By: SD Liz Primo Beer was founded in 1897 on the island of Hawai’i. Known for its special brewing, Primo Beer has continued to flourish not only on the islands, but along the western coast of the U.S. The beer is popular among water sport scenes and music ones too. Hawaiians turn to the special brew...

“Keep On Lovin’” was shot and directed by Jason Harter and portrays Mishka’s busy life on the road with interviews, performances, meet-and-greets, all the while showing that Mishka’s heart and soul are always with loved ones at home.  “The most true and humble part of a musician’s life...

Article By: Marco Alvarez | Photos By: 613 Photography Reggae sensation Rootz Underground continues its mission of inspiring listeners and providing you some much needed “releaf” with their deep-minded euphony! Let your head absorb all their elements: classic and modern reggae sounds, intelligent...

FULL LENGTH ALBUM WAYS & MEANS IS OUT OCTOBER 25th ON EASY STAR RECORDS In less than a year the scene-shaking reggae band The Green has quickly emerged as one of the most exciting new Reggae artists from the US.  Both critics and fans quickly took hold of their youth-infused modern roots reggae...

How’d The Show Go? Article by. sandieganliz | Photos by. Ashley Parda The Green came to Ocean Beach, California to entertain two sold-out crowds on March 24th & 25th. Rising in popularity, The Green is a rootsy reggae band with island tones that show their uplifting romantic side. I mean, there...

Bootube We met Beau, the owner of The Maui Wowie Bootube, at the CHAMPS show. He was showing off the durability of the product by asking reps at the booths with glass “can your pipes do this?” and dropping the Bootube on the hard floor! I thought it was great and decided to spend some time with Beau...

By Sandieganliz On Saturday, February 5th, J Boog played a sold out show at Soundwave in Mission Beach. He’s an islandy-reggae musician from Los Angeles who is well-known in Hawaii and other areas for such songs as “Got to Be Strong” and “Let’s Do It Again”. HI Roots opened the show to a...

By: sandieganliz On Friday night, January 7th, Stick Figure played at the 710 Beach Club in Pacific Beach. A last-minute band called Short On Rent, and Fayuca from Phoenix, Arizona, opened for them. I caught the end of Short On Rent’s punk-rock performance. The members appeared young. I heard they...

By. Courtney Pakalolo I’m here with the boys from the band PEPPER who are currently residing in sunny Southern California. Meet Pepper: Bret Bollinger, Kaleo Wasman, and Yesod Williams, three young innovative minds mixed with divine inspiration from the Hawaiian Islands. NUG: How are you gentlemen...

By Scott “Scotty B.” Whytsell February is here and what’s that smell in the air? No, not that one silly…LOVE, love is in the air. At least that is what the card companies want us to believe, but as most of the male readers out there know, this is the month where many of us stress out and act...