Chromatic & Paul MichaelIsland Saturdays Halloween Bash with Chromatic & Paul Michael – Photos from ProvidenceAlchemyProvidence, RI · October 31, 2026HALLOWEEN BASH. THE BEST COSTUME GOT A ROSE.Chromatic & Paul Michael live at Alchemy, Providence, RI
The Island Saturdays Halloween Bash, the longest running dancehall night in New England, at Alchemy in Providence, RI, on Saturday, October 31, 2026. Chromatic and Paul Michael ran the night, and the best costume got a rose. Halloween nightlife photography by Bobby Shakes for bobbyshakes.com. Yaadcore & FriendsYaadcore & Friends, Rasta Time – Photos from Nublu, New YorkNubluNew York, NY · October 27, 2026RASTA TIME AT NUBLUYaadcore & Friends live at Nublu, New York, NY
Yaadcore & Friends, Rasta Time, at Nublu in New York on October 27, 2026. Live reggae photography by Anil Batra, Picatra Music Journal, for bobbyshakes.com. DJ Handz, Scary, DJ Twinnie Twin & Rave King · hosted by The Beantown BaddieZombies vs Baddies, Mood Mondays – Photos from Hyde Park, BostonBoston Restaurant Bar & GrillHyde Park, Boston, MA · October 26, 2026ZOMBIES VS BADDIES. HALLOWEEN ON A MONDAY.DJ Handz, Scary, DJ Twinnie Twin & Rave King · hosted by The Beantown Baddie live at Boston Restaurant Bar & Grill, Hyde Park, Boston, MA
Zombies vs Baddies, the Mood Mondays Halloween costume party hosted by The Beantown Baddie, at Boston Restaurant Bar & Grill, 1267 River Street, Hyde Park, Boston, on Monday, October 26, 2026. DJ Handz, Scary, DJ Twinnie Twin and Rave King played dancehall, afrobeats, soca, hip hop, R&B and island vibes. Halloween nightlife photography by Bobby Shakes for bobbyshakes.com. DJ Focus, DJ Warlock, DJ Dutch & Brandan DukeBend Ova Spooky Wine – Photos from Big Night LiveBig Night LiveBoston, MA · October 17, 2026SPOOKY HEAD TOPSDJ Focus, DJ Warlock, DJ Dutch & Brandan Duke live at Big Night Live, Boston, MA
Bend Ova — Spooky Wine, a Halloween soca and dancehall party at Big Night Live on Causeway Street in Boston — Saturday, October 17, 2026. Costumed revelers in masks, horns and halos packed the floor and the stage while DJ Focus, DJ Warlock, DJ Dutch and Brandan Duke kept the wine going until 2 AM. Caribbean nightlife photography by Bobby Shakes for bobbyshakes.com. BushmanBushman Nyahman – Photos from New YorkNew YorkNew York, NY · October 10, 2026NYAHMAN BROUGHT THE ROOTS TO NEW YORK.Bushman live at New York, New York, NY
Reggae veteran Bushman brought his Nyahman set to New York on Saturday, October 10, 2026, singing in front of a full live band. Roots reggae concert photography by Anil Batra, Picatra Music Journal, for bobbyshakes.com. Copper ShotIsland Saturdays with Copper ShotAlchemyProvidence, RI · October 10, 2026COPPER SHOT TOOK OVER PROVIDENCE.Copper Shot live at Alchemy, Providence, RI
Island Saturdays, the longest running dancehall night in New England, at Alchemy in Providence, RI — October 10, 2026. Copper Shot (Coppershot), the uptown Kingston, Jamaica sound system with a hardcore reggae feel, took over the night with fresh music straight from yard. Two days later Marc Chin, the Jamaica-based Copper Shot selector, sat down with Bobby Shakes live on Shakes Is Live. Dancehall party photography by Bobby Shakes for bobbyshakes.com. DJ Handz, Scary Concepts, Mad Lion Sound & Team StaminaMood Mondays – Photos from Hyde Park, BostonBoston Restaurant Bar & GrillHyde Park, Boston, MA · October 5, 2026EVERY MONDAY. GOOD VIBES, GOOD PEOPLE.DJ Handz, Scary Concepts, Mad Lion Sound & Team Stamina live at Boston Restaurant Bar & Grill, Hyde Park, Boston, MA
