Concert Reviews

Date: April 8th, 2011 Location: Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom. Denvery, CO. Line-Up: John Browns Body, Katchafire, Tatanka On Friday April 8th 2011 The Pier attended an evening full of dub, reggae and dancehall by way of Tatanka, Katchafire and John Browns Body in Denver, Colorado at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom. Each band playing that night brought a [...]

Date: April 1st, 2011 Location: The Soundwave. San Diego, CA Line-Up: Natural Vibrations, Tribal Theory, Fortunate Youth, Kahi Lofa Hailing from Hawaii, Natural Vibrations came to Southern California to bring some classic island-reggae. They made three stops, including Hollywood, Hermosa Beach, and San Diego. The Pier checked out the sold-out show in the Mission Beach [...]

Date: March 17-19...11am-2am Location: Ruta Maya. Austin, TX What: ATX Wildfire Reggae & Arts Festival. All Ages. FREE! Every year, people flock to South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas to experience one of the greatest festivals that music, film and interactive have to offer. For the roots reggae, dub and dub rock enthusiasts, there [...]

Date: March 23rd, 2011 What: "On The Road Again" 2011 Album Tour Line up: Katchafire & Tomorrows Bad Seeds Location: The Belly Up Tavern. San Diego, CA Article: On Wednesday, March 23rd, New Zealand’s Katchafire started their “On The Road Again” 2011 Album Tour at the Belly Up Tavern in San Diego, California with So-Cal [...]

Date: March 4th, 2011 What: The Winter Greens Tour Line up: Rebelution, The Green & Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad Location: The Filmore at Irving Plaza. New York, Ny. Article: On Friday night, I was treated to something of a dream show for the modern reggae fan – The Green, Rebelution, and Giant Panda Guerilla [...]

Date: Saturday, Feb 26th, 2011 Line up: The Expendables, Big B & ILa Mawana Location: The Social. Orlando, FL What: Winter Blackout Tour. All Ages, $17 Cover Welcoming the Cali-based band that mixes laid back reggae with heavy metal guitar riffs, along with hooligan hip-hopper Big B and dub-rockers ILa Mawana, The Social in Orlando, [...]

Date: Saturday, Feb 26th, 2011 Line up: Pepper, The Supervillains, Alyssa Jacey Location: The Coach House. San Juan Capistrano, CA. What: Law Records Friends & Family Acoustic Tour. All Ages, $25 Cover On Saturday, February 26th 2011 Law Records own, Pepper and tour-mates The Supervillains, stopped by The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, CA [...]

Date: Friday, Jan 21st, 2011 Line up: Mike Pinto Band & HB Surround Sound Location: DiPiazzas. Long Beach, CA. What: All Ages, $10 Cover Article: On Friday night, Mike Pinto was kicking off his Coming In From The Cold winter tour in Long Beach, CA. Playing direct support was Huntington Beach locals, HB Surround Sound, who [...]