The Aggrolites
They are brothers from another mother and willing to shed blood for family.
This five-piece group of L.A. musicians mix old school reggae with rock, soul and funk, heavily influenced by The Meters, James Brown and Wilson Pickett, among others. Their sound is a thick blend of rhythm and melody, seasoned by years of love. The result is the infectious sound called “dirty reggae.”
They are Jesse Wagner (vocals, lead guitar, prophecies), Korey Horn (drums, master of thunder & lightning), J. Bonner (bass king), Roger Rivas (keys, machine gun fingers) and Brian Dixon (rhythm guitar, A.K.47)
Nearly eight months straight on the road, criss-crossing the U.S. and jetting back and forth to Europe, The Aggrolites are one of the world’s hardest working bands and with serious talent to boot. But they see themselves as one mean unit, a machine!
If you have ever seen one of their shows then you know they have the chops, chemistry, talent and that something special the Almighty gave them at birth to take this Aggrolites “machine” to the highest mountain.
The Aggrolites already have two albums to their credit — “Dirty Reggae” (Axe, 2003) and the critically acclaimed self-titled “The Aggrolites” (Hellcat/Epitaph, 2006). Peter Relic from Rolling Stone Magazine raves, “A glorious, surprising treat. Ideal for your next soul shakedown party.” The anthem “Dirty Reggae” also appeared on Epitaph’s “Give Em The Boot IV” compilation CD.
They recently completed their third album due to hit this June. It will be the second of their three album deal for indie label Hellcat/Epitaph. Singer Jesse Wagner sums it up best, “We’ve been breaking our backs on the road for months and when we got back from touring we poured our blood, sweat and tears into this album. It’s the tightest one yet. The real deal!” A month-long album launch party throughout California is in the works.
While out on tour they knew when they arrived back in LA there was no time to relax, it would be straight into the studio. From city to city and continent to continent, the band hacked their way into the hearts and minds of newly converted Aggro-fans. Since they were either in a bus, van or some other mode of transportation most of the time and unable to demo new tunes, they found opportunity during sound checks to throw out new hooks and licks in anticipation of what would eventually become the masterpiece – “Reggae Hit LA.”
Once in the studio, despite the lack of completed tunes, the band found it amazingly easy to flow with lyrics, hooks, choruses, bridges
