Cheers to another kickoff weekend of reggae-rock tours & shows! This marks the first weekend of February and there’s more to do than just sitting around waiting for the weather to warm up. Make it a group outing & catch a show with your friends

The Expendables hit the road this weekend starting in Arizona with Fortunate Youth, Through The Roots, and MTHDS. The annual Winter Blackout Tour that The Expendables have been rocking for a few years now, will begin this Thursday in Flagstaff, AZ.

Starting nearby their hometown in Rochester, New York, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad is celebrating the album release of Country that dropped Tuesday, and will be dishing out their new tunes all night long.

Southern California band Seedless will be playing a hometown show this Friday night in Santa Ana, CA! With the release of their new single, “Eyes,” Seedless will be sharing the stage with The Simpkin Project, HB Surround Sound, C Gak (of RX Bandits), and Micah Brown on acoustics.

The Pier got in touch with vocalist and lead guitarist, Casey Sullivan, about the show at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California.

Here at The Pier, we had to ask Casey what we could expect from the song list regarding covers and collaborations. Casey said, “We have a surprise cover song that nobody is going to expect! As far as collaborations, that is something we will leave to the events of the evening.”

Without a doubt, we needed to know what the game plan is for the new single “Eyes” on Friday night! Casey shared with The Pier that, “Our new single Eyes is sure to turn some heads, it is easily the heaviest song we have ever put on wax. We are in the post-production process and will have that song out as soon as possible. We are very blessed to have our fans stick with us after all this time and we will be rewarding them with some amazing music.”

With bands releasing new albums and singles, to tours kicking off and rolling through cities, reggae-rockers have a jam-packed weekend full of great music! So pull out your favorite band shirt and head down to a venue near you to share good vibes with awesome live tunes!

Remember to come by here every Friday to see whats going on for the weekend. You may also view our built-in Show Locator, where you can search by artist & view all of their upcoming shows, w/options to purchase tickets for select shows!

Friday, February 3rd

SOJA w/The Movement, Fear Nuttin Band
@ The National, Richmond, VA

The Expendables w/Fortunate Youth, Through The Roots, MTHDS
@ The Roxy Lounge, Scottsdale, AZ

Tribal Seeds w/The Expanders, Los Rakas, Thrive
@ Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA

Tomorrows Bad Seeds w/Passafire, Pacific Dub
@ 8×10, Baltimore, MD

Ballyhoo! w/Stacked Like Pancakes, Three Legged Fox
@ Recher Theatre, Towson, MD

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad
@ Nietzsche’s, Buffalo, NY

Seedless w/The Simpkin Project, HB Surround Sound, Micah Brown, C Gak (of RX Bandits)
@ The Observatory, Santa Ana

The Bastard Suns
@ Soho, Columbus, GA

Mike Pinto Band
@ Luna Live, Lake Charles, LA

Lionize w/Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
@ Soma Sidestage, San Diego, CA

Fayuca
@ Strummer’s Village, Yuma, AZ

Dumpstaphunk w/Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band
@ Georgie Theatre, Athens, GA

Authority Zero w/Voodoo Glow Skulls, Skyfox
@ Firebird, St. Louis, MO

77 Jefferson w/Capture the Flag, Parts of Speech, Sundiver
@ The Riot Room, Kansas City, MO

HI Roots w/Rian Basilio & The Roosters, Ikaika Beamer, RND
@ Lighthouse Cafe, Hermosa Beach, CA

Thicker Than Thieves w/The LBians, Blank Expressions
@ diPiazza’s, Long Beach, CA

Cheezy and the Crackers w/End November
@ Big Apple, Buena, NJ

Josh Fischel w/The English Beat
@ Tiki Bar, Costa Mesa, CA

Saturday, February 4th

SOJA w/The Movement, Fear Nuttin Band
@ Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA

The Expendables w/Fortunate Youth, Through The Roots, MTHDS
@ The Rock, Tucson, AZ

Fishbone w/The Pedestrians, Tribe O
@ The Date Shed, Indio, CA

Katchafire
@ Rippon Vineyard, Lake Wanaka, New Zealand

Tomorrows Bad Seeds w/Passafire, Pacific Dub
@ Jewish Mother, Virginia Beach, VA

The Supervillains
@ The Stage, Miami, FL

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad w/Sophistafunk
@ Castaways, Ithaca, NY

Cas Haley
@ North Lamar High School Benefit, Paris, TX

The Bastard Suns
@ Coasters, Fort Walton Beach, FL

Mike Pinto Band w/Ugly Lion, Flatbroke
@ House of Rock, Corpus Christi, TX

Lionize w/Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
@ Thee Parkside, San Francisco, CA

Fayuca w/Bosen Arrows, Craig of Suede
@ 710 Beach Club, San Diego, CA

Dumpstaphunk w/Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band
@ The Blind Tiger, Greensboro, NC

KayaVibe w/Spred the Dub, RUNDOWNTOWN, DJ HiGrade
@ Speakeasy Lounge, Lake Worth, FL

Fiction 20 Down
@ Coconut Joe’s, Edgewater, MD

House of Shem
@ Waihi Beach Hotel, Waihi Beach, New Zealand

Authority Zero w/Voodoo Glow Skulls, Skyfox
@ Beat Kitchen, Chicago, IL

Redemption w/Elation
@ Skippers Lounge, Southport, NC

Thicker Than Thieves w/Jack Steady
@ Red Owl, Tempe, AZ

Cheezy and the Crackers w/Roots in Stereo, Tsunami Rising
@ Le Grand Fromage, Atlantic City, NJ

Sunday, February 4th

Katchafire
@ Te Ra O Te Raukura, Lower Hutt, New Zealand

Mike Pinto Band w/Ugly Lion
@ Trees, Dallas, TX


Article By: Alyssa Torres

This entry was posted on Friday, February 3rd, 2012 at 12:36 am and is filed under Daily News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.