social
Hot Rain

21-Sep-Sun-St. Petersburg, FL
Jannus Live
Hot Rain

24-Sep-Wed-St. Louis, MO
Old Rock House
Hot Rain / Proverbial

25-Sep-Thu-Lawrence, KS
The Bottleneck
Hot Rain / Proverbial

26-Sep-Fri-Des Moines, IA
Wooly’s
Hot Rain / Proverbial

27-Sep-Sat-Chicago, IL
Reggie’s
Fortunate Youth / New Kingston

28-Sep-Sun-Minneapolis, MN
Cabooze
Fortunate Youth / Ease Up

1-Oct-Wed-Denver, CO
Bluebird Theater
Hot Rain

3-Oct-Fri-Missoula, MT
Top Hat
Hot Rain / Inna Vision

4-Oct-Sat-Tacoma, WA
Jazzbones
Hot Rain / Inna Vision

5-Oct-Sun-Tacoma, WA
Jazzbones
Hot Rain / Inna Vision

8-Oct-Wed-Eugene, OR
Cozmic Pizza
Hot Rain

9-Oct-Thu-Crystal Bay, NV
Crystal Bay Club Casino
Hot Rain

10-Oct-Fri-Redway, CA
Mateel Center
Hot Rain

11-Oct-Sat-San Francisco, CA
Mezzanine

Aloha!

Last weekend J Boog & the Hot Rain band smashed extravaganza 2013! The event was held at UCSB in Santa Barbara. The show was a private event for the UCSB student body featuring many different genres of music, including dance, hip hop, and reggae. For J Boog, and the entire Wash House family, it was a very special show because they got to share the stage with hip hop artist, and fellow Compton, CA native, Kendrick Lamar. Kendrick, if you don’t already know, is a talented artist who exploded on the hip hop scene under mentor and legendary artist Dr. Dre.

J Boog’s latest single,”My Audio,” released on iTunes May 21st. The single charted on iTunes top ten reggae charts, sitting at the #2 spot. Make sure download your copy on iTunes and Amazon today.

Boom Bahng!

The Wash House Family