Makua has stared down towering walls of water at Jaws and Cloudbreak, but the most dangerous drop of his life didn’t come from the ocean. It came quietly — in …
Makua on Sobriety, Survival, and Choosing Life Before “Catching a Wave to Heaven” Read More
Long before surf brands became corporate assets and beach culture was packaged for fast fashion, surfing, as Makua remembers it, was “punk rock as they come.” “Surfers were never blamed …
Makua: “Surfing Was Punk Rock As They Come” — And Why He’s Fighting to Bring That Spirit Back Read More
When Makua talks about “Catch a Wave,” his new collaboration with AWOLNATION, it’s clear the song isn’t just another single—it’s a reckoning, a tribute, and a second chance rolled into …
Makua on the new single “Catch a Wave”, Loss, Redemption, and Finding New Life With AWOLNATION Read More
Grief has always had a rhythm. Sometimes it hums. Sometimes it crashes. On their new single “Catch a Wave,” AWOLNATION join forces with North Shore charger and musician Makua for a …
SNSMIX SONG OF THE WEEK: AWOLNATION and Makua Rothman Pay Tribute to Surfers Lost at Sea on “Catch a Wave” Read More
The Point Break Festival is doubling down on its place as one of the East Coast’s most significant reggae-rock gatherings. Returning to the Virginia Beach Oceanfront on June 20–21, 2026, …
Point Break Festival 2026 Brings Sublime, Slightly Stoopid, Rebelution & Dirty Heads, Makua & More Back to the Beach Read More
Let’s be real: 2025 was was a big year for the West-Coast reggae scene. We spent the last decade arguing over what is and isn’t “reggae-rock,” but this year, the …
Ranking The Vibes: The Pier’s Top 11 Essential West Coast Reggae Releases of 2025 Read More
As G. Love & Special Sauce prepare to celebrate 20 years of Lemonade—the album that helped define their blues-soaked, hip-hop-leaning sound—this anniversary tour is gaining a powerful new dimension: the …
Makua Joins G. Love & Special Sauce on the 20th Anniversary Lemonade Tour, Bringing North Shore Soul to the 2026 Run Read More=
