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New Album "Admit One" available now!!!

About Me

For 7 years now, Pimpbot has been blaring infectious tunes out of Honolulu's dirty south... Waikiki. PIMPBOT balances their audiences between Hawaii's booming tourist industry, and it's thriving undeground music scene. In a world of cover bands, they have always stayed true to their original material, carrying humorous stories from everyday life - from having a breakfast after a one night stand to driving with an empty gas tank. The members of PIMPBOT are alumni of the University of Hawaii and Berklee College of Music. Homegrown but well traveled, the band blends their acquired influences of reggae, dance rock, hard-core and rocksteady into their signature brand of ska/punk. Their sound has been quoted by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin as "a tribute to the flexibility and open minds of the members." PIMPBOT has shared the stage with many celebrated groups such as Less Than Jake, The Toasters, General Public featuring Dave Wakeling, The Aquabats, Save Ferris, Buck-O-Nine, Go Jimmy Go, The Aggrolites, The Skeletones, and the One Man Ska Band-Chris Murray.
After receiving local award nominations and play on ska podcasts from all over the world, PIMPBOT presses on with the release of their upcoming 2nd full-length release, "Admit One," released in Spring 2008. Songs from the album have already received airplay on Clear Channel's Star 101.9KUCD-FM and the release has been followed by a supporting Canadian tour.
Honorable Mentions:
"Thanks for the Eggs" by PIMPBOT
- 2008 Hawaii Music Awards Nominee for Best Single
"Careless Whisper" by PIMPBOT - 2006 Hawaii Music Awards Nominee for Best Single
Tours:
"Admit One Canadian Tour" - Central to Western Canada, Spring 2008 - 6 dates: Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, plus a bonus show in Seattle
"Rock from the Rock Tour" - Western US, Fall 2006 - 9 dates: Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside, Reno, San Francisco, Portland, Tacoma, Seattle
"Vertical Lobster Tour" - Southern California & Nevada, Fall 2004 - 7 dates including Boulder City's Outdoor Music Festival, The Skelo-Ween Show, and The Aloha Party @ Hoover's Live
"Coconut Monkey Tour" - Southern California, Summer 2003 -5 dates including The Bluebeat Lounge @ the Knitting Factory, The Garage, and the Flippin Fiesta
"Baseball" by PIMPBOT

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Member Since: 8/16/2004
Band Website: pimpbotmusic.com
Band Members: Fernando Pacheco The Love Machine - lead vocals, trombone, tuba
Tom Coleman Tommy Utah (he's not mormon) - guitar, vocals
Rylan Yee Big Sexy - bass, vocals, keyboard
Eric Lagrimas the Biz - drums, recorder, tenor sax

Management / Press / Promotion: Eric Lagrimas [email protected]
US & International booking: Fernando Pacheco [email protected]
Influences: All waves of ska, classical, jazz, punk, hard-core, reggae, hip-hop & salsa.

Sounds Like: Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Urge, Skankin Pickle, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tenacious D.



2008 - "Admit One"
(Pass Out Records)

2007 - "Songs on Egg Nog" (EP)
(Pass Out Records) [Seasonal Print]

2004 - "Vertical Lobster"
(indie)

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2003 - "Demo Mucho Supremo"
(indie) [OUT OF PRINT]

Compilations:

2007 - "One Life at a Time" Compilation
(Pass Out Records)

2005 - "Roots, Rock, Reggae: Hawaiian Islands" Compilation
(Hawaiian Express)

2004 - "Send Ska!: Hawaii’s Best of 2004" Compilation
(Gardenia Lane)

Record Label: Pass Out Records - www.passoutrecords.com
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

PIMPBOT Sighting: Haleiwa

It's true that PIMPBOT doesn't like to drive to Haleiwa.  However we made an exception this past weekend to play to some north shore kids.  In doing so, we acquired another PIMPBOT sighting....
Posted by PIMPBOT on Wed, 28 May 2008 02:14:00 PST

Street Team goes international

The support and love for PIMPBOT is world-wide and here's proof.Stacey is our first International Street Team Member!  She representing PIMPBOT all the way out in Exeter in the UK.Welcome to the ...
Posted by PIMPBOT on Wed, 21 May 2008 12:44:00 PST

PIMPBOT Sighting: Wahiawa, HI

Despite some on stage drama during our set at Missing Dave's & GTA's Band Fest... PIMPBOT fans were still there in full force.  With that said, the probability of a bonafide PIMPBOT Sighting ...
Posted by PIMPBOT on Mon, 12 May 2008 01:26:00 PST

New Web Store

Finally!!!  Wherever you are on planet Earth, you can now purchase PIMPBOT swag like shirts, CDs, keychains, duct tape wallets, buttons and stickers.  You can also purchase merch from Fernan...
Posted by PIMPBOT on Tue, 06 May 2008 08:50:00 PST

PIMPBOT Sighting: St. Augustine, Florida

This week has been a revival of all of our old school blog features.  First, we had the return of the Beer Review and now this... the PIMPBOT sighting!  For those of you who aren't familiar ...
Posted by PIMPBOT on Sun, 04 May 2008 12:06:00 PST

Beer Review... kinda

Hey, hey, hey... the Beer Review is back!  Well, this entry isn't really beer though.  It's from that sweet malt Smirnoff stuff.  Alcohol-wise, this is an all-time low for us.  Joi...
Posted by PIMPBOT on Fri, 02 May 2008 10:41:00 PST

Burrito Tribute

There's never been a doubt that the "Burrito Song" is PIMPBOT's sexiest tune.  So how do you make it even sexier?The answer... have it done by The No No Boys!!!Check out this video of The No No B...
Posted by PIMPBOT on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:37:00 PST

420 Fattee Pics

It's been a couple years since PIMPBOT has played a show in celebration of the smoke-filled event of 420.  Thanks to Momona Unlimited, we were able to revive this tradition and rock the shit outt...
Posted by PIMPBOT on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:06:00 PST

Seattle Slideshow

True, we have some mixed feelings about Seattle.  Despite the douchebag factor, we really did have a rad time in Seattle.  Muchos mahaloz to Carina for making the best Easter dinner we've ev...
Posted by PIMPBOT on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:44:00 PST

Kokua Festival Deal

The "420Fattee" show on Sunday @ Pipeline Cafe is being promoted as an "Un-Official" Kokua Festival after party. The promoter will be giving all badge wearing personnel and performers of the Kokua fes...
Posted by PIMPBOT on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:27:00 PST