After a relaxing week on the Big Island, the four young men of Rebelution are gearing up for their reggae concert tonight at Pipeline Cafe.

The California-based band has been on a two-week tour of the Islands, playing on Kaua'i, Maui, the Big Island and tonight on O'ahu. Its Pacific tour will finish with a performance at Yigo Amusement Park on Guam at the end of the month.

The band created a name for itself with the album "Courage to Grow," which was labeled best reggae album by iTunes editors.

"I credit the Internet and technology for the success of our band. It's not just iTunes, but MySpace has (also) really helped us to spread our music," said the band's 24-year-old singer, Eric Rachmany.

Although Rebelution primarily plays reggae, it's reggae infused with hip-hop, blues riffs and jazz to create a unique sound. The innovative style has given the band the opportunity to broaden their demographic, pleasing crowds of all ages, Rachmany said.

The topics in their songs vary from what Rachmany calls "feel-good songs, humorous, to political and socially motivated songs.

"I wrote a song called 'Intelligent Design,' which is about the topic of our President George Bush attempting to remove science with the creation idea, which is mixing schools and religion.

I graduated from the University of California-Santa Barbara with a (bachelor's degree) in religious studies, so those are some of the type of topics that influence my writing," Rachmany explained.

Rachmany said his parents and Jewish identity helped influence him. "Both my parents were dancers, so the music and dancing goes hand in hand," he said. "Also, being born Jewish, I have that as my identity, but I'm really open to learning about other religions and cultures."

Rachmany and fellow band members Marley Williams, Wes Finley and Rory Carey have toured Hawai'i four times, and this time they are soaking up the sun, spending as much time at the beach as possible.

"We've really been chopping it up with the locals here, learning about the culture in Hawai'i. I know Hawai'i is a part of the United States, but it really feels like another country out here," Rachmany said.