This week's bands announced for The Pier Summer Sampler (dropping August 1st), include a band really starting to make a name for itself on the East Coast and recorded its latest album in Jamaica; a veteran band from the Southern Cali scene; and the first international band to be featured on a Pier Sampler. Check 'em out:
the FREE Skunk Records-Silverback Sampler yet? It features new Slightly Stoopid and Pepper. Plus Toko Tasi, The Expendables, Fishbone and more. Grab it RIGHT HERE.
Also have you downloaded the FREE The Pier Spring Sampler? Close to 6,000 folks have. It will be only available only online till July 14 and then it is gone forever. Featuring Dirty Heads, Rebelution, Ballyhoo!, The bFoundation and more. Grab it RIGHT HERE.
And a reminder... The Pier SUMMER Sampler is dropping August 1st!!! Featuring John Brown's Body, OPM, Ballyhoo!, The Movement, Del Mar (Bud Gaugh's new band) and many more.
Well The Pier is almost one year old! On August 15, we will have reached our first year since launching. Time flies by when you are having fun.
We would love to do something special/cool for our one year birthday celebration so if you have any ideas send them in. Thanks for the ongoing support and I am sure all the bands and hard working individuals/companies in this music scene truly appreciate it.
New Can't Hang song of the month is up, check it out to the left. It's a live version of One Drop that was recorded when the band opened for Blondie recently.
The Pier presents this "Exclusive" joint sampler between Skunk Records and Silverback.
Available for FREE download for this month only, it surely is Christmas in July. Featuring new songs from Slightly Stoopid and Pepper's new albums dropping July 22nd and the latest music from bands The Expendables, Toko Tasi, Fishbone and Capitol Eye and more.
To celebrate the re-launch of SenseBoardwear.com, The Pier chats with Sense Boardwear creator Mike Patti about the history of the clothing company and the release of its newest reggae rock hip hop compilation, Poetry in Motion.
Also, here are some more music previews from a few of the bands featured on Poetry in Motion. Check out some new music from:
Aug 1 The Joint - Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada Aug 2 Pacific Amphitheater, Costa Mesa, California Aug 9 The Greek Theatre, Berkeley, California Sep 5 Mesa Amphitheatre, Mesa, California Sep 6 SDSU Open Air Theatre, San Diego, California
For the past year the The Pier has developed into the central community for the quickly growing reggae rock scene. Giving its fans daily news, interviews, reviews and FREE music from all your favorite bands. Show your love for this non-profit site and this music by sporting a Pier t-shirt!!!
All sales from these shirts go back into developing the site and promoting reggae rock music. So if you are in band The Pier is helping to promote or a fan this musical community, please support this site by rocking a t-shirt exclusively designed by our friends at Hamachi Studios.
The Pier t-shirts are now available in different colors at Sense Boardwear. Keep checking back to the Sense Boardwear page as updates are made daily. The website is still under heavy construction!
7/5 Tempe, AZ at Big Fish Pub 7/8 San Diego at Winston's 7/9 Fresno at Club Fred 7/10 Chico at Nick's Niteclub 7/11 Stockton at The Blackwater Cafe 7/12 hopefully somewhere, probably nowhere 7/13 Hermosa Beach at St. Rocke 7/16 Huntington Beach at Gallagher's
Make sure to visit the band's MySpace to hear and preview the new album, Oh No, We're Doing Great, RIGHT HERE.
It's an exciting day, as Bud Gaugh's official web-page has launched. It features goodies (rare Sublime tunes and kick ass contest) and info about Sublime, Del Mar (Bud's new band) and the man himself.
So go click the pic to go visit this new web hang-out.
