Pimpbot

PIMPBOT
Live at Red Lion Waikiki, Honolulu, HI
Background information
Origin	Waikiki
Genres	Rock, Ska, Reggae
Years active	2001–2015
Labels	Pass Out Records
Website	http://pimpbotband.wixsite.com/pimpbotband
Members	Fernando Pacheco Tom Coleman Rylan Yee Eric Lagrimas Cathy Lagrimas
Past members	Joel Tokunaga Shannon Ogura Alex Nagata Chris LaPan Mike Lewis Ray Farias Nicolas Ramos Christian Ramos Jesse Tinker

PIMPBOT is a ska punk band from Honolulu. Formed in 2001, the band is currently 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 include 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 is 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 has 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 have 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.