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The Aternative-Rock outfit Pepper, comprised of vocalist + guitarist Kaleo Wassman, bassist Bret Bollinger and drummer Yesod Williams formed in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii USA, in 1997. Two years later 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 the spring of 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" -- AKA '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", in October 2006 Pepper returned with "No Shame"; 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 which reached the #96 position on The Billboard 200. The lead single, "No Control", became a sizeable radio hit rocketing to #19 on The Hot Modern Rock chart.

In 2008 the Hawaiian reggae-rockers made the rounds through Europe twice alongside Flogging Molly in the spring and Less Than Jake in the fall. They spent their summer of that year celebrating the July release of "Pink Crustaceans And Good Vibrations", which peaked at #83 on The Billboard 200 and hit #11 on the U.S. Top Independent Albums charts.

After spending the early months of 2010 writing and recording new music, a single titled "Wake Up", from the album of the same mame, arrived in time for the summer.

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Give'n It

(2000)

1. Unsafe Bridge
2. Feels Good
3. Regret Is
4. Prank Caller
5. Reverse
6. No Reason
7. Kelis Song
8. Forever
9. Your Way
10. Do This
11. Bad Idea

 

Kona Town

(2002)

1. The Good Thing
2. Stone Love
3. Dry Spell
4. Face Plant
5. Tradewinds
6. Stormtrooper
7. Ho's
8. B.O.O.T.
9. Give It Up
10. Sitting On The Curb
11. Too Much
12. Tongues
13. Office

 

In With The Old

(2004)

1. Back Home
2. Are You Down
3. Love Affair
4. Use Me
5. 7 Weeks
6. Ashes
7. Border Town
8. Wanna Know You
9. Keep Your Head Bangin
10. Your 45
11. Punk Rock Cowboy
12. Look What I Found

 

No Shame

(2006)

1. Bring Me Along
2. Rent
3. No Control
4. Green Hell
5. Lost In America
6. UFA Point [skit]
7. Your Face
8. Nice Time
9. Crazy Love
10. Like Your Style
11. Point And Shoot
12. Old Time Problem
13. Beer [skit]
14. Outta My Face
15. Wanted
16. Good Enough
17. Zicky's Song
18. intro [skit]

 

Pink Crustaceans And Good Vibrations

(2008)

1. Freeze
2. Davey Jones Locker
3. Things That You Love
4. Wet Dreams
5. Love 101
6. Lucy
7. Musical 69
8. The Phoenix
9. Do Something
10. Slave
11. Ambition
12. Stand And Fall
13. Blackout
14. Drive

 

Wake Up

(2010)

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