With only a ukulele, a vocal microphone, and a captivating voice, Nirvana Goberdhan has gone from Pepper fan to Pepper-endorsed.
Meet Vana Liya: LAW Records Newest Signing
April 30, 2018
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Slightly Stoopid’s 2018 Summer Tour with Stick Figure & Pepper
February 21, 2018
Following the details of our 2018 Most Anticipated Albums feature, the School’s Out For Summer tour just became that much more anticipated considering that all three bands will likely be promoting brand new albums, or at the very least, performing brand-new songs. Furthermore, it gives fans a chance to see some on-stage collaborations considering that […]
Behind The Beat: Understanding Ethan Tucker
February 14, 2018
In May of 2015, Olympia, WA's singer-songwriter Ethan Tucker released his last studio album Misunderstood, a 14-track record produced by Beastie Boy's Mario C., featuring a guest appearance by Michael Franti. Ethan first showed up on our radar back in October of 2009 when we published a live video of him performing "Morning Time." The [...]
Cali-Roots Festival 2018 Artist Line-up: A Look at Who To See Live
January 16, 2018
California Roots Music & Arts Festival returns for its 9th consecutive year held at the Monterey County Fair Grounds in Monterey, CA over its usual Memorial Day weekend of May 25, 26 & 27. The full line-up was released and we are pleased with some of this years newest additions. Here’s who to look out […]
2018 Most Anticipated Albums
January 4, 2018
Welcome to The Pier's 2018 Most Anticipated Albums! If 2018 is any extension of where 2017 ended, then we're sure to see more strategic releases aimed toward building streaming numbers, which down the road may not include full-length albums. Bands are taking notice to a drop in MP3 downloads among fans who are switching to [...]
Coming Soon: The Pier’s 2018 Most Anticipated Albums
December 27, 2017
On Thurs., January 4th, 2018, we will publish The Pier’s 2018 Most Anticipated Albums. This is the time of year we get to anticipate and discuss upcoming albums from some of our favorite bands in Reggae-Rock. We’re compiling all of the information from the bands about their new releases for one big convenient read…
The History & Return of Long Beach Dub Allstars
November 27, 2017
Who Exactly Are The Long Beach Dub Allstars? The Sublime family tree is one with many branches, but if we consider Sublime the root, then Long Beach Dub Allstars would be the trunk of this unique reggae-rock genre. They started in 1997 as a way for this special community of artists to come together around [...]
MP3 Leak of the Week: Dela & The Aggrolites
November 19, 2017
Daniel “DELA” Delacruz, a saxophonist, composer, arranger, and producer, is also Slightly Stoopid’s horn section leader and a key contributor to their last four studio efforts. He’s put that skill to a debut record of his own that he co-produced with Karl Denson titled Opening Night. The Aggrolites back the live music to his production […]