[1][2] The name Fat City Reprise is derived from Hunter S. Thompson's failed bid for sheriff of Pitkin County, Colorado in 1970.

They recorded and released their debut album at Larry Gold's Studio, the self-titled Fat City Reprise in May 2007.

[3] In February 2008, the Roots invited Fat City Reprise to perform at their Pre-Grammy party at the Key Club in Los Angeles where they performed with Patrick Stump, Seal, Travis Barker, MC Lyte, Doug E. Fresh, Bilal, Corinne Bailey Rae, and Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes.

[4] The band planned a West Coast Tour around the show and found so much success in California that they relocated from Philadelphia to Los Angeles.

The band officially ended with the departure of the last original member, Frankie Pedano, from Lowe Records in 2011.