Pepper breaks out 'Pink Crustaceans' for summer trip

Rock/dub/ska outfit Pepper [ tickets ] has lined up a summer tour with fellow reggae-influenced rockers Slightly Stoopid [ tickets ] in advance of its new studio album, which is due in July.The Hawaii-bred, Southern California-based Pepper--Bret Bollinger (vocals/bass), Kaleo Wassman (guitar/vocals) and Yesod Williams (drums)--has a few headlining dates to polish off first, kicking off June 20 in Las Vegas. The group is currently touring extensively in Europe, an outing that will keep it busy overseas through early June. The band's complete international schedule can be found at Pepper's website, and the complete US schedule is included below."Pink Crustaceans and Good Vibrations," the band's fifth studio album, is due in stores July 22 on Pepper's own Law Records imprint. The set was produced by Paul Leary of The Butthole Surfers, who also helped produce the group's previous effort, 2006's "No Shame."The trio also released a b-sides collection, "To Da Max," last March. That set comprises unreleased songs, demos and live performances recorded between 1997 and 2004. One track, "2B," is streaming at the band's MySpace page.Williams, Bollinger and Wassman formed the band in Hawaii and then relocated to Southern California in 1999, thanks to a promotional deal with surf/skate/snow-lifestyle company Volcom Entertainment.