Mood Mondays, the weekly dancehall and reggae night at Boston Restaurant Bar & Grill on River Street in Hyde Park, Boston — Monday, October 5, 2026. DJ Handz, Scary Concepts, Mad Lion Sound and Team Stamina on the sound, keeping Boston dancing on a Monday night. Dancehall nightlife photography by Bobby Shakes for bobbyshakes.com. Fadah P (honoree), World Immortal Stone Love, Cypress & Ghetto HypeFadah P Honored by Mayor Wu – Photos from Sorrel & LimeSorrel & LimeDorchester, Boston, MA · September 19, 2026THIRTY-SEVEN YEARS OF REGGAE. HONORED BY BOSTON.Fadah P (honoree), World Immortal Stone Love, Cypress & Ghetto Hype live at Sorrel & Lime, Dorchester, Boston, MA
Fadah P Year to Year, the All White Birthday Bash at Sorrel & Lime in Dorchester, Boston — Saturday night, September 19, 2026. Fadah P, Peyton Daley, a graduate of Boston Latin Academy and Wentworth Institute of Technology and host of a show on Spark FM Boston, was honored with a citation from Boston Mayor Michelle Wu for 37 years of work in reggae music, with the World Immortal Stone Love (Diamond and Iceberg) playing on the Dynamite Sound system, plus Cypress and Ghetto Hype. Photography and video by Bobby Shakes for bobbyshakes.com.
Alison HindsAlison Hinds Live at Cambridge Carnival 2026 – Photos from Cambridge, MACambridge Carnival International, Central SquareCambridge, MA · September 13, 2026THE QUEEN OF SOCA TAKES CENTRAL SQUARE.Alison Hinds live at Cambridge Carnival International, Central Square, Cambridge, MA
Alison Hinds, the Barbadian Queen of Soca, headlines Cambridge Carnival 2026 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Sunday, September 13, 2026 — New England's largest Caribbean carnival, with masquerade bands, steel pan and a road full of soca, calypso, reggae and dancehall. Concert and carnival photography by Bobby Shakes for bobbyshakes.com.
ColorWalks Fashion & Arts Initiative & Turnup MusicTurnup the Runway 2026 – Photos from Bliss Terasu, New York, NYBliss TerasuNew York, NY · September 12, 2026DESIGNERS, MODELS AND A RUNWAY IN LOWER MANHATTAN.ColorWalks Fashion & Arts Initiative & Turnup Music live at Bliss Terasu, New York, NY
Turnup the Runway, the Let the Magic Happen networking series presented by the ColorWalks Fashion & Arts Initiative and Turnup Music, at Bliss Terasu on Platt Street in Lower Manhattan on Saturday, September 12, 2026 — designers, models, creatives and artists, a runway, food and drinks from 4pm to 1am. Fashion and nightlife photography by Anil Batra, Picatra Music Journal, for bobbyshakes.com. Buju Banton & Kes, Honorary Grand MarshalsNew York Caribbean Carnival 2026 — West Indian Day ParadeEastern ParkwayBrooklyn, NY · September 7, 2026ONE CARIBBEAN. BUJU AND KES LEAD THE PARKWAY.Buju Banton & Kes, Honorary Grand Marshals live at Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY
The 59th New York Caribbean Carnival parade on Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn — Labor Day, September 7, 2026. Buju Banton and Kes the Band frontman Kees Dieffenthaller served as Honorary Grand Marshals under the theme One Caribbean, with mas bands, sound trucks and masqueraders on the biggest Caribbean road in North America. West Indian Day Parade photography by Anil Batra, Picatra Music Journal, for bobbyshakes.com.
