We’re back in the RV with LJ from Bikini Trill as she empties her purse and show us all her everyday essentials from a lost treasure novel to arcade tokens to a postcard from the Last Blockbuster on Earth! A self-proclaimed lipgloss addict and candle girlie, this Texas crooner gets up close and personal with The Pier in our monthly series, What’s in the Bag? Watch the full video on YouTube for the complete list of her must-have’s. What’s in LJ’s Bag? 1. The Spider Rock Treasure, by Steve Wilson (LJ loves lost treasure stories FYI) 2. Jerry Harvey in-ear monitors, the real stars of the s ..read more

“As fans of reggae, we are spoiled with some of the best rappers blended perfectly into our scene. Some are legends, some are still making their mark, but all of them are true MC’s. These are just a few of my favorites.” What makes a rapper/MC great? It’s the sum of many qualities; from style and flow, delivery, authenticity and originality, stage presence, storytelling and improv abilities, timing, lyrics and wordplay, to technical things like structure and production. The rappers listed below have most of these attributes, and all of them are nice boys. Remember, a rapper is always so m ..read more

Claire Wright is getting married! And what’s the best part about getting married? The bachelorette party, of course. The overall-wearing, hat-loving singer/songwriter from Tahoe, CA hosted a handful of her best gal pals in Park City, Utah the weekend of March 25th for some snowboarding, dress up, hot-tub Chinese food, and mullets to celebrate “Claire’s Last Shred”. The trip’s cheeky tagline? “Drink Fast, Ride Slow!!!” If you’re like us, you followed along the whole weekend eagerly waiting for the next update. So you know The Pier got all the must-know deet’s from Wright, because Instagram st ..read more

Extreme Soundtracks is a column profiling professional extreme sports athletes and the role music has played in their life. Created by twin sisters Stefanie and Suzanne Sanchez Beaver Fleming is a 24-year-old professional skateboarder, speaker, influencer, global explorer, and self-described “life-liver”. All the way from Tennessee, Beaver’s passion for skateboarding brought him to California at the young age of 17. With the goal of becoming a professional skateboarder, he put a lot of effort into his work during that period, and when he gained the attention of FMX athlete and action spor ..read more

Chills. Goosebumps. Tears. Fan reactions to Jakob Nowell taking the stage with Sublime, the band his dad, the late, great Bradley Nowell left behind in 1996, were emotional. It’s a true full circle moment: the younger Nowell joins Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson, the only other original band members, at 28 years of age–the same age as his father when he passed and Sublime ended. Courtesy of Josh Kim @joshuaonenineproductions Jakob Nowell played a 50 minute set with members Bud Gaugh, Eric Wilson, Trey Pangborn and DJ Product. Not a single soul could have predicted the intense, visceral reaction t ..read more

On the cusp of his Coachella Performance with Sublime, Jakob Nowell unveils the debut record from his eclectic solo project, Jakobs Castle. ENTER: THE CASTLE out today via Epitaph Records. LISTEN TO ‘ENTER: THE CASTLE’ Jakobs Castle represents an unfiltered version of Nowell’s own sonic identity. Recorded in San Pedro, CA with producer and co-collaborator Jon Joseph (Børns, Caroline Rose), ENTER: THE CASTLE is Jakob’s modern expression of SoCal-born alternative rock. The album is an experiment to mix California’s past with the mysteries of underground internet culture – forging his own destin ..read more

As the countdown begins for the long-loved California Roots Music and Arts Festival, festival organizers Good Vibez Presents have added fan favorites Stick Figure to their already stacked 2024 lineup. “Seeing the growth of Stick Figure over the last eight years has been an honor to watch. We are excited to have him on Cali Roots 2024,” says festival producer, Dan Sheehan. In addition to Stick Figure’s highly anticipated return, the Damian & Stephen Marley Traffic Jam will now headline Saturday evening, merging the two brothers’ sets for a rare shared performance. The full lineup can b ..read more

Extreme Soundtracks is a column profiling professional extreme sports athletes and the role music has played in their life. Created by twin sisters Stefanie and Suzanne Sanchez   Encinitas, California’s Bryce Wettstein is an Olympian taking on the world like a storm. While surfing and skating are her passions, music is her dream and one day you might catch on a big stage making her mark there as well. Nothing is holding this go getter back from her dreams! Courtesy of Will Owens Tell us your first experience skateboarding, and did you know this was going to be in your life forever?I kee ..read more

Eclipsing other summer festivals (see what we did there?), the Las Vegas lineup of the illustrious Reggae Rise Up camp has dropped it first round of artists today and includes the usual suspects: Slightly Stoopid, Stick Figure, Tribal Seeds, Pepper, HIRIE, The Expendables, and Rebelution. Festival organizers have also included Wiz Khalifa and Atmosphere, who — even though they’re hip hop — have found a home in the welcoming arms of Cali Reggae in recent years. Jamaica is showing up to RRU Vegas with Protoje and Jesse Royal on the bill. Courtesy of Reggae Rise Up Vegas New acts we’re excited ..read more

Piper Street Sound, the Atlanta based producer aka Matt Mansfield, has revisited his 2021 release Black Eyed Peace with a remix EP aptly named Black Eye Dub. On the new record, each of the four tracks sees new remixes by Piper Street Sound and his favorite dub engineers including Victor Rice, Mad Professor, and Naram.   Taste of the South The title of the EP takes on many meanings for Piper Street Sound, he explains, “The symbology to Black Eyed Peace is that you have to go through pain to get to peace in a world ful ..read more