June 2011

Updated Exclusive Interviews!

June 21, 2011

Welcome to the first day of summer and in an effort to heat things we up, we have a couple of new interviews with 2 VP Records recording artists celebrating new albums with Alborosie and Chino McGregor. See what they had to say as each artist sat down with our very own Chris Castro!

Interview: Alborosie

June 21, 2011

Born Alberto D’Ascola, Alborosie rose to fame in the early 1990’s with the Italian reggae group, Reggae National Tickets. In 2001 though, D’Ascola left his group and moved to Jamaica to be closer to the sounds that inspired him. Driven by a passion for music and spirituality, he has steadily released a small string of [...]

Interview: Chino McGregor

June 21, 2011

Chino McGregor may be the son of reggae legend Freddie McGregor, but he’s bent on creating his own foothold in the reggae world. With the help of his little brother Stephen “Di Genius” McGregor, Chino’s just released his self-titled debut album, a healthy smattering of reggae/dancehall injected with pop, soul, rock, and just about every [...]

Updated Concert Article!

June 21, 2011

Over this past weekend, The Pier was in attendance for the sold out Donavon Frankenreiter show that took place at The Coach House in Sunny southern California. Check out the article & Photos courtesy of Jenni Anspach.

Live: Donavon Frankenreiter (6-18-11)

June 21, 2011

Date: Saturday, June 18th, 2011 Line up: Donavon Frankenreiter, Seth Petterson & The Undertow Location: The Coach House. San Juan Capistrano, CA Even walking up to the venue, I could feel the buzz… the buzz of people who were stoked to have gotten their tickets early to Donavon Frankenreiter's SOLD OUT show. The Coach House [...]

Updated Album Reviews!

June 20, 2011

Welcome to a Monday of new album reviews. Today we have new album reviews for Alborosie, Chino, The Hangers & Sand Section Each artist just released new albums between May & June so these albums are fresh off the press See what our writers had to say & what star rating they gave each album

Review: Alborosie – 2 Times Revolution

June 20, 2011

Alborosie - 2 Times Revolution

Review: Chino McGregor- Self Titled

June 20, 2011

Chino McGregor - Self-Titled Track Listing: 1.) Never Change [From Mawning] 2.) Protected (Album) 3.) Pon Your Head 4.) I Am 5.) Yeah Yeah 6.) Build A Vibe [Free Style Skit] 7.) Badness 8.) God Nah Sleep [Rise and Fall Story] 9.) My Soul 10.) Leaving [Seal The Link] 11.) Ruff It Up 12.) Mus [...]