Video Premiere: Build A Machine – Phat Stax

Here’s the video premiere to Build A Machine‘s new single “Phat Stax”. The whole video was shot with cell-phone cameras in the Joshua Tree Desert. The Boston Trio is gearing up for The Desert Sessions EP set to release on March 3rd, 2015. You can pre-order the EP on iTunes for only $2.99 by clicking […]

Sun-Dried Vibes 2015 Summer Tour

Charlotte, NC has some road warriors with the 3-piece reggae-rock outfit known as Sun-Dried Vibes. While this may be their Road To Cali-Roots tour, the road just barely starts for them following Cali-Roots as the whole tour includes 30+ dates across the US, sharing various shows with The Expanders, Arise Roots, Tatanka, House of Shem […]

Interview: The Bennies

World's #1 party band? The Bennies, a quartet out of Melbourne, Australia, make a strong case to claim that title. Equal doses reggae, punk, and ska, The Bennies couple their party-hard-or-die-trying mindset with clever lyricism and ear worm hooks. We caught up with Anty (lead vocals), Jules (guitar/vocals), Bowie (drums), and Nick (bass/vocals) of The Bennies before their show [...]

John Feldmann & Travis Barker’s ‘Back To The Beach’ Festival

It was announced this morning on the World Famous Kroq that singer, songwriter and producer, John Feldmann of Goldfinger and Blink-182 drummer, Travis Barker, are putting on the Back To The Beach Festival on the state shoreline of Huntington Beach, CA boasting an unbelievable line-up of nostalgic 90’s ska-punk.

2018 Most Anticipated Albums

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 [...]