Bruno MarsGillette StadiumFoxborough, MA · September 6, 2026THE KING OF LATIN PHUNK ROCK AND ROLLBruno Mars live at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
Bruno Mars live at Gillette Stadium on The Romantic Tour — Foxborough, MA, September 6, 2026, his first time at the home of the Patriots, with Anderson .Paak as DJ Pee .Wee and RAYE opening. A Latin set, Mothership funk with The Hooligans, and an Elvis-inspired finale: three lanes in one night. Concert photography by Julez for bobbyshakes.com. Paul Michael & RFBIsland Saturdays with Paul Michael & RFBAlchemyProvidence, RI · September 5, 2026PAUL MICHAEL RAN A SOCA TRAIN. RFB SHELLED IT.Paul Michael & RFB live at Alchemy, Providence, RI
Island Saturdays, the longest running dancehall night in New England, at Alchemy in Providence, RI — September 5, 2026. Paul Michael sent a soca train through the club with the whole room screaming Trinidad, then RFB touched the stage and shelled it. Dancehall and soca party photography by Bobby Shakes for bobbyshakes.com. Richie Feelings, DJ Legend & Powa Serge80/20Sorrel & LimeDorchester, Boston, MA · August 30, 2026THREE SELECTORS, ONE LAST FETERichie Feelings, DJ Legend & Powa Serge live at Sorrel & Lime, Dorchester, Boston, MA
The 80/20 party at Sorrel & Lime in Dorchester, Boston, MA — August 30, 2026. Richie Feelings, DJ Legend and Powa Serge on the set, running dancehall and reggae deep into the night to close out Boston Caribbean Carnival weekend. Concert photography by Bobby Shakes for bobbyshakes.com. DJ MastamindLost on the BoardwalkSpectacle IslandBoston Harbor, MA · August 30, 2026ISLAND VIBES ON THE HARBORDJ Mastamind live at Spectacle Island, Boston Harbor, MA
Lost on the Boardwalk, presented by Red House Entertainment, on Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor — August 30, 2026. DJ Mastamind running reggae, dancehall and soca at a food-inclusive island party closing out Boston Caribbean Carnival weekend. Live photography by Bobby Shakes for bobbyshakes.com. Team Jamaica vs Team USAUSA vs Jamaica — Newport International Polo 2026Newport Polo GroundsPortsmouth, RI · August 22, 2026JAMAICA TAKES THE LIBERTY BOWLTeam Jamaica vs Team USA live at Newport Polo Grounds, Portsmouth, RI
The 27th USA vs Jamaica match of the Newport International Polo Series on August 22, 2026, where Team Jamaica beat Team USA 9–6 to take home the Liberty Bowl. Played on BD Field at the Newport Polo Grounds in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, during Newport Polo's 150th anniversary season, the rivalry dates back to 1994 and brings island spirit to one of New England's biggest summer polo days, with Visit Jamaica as match sponsor. Documented by Boston-based editorial photographer Bobby Shakes, whose archive has covered the region's soca, dancehall, and reggae scenes for nearly three decades. Richie FeelingsIsland SaturdaysAlchemyProvidence, RI · August 29, 2026CARNIVAL NIGHT IN PROVIDENCERichie Feelings live at Alchemy, Providence, RI
Island Saturdays at Alchemy in Providence, RI — August 29, 2026. Richie Feelings on the set running soca, dancehall and reggae on Boston Caribbean Carnival night. Live photography by Bobby Shakes for bobbyshakes.com. Envy Mas & Secret Soca SocietyBoston Caribbean Carnival 2026 – Photos from the RoadBoston Caribbean CarnivalBoston, MA · August 29, 2026FEATHERS, MAS AND SOCA ON THE ROADEnvy Mas & Secret Soca Society live at Boston Caribbean Carnival, Boston, MA
The Boston Caribbean Carnival parade — August 29, 2026. Envy Mas and Secret Soca Society on the road in full costume for the daytime road march, one of the largest Caribbean cultural celebrations in New England. Carnival photography by Bobby Shakes for bobbyshakes.com. Jab Family Boston & Secret Soca SocietyBoston J'ouvert 2026 – Photos from Carnival MorningBoston Caribbean CarnivalBoston, MA · August 29, 2026PAINT, POWDER AND THE SUNRISEJab Family Boston & Secret Soca Society live at Boston Caribbean Carnival, Boston, MA
J'ouvert at Boston Caribbean Carnival — before dawn on August 29, 2026. Jab Family Boston and Secret Soca Society in paint, powder and oil for the pre-dawn ritual that opens Carnival morning, soca on the road as the sun comes up over Boston. Carnival photography by Bobby Shakes for bobbyshakes.com. Machel Montano & Lady LavaEncore: Machel Montano & Lady LavaBoston City Hall PlazaBoston, MA · August 27, 2026THE 12X ROAD MARCH KING TOOK THE CITYMachel Montano & Lady Lava live at Boston City Hall Plaza, Boston, MA
