The 2014 Pier Award Nominees

Welcome to the Nomination Process for the 2014 Pier Awards! Place Your FINAL Vote Now By Clicking HERE! The nomination process includes 5 categories with 10 nominees per category. The 10 nominees were selected & voted on by The Pier Family. The Pier has a staff that includes more than 20 members in multiple states. [...]

Karl Denson Joins The Rolling Stones

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Words of congratulations are pouring in from all over the music industry, as Karl Denson has announced an opportunity to join The Rolling Stones, playing saxophone for nine shows on the band’s 14 On Fire tour in Australia and New Zealand.

Cali-Roots ’15 Artist Announcement (Rnd. 1)

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Releasing initial dates, details and a first round of tickets in early Sept, just a month later, California Root’s Presents Inc. has revealed the fist round of artists set to play the 6th annual California Roots Music and Arts Festival…

Pandora Radio adds Cali Reggae Station

People love to use Pandora Internet Radio because listeners can easily set a station based on a song, artist, or genre. Recently, the popular music streaming site added a few new genre based stations, including one titled Cali Reggae Radio!

September 2014 Album Releases

2014 has been a great year for new releases. Each month it seems there is a slew of new albums available for purchase. After a strong summer of new releases, September opens the fall with another great listing of new music.

The Best of Blackwater Music Festival 2014

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Following an afternoon of setting up camp, the early attendees headed down to the amphitheater stage for a set from Gary Dread & Jahmen. At 6pm, the band started off the weekend of tunes in proper fashion. Also known as Gary Jackson, drummer of The Movement, when performing solo Gary is billed as Gary Dread, [...]

Preview: Blackwater Music Festival

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Announced back in February, after much anticipation, The Pier is stoked that the return of Blackwater Music Festival is almost here! Held in Florida at the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park, this year’s event boasts both national and regional talent from some of the best acts playing Reggae-Rock and Livetronica!

Updated Concert Articles

Over the last week, we’ve covered 3 awesome shows in 3 different states. There’s Dirty Heads, Pepper & Aer, in MA, Slightly Stoopid, NOFX & Stephen Marley in San Diego, CA & the Homegrown NW Reggae Fest in Washington. We took a different approach to our live coverage – check it out…