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The Southern California USA-based Aternative-Rock outfit Pepper is comprised
of three Hawaiian guys: vocalist+guitarist Kaleo Wassman, bassist Bret
Bollinger and drummer Yesod Williams; in 1999 the trio decamped from Kona
to Los Angeles, where they began playing local clubs.
Combining Reggae and Rock with elements of Ska and Pop-Punk, the group's
first official release, "Give'n It", recorded in the only studio
that existed in Kona, was issued in spring 2000 on the indie label Volcom;
the next year would be even better as the band landed a spot on the Warped
Tour.
In March of 2002 Pepper released their sophomore effort, "Kona Town",
which contained the single "Give It Up" -a.k.a. 'Dirty Hot Sex'-
the song received recurrent airplay on alt-Rock stations, cracking the
top 40 of the Billboard's Modern Rock chart three years later.
Concentrating on live performances, the trio continued to tour throughout
2003 and into 2004 which included dates with 311,
appearances at the annual Bob
Marley Birthday celebration, San Diego's premiere Festival "Street
Scene", some scattered headline club dates and a complete U.S. tour
with Slightly Stoopid.
Their third LP, "In With The Old", climbed into the top 20 of
the Billboard Magazine's Independent Albums chart upon its March 2004
release.
Following up on the 2004 Modern Rock radio success of "Give It Up",
Pepper returned with "No Shame" in October 2006; lending a hand
to the southern California sound of "No Shame", Nick Hexum of
311, Tony Kanal formerly of No
Doubt and Butthole Surfers' Paul Leary, all produced tracks for the
album.
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