Pimpbot

PIMPBOT was a ska punk band from Honolulu. Formed in 2001, the band was composed of Fernando "The Love Machine" Pacheco (lead vocals, trombone, tuba), Tom "Tommy Utah" Coleman (guitar, vocals), Rylan "Big Sexy" Yee (bass guitar, keyboard), Eric "The Biz" Lagrimas (drums, recorder, tenor sax), and Cathy "Kat von Keys" Lagrimas (keyboard, trumpet, vocals) who are graduates of the University of Hawaii and Berklee College of Music. Past members included Joel Tokunaga (guitar), Shannon Ogura (bass), Alex Nagata (drums), Chris LaPan (backing vocals, drums), Mike Lewis (bass), Ray Farias (tenor sax), Nicolas Ramos (trumpet/backing vocals), Christian Ramos (keyboard) and Jesse Tinker (tenor sax). Blending influences of reggae, dance-rock, hardcore punk, and rocksteady, the band was a local favorite, playing at many Honolulu venues. Pimpbot performed at the world-famous Wave Waikiki at the closing celebration, headlined the grand opening of the stage at Kemo'o Farms, and the popular Sunset on the Beach event at Waikiki Beach. The band also toured across the State of Hawaii, the U.S. mainland, Asia and Canada, including two appearances at indie music's prestigious South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas. In their travels they gained national and international acclaim and have shared the stage with Train, Orianthi, Third Eye Blind, Candlebox, Reel Big Fish, The Toasters, Less Than Jake, The Ataris, Warsaw, General Public featuring Dave Wakeling, The Aquabats, Save Ferris, Buck-O-Nine, Go Jimmy Go, The Aggrolites, The Skeletones, Skaladdin and the One Man Ska Band - Chris Murray.