Cali Vibes has announced a batch of new additions to this year’s line-up when they return to Marina Green Park in Long Beach Feb 17th – 19th, 2023. Added to this year’s already-stacked lineup are Matisyahu. Trevor Hall, Long Beach Dub Allstars. and Common Kings. Tickets are currently on sale at Calivibesfest.com. Check out the flyer […]
Rock-reggae pioneers Long Beach Dub Allstars played to a capacity crowd last weekend at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California. The Allstars played a high dose of classic tracks from their impressive back catalog before bringing out special guest Pato Banton on stage. Pato Banton joined the Dub Allstars to play “Gwarn!” from the […]
Thanksgiving is a time for reflection and being surrounded by loved ones. We asked the rock-reggae community what they are thankful for. Check the heartfelt responses we got back in the post below. DUDDY B (Dirty Heads) “Always family. So thankful for my beautiful family. I’m thankful that I get to do what I […]
Rock-reggae pioneers Long Beach Dub Allstars have been working on the follow-up to their 2020 self-titled album. The band has been working with Long Beach Dub Allstars guitarist Michael “Miguel” Happoldt, bassist Edwin Kampwirth longtime collaborator and Lewis “Lew” Richard to hammer out over 10-tracks. The as-of-yet untitled album was tracked at 64 Sound in […]
Long Beach Dub Allstars frontman Opie Ortiz is a legend within the reggae-rock world. Ortiz, who is also a painter and tattoo artist, penned the iconic “Sublime Sun” artwork in addition to being a founding member of Long Beach Dub Allstars Today’s generation of reggae-rock fans may not fully understand how critical Long Beach Dub […]
The team is back fam!! We were excited to receive the news about the OGs and Ozomatli founding members Chali 2na and Cut Chemist rejoining Ozomatli for their Cali Vibes appearance, and release “Libertad.” Ahead of the festival, the super group has dropped a music video for “LIBERTAD,” which translates to FREEDOM. This is their […]
San Diego, California Rock-Reggae outfit Tribal Seeds have released their new song “Tempest“. Hailing from San Diego, California the rock-reggae band has been around since 2005. This was when the Jacobo Brothers (Steven on vocals and Tony-Ray producing) breathed life into their vision. They released their debut album “Youth Rebellion” on their own. They also […]
When The Pier’s editor James challenged us to come up with a list of the best reggae-rock collabs we panicked a bit – how do you pick THE BEST??? In the end, we ended up going with our favorites, the songs that we don’t want out of our heads, the ones that we later found […]
