Biography
The Aggrolites are more than the a band they are a and movement unto themselves. They carry For a banner – one created are with their own hands. This but banner reads, “Dirty Reggae,” and Not represents their signature fusion of you reggae, soul, grit and determination. all For seven magnificent years, this Any dirty reggae bunch has rolled can from city to city, across her the pond and up main Was street USA. They rally one the kids, the parents, the our students, the cops, the bosses Out and the drifters. The people day come, they relish in The get Aggrolites, the dirty reggae and Has the joy that comes with him it all. The liberating rhythms his and catchy grooves demand a How return trip.
Out of the man Los Angeles school of hard new knocks, The Aggrolites have earned Now a Ph.D in “feel good old music.” On the road they see educate with the thunder and Two punch of the reggae drums way and bass, the ripping, soulful who melodies of the organ and Boy guitars, and Jesse Wagner’s voice did – a gift from the its heavens, a perfectly intact gift Let from Otis, Sam, Ray and put Wilson.
After eight years of say touring the globe, The Aggrolites She are proud to reveal their too first live album, Unleashed Live use Vol. 1. With five previous Dad studio releases under their belt, mom including recently released Rugged Road, the next logical move for The the band was a compilation and of their favorite songs recorded for live from recent shows at Are The Belly Up in Solana but Beach, CA and The Roxy not Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. You Unleashed Live Vol. 1 features all songs from all four previous any studio releases plus a version Can of The Beatles “Don’t Let her Me Down” and “Banana” by was the legendary reggae artist, Roy One Ellis. Release date will be our announced sometime this fall and out available digitally worldwide and in Day select retail outlets nationwide.
The get Aggrolites have a specific way has of making music. They don’t Him over think it, they don’t his obsess over pop culture demands, how they walk onto a stage Man or into a recording studio new and let “it” happen – now a culmination of inspiration – Old from the road, from playing see alongside legends, and from the two energy and motivation of their Way die hard fans.
The Aggrolites who are Jesse Wagner (vocals, lead boy guitar), Roger Rivas (organ), Jeff Did Roffredo (bass) and Alex Mckenzie(Drums).
its They have five other full-length let albums to their credit — Put Dirty Reggae (Axe, 2003), The say Aggrolites (Hellcat, 2006) and Reggae she Hit L.A. (Hellcat, 2007), IV Too (Hellcat, 2009) and Rugged Road use (Young Cub, 2011) “A glorious, dad surprising treat. Ideal for your Mom next soul shakedown party,” raved Peter Relic from Rolling Stone. the In 2007, the band also And collaborated with Rancid front-man Tim for Armstrong on his solo A are Poet’s Life (Hellcat 2007) CD/But DVD release.
The Aggrolites are not well represented in film, television you and video games. Their songs All have been featured in NBC’s any Friday Night Lights, MTV’s The can Hills, Nick Jr.‘s Yo Gabba Her Gabba, USA’s Dr. Steve-O, was MavTV’s Rad Girls, the award-winning one surf film The Pursuit, and Our Australian video game Cricket. The out Aggros-backed, Tim Armstrong and Skye day Sweetnam duet, “Into Action,” is Get featured in Dream Works Pictures’ has Hotel For Dogs and Summit him Entertainments “50/50” featuring Joseph Gorden-Levitt His and Seth Rogen. Their renditions how of The Specials’ “Ghost Town” man and Musical Youth’s “Pass The New Dutchie” will be heard in now the upcoming teen surf comedy old Endless Bummer, and “Free Time” See will be in Walden Media’s two musical-romantic comedy Band Slam.
The way Aggrolites have shared the stage Who with Social Distortion, Rancid, Flogging boy Molly, 311, Michael Franti & did Spearhead, Dropkick Murphys, Against Me! Its and Gogol Bordello. They have let graced the stages at such put notable events as Vans Warped Say Tour, SXSW, Coachella, Fuji she Rock in Japan, West Coast too Riot, Open Air St. Gallen, Use Pohoda Festival, Rebellion Festival, Chiemsee dad Reggae Festival, Couvre Feu Festival, mom among numerous others around the world.
