Pee Wee Gaskins (band)

Pee Wee Gaskins
Background information
Origin Jakarta, Indonesia
Genres Pop punk[1]
Years active 2007 (2007)–present
Labels Kurd Records (2008)
Variant Records (2009)
Alfa Records (2010)
Website http://www.inheritpoppunk.com/
Members Alditsa "Dochi" Sadega
Fauzan "Sansan"
Harry "Ai" Pramahardhika
Reza "Omo" Satiri
Renaldy "Aldy" Prasetya

Pee Wee Gaskins (often abbreviated as PWG or Peskins) is a rock band from Indonesia formed in 2007. The lineup consists of Dochi, Sansan, Ai, Omo, and Aldy. They have released three albums, Stories From Our High School Years (2008), The Sophomore (2009), Ad Astra Per Aspera (2010), You And I Going South (2012), The Transit (2013), Extended Play (2014), and A Youth Not Wasted (2016).

Name

Sansan and Dochi wanted a serial killer as a name for their band, after doing some research on the internet, they found Donald Henry Gaskins, an American serial killer and chose his nickname, "Pee Wee," as their band's name.[2]

Career

In April 2007, the band released first their EP, Stories from Our High School Years through Knurd Records and sold 2000 copies.[2]

In early 2009, the band released its first full-length album, The Sophomore through Variant Records and sold more than 20,000 copies.[1]

In 2010, Ad Astra Per Aspera was released. This album features reduced synthesizers and notably different lyrics compared to their two previous albums.[3]

Fans

Fans of the band have several names, including Party Dorks,[2] Dorkzilla, and Tatiana. The band also had a short-lived anti-fan group called Anti-Pee Wee Gaskins, abbreviated as APWG, but APWG has not appeared since 2009 . [1][2]

Band members

Current members
Former members

Discography

Year Title
2008 Stories from Our High School Years

  • Label: Knurd Records

2009 The Sophomore

  • Label: Variant Records

2010 Ad Astra Per Aspera

  • Label: Alfa Records

2012 You and I Going South

  • Label: Self-Released

2013 The Transit EP

  • Label: Self-Released

2014 2014 EP

  • Label: Self-Released

2016 A Youth Not Wasted

  • Label: Universal Records

References

  1. 1 2 3 Putranto, Wendi (February 8, 2011). "The Phenomenal : Pee Wee Gaskins" (in Indonesian). RollingStone Indonesia. Archived from the original on March 24, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Thee, Marcel (October 28, 2009). "The Cult of Pee Wee Gaskins". The Jakarta Globe. Archived from the original on August 29, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  3. ↑ Solihun, Soleh (February 8, 2011). "Pee Wee Gaskins" (in Indonesian). RollingStone Indonesia. Archived from the original on March 24, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
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