The Aggrolites

The year is 2002. Vocalist Jesse Wagner and organist Roger Rivas, each fresh out of their own bands, cometogether to form dirty reggae quintet The Aggrolites. With a sound that is equal parts Kingston and Motown, the bandturns the heads of discerning music listeners everywhere, not to mention a slew of legends both old-school (PhyllisDillon, Derrick Morgan) and newer (Tim Armstrong) who recruit them for collaborations. Over the next decade, theLos Angeles band tours hard and records constantly, releasing five full-lengths while spending close to 250 days ayear on the road. For a time, it seemed like the Aggrolites were everywhere, and that’s because they truly were.(Their van’s odometer can prove it.)