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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.

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

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 founding 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 band Eddie Japan, which also features Greg LoPiccolo's brother Bart on guitar.[5]

Janet LaValley has a song called "Jube" on the soundtrack for the movie, That's What She Said.[6]

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 Barous: 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

External links

• The Lost Bands: Searching for ... Tribe (bullz-eye.com)
• The Lost Bands: Searching for ... Follow Up (bullz-eye.com

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