Tribe (band)

Tribe
Tribe
	Picture of the band from the back cover of the Sleeper album
Background information
Origin	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Genres	Alternative rock
Years active	1985–1994
Labels	Rutabaga Records; Slash/Warner Bros. Records
Past members	Terri Brosius; Eric Brosius; Janet LaValley; Greg LoPiccolo; David Penzo; Mike Levesque

Tribe was an American alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, which was active in the late 1980s and early 1990s. They released three albums including two on Slash Records/Warner Bros. Records. They were finalists in the 1988 WBCN Rock 'n' Roll Rumble.

However, their popularity in Boston did not translate their local appeal into national fame^[1] and they disbanded in 1994.

Greg LoPiccolo later stated that "When Warner Bros didn’t pick up our option for the third album; that was kind of a momentum-killer."^[2]

Terri and Eric Brosius and Greg LoPiccolo later joined video game developer Looking Glass Studios and did sound/voice/music work on various games. They would later become critical members of Guitar Hero developer Harmonix.^[3]

"Outside", a song from Here at the Home, was featured in the 2007 music video game Rock Band.

Current status

Terri Brosius helped form Boston band The Vivs, where she is the keyboard player and backing vocalist. They released their debut album, "Mouth to Mouth", in 2009.^[4]

Eric Brosius is a member of the Boston bands Eddie Japan and Dark Wheels, which both feature Greg LoPiccolo's brother Bart on guitar.^[5]^[6]

Janet LaValley is co-founder and lead singer for the dark wave/indie band, Murdoch. Murdoch released their first album, "Gone", in 2021. LaValley had a song called "Jube" on the soundtrack for the movie That's What She Said.^[7]

Discography

Albums

Tribe (EP) (1987)
Here at the Home (1990)
Abort (1991)
Sleeper (1993)

Singles

"Jakpot" (1990)
"Easter Dinner" (1991)
"Payphone"(1991)
"Joyride (I Saw the Film)" (1991)
"Supercollider" (1993)
"Red Rover" (1993)

Members

Janet LaValley: vocals, rhythm guitar (1985–1994)
Terri Brosius: keyboard, backing vocals (1985–1994)
Eric Brosius: lead guitar, backing vocals (1985–1994)
Greg LoPiccolo: bass, backing vocals (1985–1994)
David Penzo: drums, percussion (1985–1994)
Mike Levesque: drums, percussion (live shows only) (1994–1994)

References

^ Tribe biography, AllMusic
^ "Tribe Lost Bands follow-up, Greg LoPiccolo interview". Bullz-eye.com. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
^ "Tribe at the forgotten band planet". Bandplanet.co.uk. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
^ Perry, Jonathan (2009-09-25). "The need to make music". The Boston Globe. Globe Newspaper Company. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
^ "Eddie Japan". Bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
^ "Dark Wheels". Bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
^ "Janet LaValley News". Stevelathamdesign.com. Retrieved December 21, 2019.