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Strange Case Have Found Their Moment With “HBK” — and They’re Building a Scene Around It
For years, Strange Case have existed in the fertile overlap of Southern California surf culture, punk grit, and DIY rock ...
PREMIER: Ganda Goes Cosmic on New Single “Milky Ways” feat. Kat Hall: Inside the SoCal Reggae Band’s Interstellar Love Song
Southern California reggae outfit Ganda has always thrived in the space between tradition and curiosity. Since emerging in 2018 as ...
Jakob Nowell Looks Back on 2025: ‘A Lot of Highs and a Lot of Lows’
From scoring a massively successful No. 1 hit, to playing some of the biggest festivals in the nation, Jakob Nowell ...
The Best Reggae Albums of 2025: A Year When Roots, Rock, and Reinvention Collided
In a year defined by boundary-pushing genre mashups and a renewed global appetite for reflective, feel-good music, reggae emerged in ...
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Strange Case Have Found Their Moment With “HBK” — and They’re Building a Scene Around It
For years, Strange Case have existed in the fertile overlap of Southern California surf culture, punk grit, and DIY rock ...
PREMIER: Ganda Goes Cosmic on New Single “Milky Ways” feat. Kat Hall: Inside the SoCal Reggae Band’s Interstellar Love Song
Southern California reggae outfit Ganda has always thrived in the space between tradition and curiosity. Since emerging in 2018 as ...
Jakob Nowell Rolls into 2026 with a Broken Knee but He’s not Letting that Stop Him or Sublime
The water was black, cold, and crowded with bodies when Jakob Nowell felt his leg extend just a little too ...
Daniel Delacruz and Paul Wolstencroft from Slightly Stoopid’s on their new children’s album Dubtown Rockers
After two decades on the road with Slightly Stoopid, Daniel “DeLa” Delacruz has played some of the world’s most iconic ...
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PREMIER: Ganda Goes Cosmic on New Single “Milky Ways” feat. Kat Hall: Inside the SoCal Reggae Band’s Interstellar Love Song
Southern California reggae outfit Ganda has always thrived in the space between tradition and curiosity. Since emerging in 2018 as ...
Sita Lyrical Links With Massive B On Explosive New Single “Outside”
Rising dancehall force Sita Lyrical keeps her momentum surging with “Outside,” a new single alongside legendary New York production duo ...
Viren Neel Finds Stillness And Motion On new EP, “Five River Rock”
Trinidad-born singer, songwriter, and composer Viren Neel steps further into his own with Five River Rock, a thoughtful new EP ...
Coyote Island Share “Trust The Path (Vibe Version)” Featuring The Hip Abduction
Maine-based alt / indie / reggae-rock outfit Coyote Island are keeping the momentum rolling with a new rework of their ...
REVIEWS & RECAPS
Jakob and Sublime End 2025 with a Bang
Sublime finished 2025 the way only Sublime can: loud, loose, communal, and seemingly allergic to the idea of slowing down ...
Ranking The Vibes: The Pier’s Top 11 Essential West Coast Reggae Releases of 2025
Let’s be real: 2025 was was a big year for the West-Coast reggae scene. We spent the last decade arguing ...
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Feel It All Around Tour: SensaMotion at Anchor Rock Club [Live Review]
There’s nothing like a hometown show, and SensaMotion proved it when they brought their Feel It All Around Tour to ...
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Chali 2na & Cut Chemist Bring the Party: Brooklyn Bowl [Live Review]
If you’ve ever seen Slightly Stoopid live over the past decade, chances are you’ve caught Chali 2na stepping into the ...
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PREMIERE: The Last Call – “Yesterday” Official Music Video
San Diego’s reggae rock scene just got a fresh dose of nostalgia and energy with the official music video for ...
PREMIERE: The Irie ft. bluthecolor – “Undertow” Official Music Video
Today, February 14, 2025, The Irie unleash a storm of raw energy as their live performance official music video for ...
PREMIERE: Dan E.T. x Passafire – “High Tide” Official Music Video
Prepare to ride the wave, because Dan E.T. is making a splash with the release of his brand-new music video ...
PREMIERE: “HOOKED” by Makua Rothman
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SNSMix OF THE WEEK
SNS SONG OF THE WEEK: Strange Case Carry SoCal’s Next Wave Forward with New Single “HBK,” the Latest Drop from Jakob Nowell’s SVN/BVRNT Label
Ventura County’s rising alt-indie outfit Strange Case are back with their new single “HBK,” continuing the momentum behind Jakob Nowell’s ...
SNSMix Song of the Week: “Good Life (2017)” – Stick Figure & Collie Buddz
This week’s SNSMix Song of the Week brings a long-lost gem to the surface—“Good Life (2017)” by Stick Figure & ...
SNSMix Song of the Week: “This Is My Life” | Tunnel Vision ft. DENM
This week’s SNSMix Song of the Week shines a well-deserved spotlight on “This Is My Life,” the latest single from ...
SNSMix Song of the Week: “Make It Through” | The Movement
This week’s SNSMix Song of the Week is “Make It Through” by The Movement, released on May 23, 2025. The ...
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