Groundation’s First Tour of 2015

Groundation has just announced the schedule for their first tour of live performances this year. Set to play Mexico, the Western US and a date in Costa Rica, the band will play shows of famous Wailers tracks in celebration of Bob Marley‘s 70th Birthday as well as shows with original material from their new record, […]

SOJA East Coast Tour w/ J Boog & The Green

In 2015 SOJA continues on tour, supporting their Grammy nominated record, Amid The Noise and Haste. After opening their year with a spot down in Jamaica, the band is set for their first US run of the year, a 14 show east coast tour with special guests on select dates, The Green, JBoog, Leilani Wolfgramm […]

Video: Andy Palmer – Storm’s Not Coming

Last week, we did an Artist Radar feature on up & coming gritty, acoustic folk-rock artist Andy Palmer. This week, we’re premiering his new music video for the song “Storms Not Coming” as it was directed by our own Tage Plantell of The Pier’s Live Acoustic Series. The video features killer visual effects, several interesting […]

Perro Bravo and The Bootlegged Albums

A few weeks ago, the Perro Bravo camp had a slight scare when it was discovered that someone had printed a bootlegged album of what is now primarily unavailable music. Awareness of the bootleg came about in the Facebook group, STP, also known as, Skunk Trading Post, where Skunk Records fans come together to trade […]

The Pier: Album & Cover Art History (Vol. 3)

The Pier: Album & Cover Art History Vol. 3 Welcome to The Pier's Album & Cover Art History - Volume 3 as we take a look at another five iconic album covers and releases with their concepts & back-story. In this feature, you'll read how the album's art has more depth to its meaning than [...]

Music Unites – Reggae Around The World Vol. 4

With all of the crooked politicians and corrupt policy-making, some very important school subjects have fallen into a state of never-ending neglect. Music and art programs were unfortunately the first to fall; yet the push for education in the art of healing through music and creation lives on.

The Wailers First U.S. Tour of 2015

Following last year’s tour in honor of the 30th anniversary of Legend, The Wailers have Kicked off their first U.S. tour of the 2015 season. Opening with a set of sold-out shows, The Wailers will be filling venues across the nation as they celebrate Bob Marley’s 70th birthday with a run of shows throughout February […]

MP3 Leak of the Week: Riotmaker

Out of Sacramento, CA, the 5-piece Alt. Reggae-Rock group, Riotmaker is set to introduce us to their style of music known as CaliRock with the release of Welcome to CaliRock. Their new album is a 9 track album set to drop on February 20th. We’re giving away track 4 off the new album with the […]