PEPPER TO RELEASE ‘PINK CRUSTACEANS AND GOOD VIBRATIONS’

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DT:    MAY 5, 2008
FR:    ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/SHAZILA MOHAMMED/BARI LIEBERMAN, MSO

Summer’s here…and the time is right for the new album by PEPPER, out July 22.  The title says it all:  PINK CRUSTACEANS AND GOOD VIBRATIONS.

The Hawaiian-bred, Southern California-based veteran touring band PEPPER has sold over 400,000 records independently; their music has appeared in many movie, television and video game soundtracks; and they’ve had a couple of singles appear on the Billboard “Hot Modern Rock Tracks” chart. Their fifth studio album PINK CRUSTACEANS AND GOOD VIBRATIONS—to be released via their self-run label LAW Records, in association with Controlled Substance Sound Labs/MRI distribution—is filled with the band’s trademark rock-funk-reggae hybrid grooves. Produced by Paul Leary of the Butthole Surfers–who also took to the boards on the band’s fourth album No Shame–and engineered by Wyn Davis at Total Access Studio in Redondo Beach, the album is destined to be the soundtrack to countless beach outings and backyard BBQ’s this summer.

PEPPER–BRET BOLLINGER (Vocals/Bass), KALEO WASSMAN (Vocals/Guitar) and YESOD WILLIAMS (Drums/Vocals)–has amassed a large and loyal following through their non-stop touring since arriving in the Southern California after leaving Hawaii’s Big Island 11 years ago. The band is currently on tour with Flogging Molly in Europe and will return for a summer coast-to-coast U.S. amphitheatre tour with Slightly Stoopid, kicking off August 1 in Las Vegas (see dates below).

Named after a line in the movie “Club Dread”–written by and starring the Broken Lizard comedy troupe (“Super Troopers,” “Beerfest”)–PINK CRUSTACEANS AND GOOD VIBRATIONS keeps with the light-hearted energy that PEPPER fans are used to, as does the irreverent bonus track “Cock Man,” which features Randy Bradbury from Pennywise. PEPPER’s Wassman teases, “There has never been a more exciting time to be a musician and ‘Cockman’ embraces that.” All joking aside, he adds “you can tell that we’re still laughing. We’re really grateful to be able to keep doing this.”

Bradbury also collaborated with PEPPER on the track “Black Out” and the future b-side release “Reliable.” Other collaborators on PINK CRUSTACEANS include fellow Warped Tour vets Street Drum Corps, who recorded a number of songs with them including “Things That You Love” and “Ambition.” Ronnie King of Death Row Records also reprised his role as keyboard king on tracks like the wah-wah drenched “Do Something.”

PEPPER has come into their own with PINK CRUSTACEANS, their most cohesive work so far. The set opens with “Freeze,” an ominous, aggressive call-to-arms on the dancefloor with standout vocals from Kaleo Wassman; it starts like a secret assault and launches into a full-blown hold-up. With change-ups that take you down to the depths of dark times and bring you back to the triumphant highs of a partnership that stands the test of time, bassist Bret Bollinger delivers on “Stand and Fall.” And drummer Yesod Williams anchors the album in the same manner that he holds the band together–with an explosive percussive set that would make his father (Roy Williams of rock band The Law) proud.

PEPPER Tour Dates:

DATE				CITY		VENUE
International Dates w/ Flogging Molly
Mon	5/5			Den Bosch, Netherlands		Liberation Festival
Tue	5/6			Helsinki, Finland		Tavastia
Wed	5/7			Helsinki, Finland		Tavastia
Fri	5/9			Stockholm, Sweden		Tyrol
Sat	5/10			Lund, Sweden		Mejeriet
Sun	5/11			Berlin, Germany		Columbia Club
Mon	5/12			Stuttgart, Germany		Pirate Satellite Festival
Tue	5/13			Cologne, Germany		Live Music Hall
Wed	5/14			Munich, Germany		Muffathalle
Thu	5/15			Vienna, Austria		Arena Open Air
Fri	5/16			Graz, Austria		Orpheum
Sat	5/17			Vienna, Austria		Small Arena
Sun	5/18			Dornbin, Austria		Spielboden
Mon	5/19			Zurich, Switzerland		Volkshaus
Tue	5/20			Milan, Italy		Musicdrome
Thu	5/22			Lyon, France		Le Ninkasi Kao
Fri	5/23			Barcelona, Spain		Apolo
Sat	5/24			Madrid, Spain		Live
Sun	5/25			Bilbao, Spain		Bilborock
Tue	5/27			Paris, France		La Maroquinerie
Wed	5/28			Brussels, Belgium		AB
Thu	5/29			Amsterdam, Netherlands		Melkweg The Max
Fri	5/30			Southampton, UK		Joiners
Sat	5/31			London, UK		Mean Fiddler/Astoria 2
Sun	6/1			Glasgow, UK		ABC
Tue	6/3			Manchester, UK		Academy 1+2
Wed	6/4			Birmingham, UK		Academy
Thu	6/5			Dublin, Ireland		Academy (formerly Spirit57)
Headline Dates
Fri	6/20			Las Vegas, NV		Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Sun	6/22			Santa Cruz, CA		The Catalyst
Mon	6/23			Victorville, CA		Karma A
Summer Tour w/ Slightly Stoopid
Fri	8/1			Las Vegas, NV		The Joint
Sat	8/2			Costa Mesa, CA		Pacific Amphitheatre
Sun	8/3			Santa Barbara, CA		Santa Barbara County Bowl
Wed	8/6			Boise, ID		Idaho Center Amphitheatre
Thu	8/7			Seattle, WA		Marymoor Amphitheatre
Fri	8/8			Eugene, OR		Cuthbert Amphitheatre
Sat	8/9			Berkeley, CA		Greek Theatre
Sun	8/10			Truckee, CA		Truckee Regional Park Amphitheatre
Wed	8/13			Butte, MT		Butte Amphitheatre
Fri	8/15			Morrison, CO		Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Sat	8/16			Denver, CO		Ogden Theatre
Thu	8/21			Boston, MA		Bank of America Pavilion
Fri	8/22			Asbury Park, NJ		Stone Pony Lot
Sat	8/23			Philadelphia, PA		Penn's Landing
Sun	8/24			Baltimore, MD		Pier Six Concert Series
Wed	8/27			Myrtle Beach, SC		House of Blues
Thu	8/28			Cary, NC		Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Fri	8/29			Atlanta, GA		The Tabernacle
Sat	8/30			Boca Raton, FL		Mizner Park Amphitheatre
Sun	8/31			Saint Augustine, FL		Saint Augustine Amphitheatre
Fri	9/5			Phoenix, AZ		Mesa Amphitheatre
Sat	9/6			San Diego, CA		Open Air Theatre

For more information on PEPPER, contact:
MSO     818-380-0400
Alexandra Greenberg x223, agreenberg@msopr.com
Shazila Mohammed x238, shazila@msopr.com
Bari Lieberman (tour) x222, blieberman@msopr.com

Press Release Teaser:
PEPPER TO RELEASE 'PINK CRUSTACEANS AND GOOD VIBRATIONS'; FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM OUT JULY 22 ON THE BAND'S SELF-RUN LABEL LAW RECORDS, IN ASSOCIATION WITH CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE SOUND LABS/MRI DISTRIBUTION