Pee Wee Gaskins (band)

Pee Wee Gaskins
Pee Wee Gaskins
Origin	Jakarta, Indonesia
Genres	Pop punk[1]; Alternative rock; Power Pop;
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Knurd Records (2008); Variant Records (2009); Alfa Records (2010)
Associated acts	Killing Me Inside; Tuan Tigabelas; The Side Project; Endank Soekamti
Website	http://www.instagram.com/pwgofficial/
Members	Alditsa "Dochi" Sadega; Fauzan "Sansan"; Harry "Ai" Pramahardhika; Reza "Omo" Satiri; Renaldy "Aldy" Prasetya
Past members	Agung "Den Sinyo" Wahyu Dewantoro

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 four albums, Stories From Our High School Years (2008), The Sophomore (2009), Ad Astra Per Aspera (2010), 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]

In 2018, Pee Wee Gaskins released a mini album, it's called "Salute To 90's". It features 5 cover songs of Indonesia 90's greatest hits.

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

Alditsa "Dochi" Sadega — vocals, bass guitar (2007-present)
Fauzan "Sansan" — vocals, guitar (2007-present)
Harry "Ayi" Pramahardhika — guitar, backing vocals (2008-present)
Reza "Omo" Satiri — synthesizer, piano (2007-present)
Renaldy "Aldy" Prasetya — drums, Percussion (2008-present)

Former members

Andhika "Tlor" - bass guitar (2007-2008)

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 (EP) Label: Self-Released
2013	The Transit (EP) Label: Self-Released
2014	2014 (EP) Label: Self-Released
2016	A Youth Not Wasted Label: Universal Records\|-	2018	Salute to 90's (EP) Label: Universal Records

References

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.
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.
Solihun, Soleh (February 8, 2011). "Pee Wee Gaskins" (in Indonesian). RollingStone Indonesia. Archived from the original on March 24, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2011.

External links

Official website

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[rsi1-1] 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.

[tjg-2] 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.