Machel Montano and Lady Lava live at Encore, presented by Riddim & Rum at Boston City Hall Plaza — August 27, 2026. The 12x Road March King headlines a landmark soca night of Boston Caribbean Carnival season, and receives a citation from the City of Boston. Concert photography by Bobby Shakes for bobbyshakes.com. Chris BrownGillette StadiumFoxborough, MA · August 17, 2026BREEZY TOOK FLIGHT — LANDED FEET AWAYChris Brown live at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
Chris Brown live at Gillette Stadium on The R&B Tour, co-headlining with Usher — Foxboro (Foxborough), MA, August 17, 2026. DJ Fresh warmed up a packed crowd before two and a half hours of Confessions, You Got It Bad, Residuals, Back to Sleep and Ay-Yo, with Breezy flying clear across the stadium. Concert photography by Julez for bobbyshakes.com. DJ Lava, DJ Flare & Fire RedzDi Summer Black PartyHidden SpotBoston, MA · August 14, 2026ALL BLACK, ALL NIGHTDJ Lava, DJ Flare & Fire Redz live at Hidden Spot, Boston, MA
Neeks presents Di Summer Black Party — the all-black summer dance at Hidden Spot in Boston, MA. Selectors DJ Lava, DJ Flare and Fire Redz running reggae, dancehall and soca deep into the night, dress code strictly black. Live reggae and dancehall photography by Bobby Shakes and Picatra. Images on bobbyshakes.com. Black UhuruLincoln CenterNew York, NY · August 11, 2026ROOTS ROYALTY — AND THE CROWD KNEW EVERY WORDBlack Uhuru live at Lincoln Center, New York, NY
Black Uhuru live at Lincoln Center, New York — the Waterhouse roots crew who won reggae's first-ever Grammy, bringing foundation harmonies and heavyweight riddim to one of the world's most prestigious stages. "Uhuru" means freedom, and it filled the room. Photographed by Anil Batra. Images on bobbyshakes.com. YellowmanKing YellowmanOcean MistMatunuck, RI · August 9, 2026THE KING STILL STANDSYellowman live at Ocean Mist, Matunuck, RI
King Yellowman live at the Ocean Mist on the beach in Matunuck, RI — the true King of Dancehall, foundation deejay Winston Foster running the classics for a Sunday night crowd by the water. A man who gave his jawbone to this music and came back singing. Live reggae and dancehall photography by Bobby Shakes. Images on bobbyshakes.com. DJ Madout & DJ Paul MichaelIsland SaturdaysAlchemyProvidence, RI · August 8, 2026STRAIGHT OFF THE FLOATDJ Madout & DJ Paul Michael live at Alchemy, Providence, RI
DJ Madout brought his viral energy to Island Saturdays at Alchemy in Providence, RI — days after making history as the first selector off the float at the Jamaica Independence parade in NYC, a moment that crossed a million views on IG. Alongside resident DJ Paul Michael, Madout shelled dun Island Saturdays, that NYC pressure poured straight into the Rhode Island night. Live dancehall party photography by Bobby Shakes. Images on bobbyshakes.com. Slip N SlideA Hidden SpotSummer 2026If you know, you knowSlip N Slide live at A Hidden Spot
The Seduction Ladies took over a hidden spot for a summer pool party — billed as a slip and slide, but the pool was the whole move. Crew hosting, the ladies in the water, music up and the energy high from the first splash to the last. A full-vibe summer afternoon at a location you had to know about. Live party photography by Bobby Shakes. Images on bobbyshakes.com.
DJ Paul MichaelDJ Paul Michael Birthday BashAlchemyProvidence, RI · August 1, 2026Happy Birthday BroDJ Paul Michael live at Alchemy, Providence, RI
DJ Paul Michael took his birthday behind the decks at Island Saturdays, Alchemy — Providence, RI. The Rhode Island selector running foundation dancehall into the new school, flags up all night. Live dancehall photography by Bobby Shakes. Images on bobbyshakes.com. Kabaka PyramidBill's BarBoston, MA · July 29, 2026THE KALLING, LIVEKabaka Pyramid live at Bill's Bar, Boston, MA
Kabaka Pyramid brought his conscious reggae to Bill's Bar on Lansdowne Street in Boston — the Grammy-winning Jamaican lyricist and Ghetto Youths artist firing through Kontraband, Well Done and Energy in a tight room by Fenway. Reggae fused with hip-hop, lyrics first, the crowd hanging on every bar. Live reggae concert photography by Bobby Shakes. Images on bobbyshakes.com.
Hypa SquadIsland SaturdaysAlchemyProvidence, RI · July 25, 2026HYPA SQUAD B-DAY BASH