Bob Marley, Bob Marley, Bob Marley: The Reef 03/21/2011

The Reef took it to the next level again as their booked talent played to near capacity. Bob Marley was the theme as both performers, Trevor Hall and Cas Haley, laid out their island tunes while the tiki gods smiled and the torches burned.

Cas Haley opened and is best known for winning runner-up on America's Got Talent show, but is becoming even more well-known in the industry for being a purist and anything but a sell out. He walked from a major label contract after his win to reinforce his belief in his music and his way.

While Cas covers Marley, he does it his way and it works with his Texas drawl. It's music you can sing along to and then demands from you the respect to let Haley do Marley leaving the listener to do nothing, but groove while he finishes the trill.

Trevor Hall is Marley with an American-hippie edge, and not because he is the white guy in the room jammin' to reggae in full garb. Hall sings it hippie and seldom sings the same song the same way twice. Duplicating a performance for Hall would be like disrespecting the agency of the song, which of course would deny the love, peace, and harmony of the universe.

The Reef was the perfect venue for these two young and talented artists who had the appeal from a surprisingly young crowd not to mention half of last years BSU football team, who took in the tunes. Keep the Reef on your radar as their upcoming talent has sold out much larger venues throughout the country.