While currently residing in Huntington Beach, CA, DENM has called most of Southern CA home, having grown up in San Diego to Santa Barbara and Isla Vista. He carries the coastal cultural upbringing with him into his music as he is gearing up to release his debut album, Slum Beach Denny, this May. The 15 […]
Jamaican singer-songwriter, Kumar Bent, is the Grammy-nominated former lead singer of Raging Fyah. The Pier was able to sit down with the gifted singer after a stellar performance in snowy Vienna, Austria back in December 2018. The 30-year-old Jamaican artist discussed his excitement for his blossoming solo career, as well as the challenges that coincide […]
In late May 2018, Kabaka Pyramid dropped his triumphant debut album Kontraband, a joint release via Ghetto Youths International and Bebble Rock Records. Born Keron Salmon, Kabaka Pyramid established himself as an emergent Jamaican star following his 2013 Lead The Way EP, and his numerous memorable guest features. Few vocalists in any corner of music […]
Widely known by many across the reggae community, Kevin “KBong” Bong has been lighting up the stage with his always positive mindset and uplifting, high energy spirit for many years. With what started as a smaller live show many years ago, it’s no longer a secret that Stick Figure has evolved into one of the […]
Based out of Calabasas, CA is alt. rock band Incubus who will be returning to southern, CA when they perform at San Diego, CA’s KAABOO Festival on the Del Mar Fairgrounds, Friday, Sept 14th alongside marquee names in Foo Fighters, Post Malone, Blondie, Halsey and Gucci Mane. Before Incubus was a marquee name themselves, they […]
The Pier sat down with ska legends The Mighty Mighty BossToneS as front-man Dicky Barrett discussed their most recent album, While Were At It. This is their tenth studio record that is said to conclude as a three part trilogy that started with 2009’s Pin Points and Gin Joints and 2011’s The Magic of Youth. […]
Celebrating the release of their 9th studio album, Everyday Life, Everyday People, I had the chance to catch up with Slightly Stoopid vocalist, guitarist, bassist and San Diego sports fan, Miles Doughty. The album comes out July 13th and features an all-star cast of guest appearances that include: Ali Campbell of UB40, Yellowman, Don Carlos, […]
Newcastle, Australia is almost 8,000 miles from Southern California. A full 19 hour plane ride from the streets of Los Angeles and the Bay areas, the streets that shaped bands like Lagwagon and No Use For A Name. 19 hours from the place where The Offspring, Pennywise, Green Day, and Blink-182 rocketed skate punk into […]
