BeachLife Pepper keeping it Island style
by Gavin Heaney Every Island has its own style, but they are all share a connection to the water. The reggae of Jamaica and the slack key of Hawaii each have their roots in what the Hawaiians call makai, or oceanside. “I really do feel there is a frequency that lends itself to the island lifestyle. Even all the way across the world from each other, it still resonates,” said Kaleo Wassman, singer and guitarist, who with Bret Bollinger on bass and drummer Yesod Williams form the band Pepper. Pepper emerged from the small town of Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii in the late ‘90s as a cross strain of breezy, local hawaiian reggae and the punk rock soundtrack of Taylor Steele surf movies. Following the lead of Sublime they became mainstays of the new punky reggae party that emerged in Southern California and have since laid down roots in the South Bay. Pepper performs Saturday afternoon, May 4, on the High Tide stage at the BeachLife Music Festival, in King Harbor. “I remember the first time I ever went to Captain Kidd’s with Byron and Fletcher from Pennywise. We actually acquired our studio in Redondo Beach from them in 2016,” Wassman said. “Before that, we recorded with Mike…
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