ABOUT THE
BAND
The Band is
made up of
four core
members,
Dave
Peterson on
bass,
Schiavone
McGee on
lead vocals,
Mike Boyd on
drums and
percussion,
and Rich
Stine on
lead guitar.
Band
Bio
BAND HISTORY
A humble
beginning...
Richmond,
VA-based ska
outfit
Fighting
Gravity was
originally
comprised of
vocalist
Shiavone
McGee,
guitarist
David "Tree"
Triano,
bassist Dave
Peterson,
keyboardist
Eric Lawson,
trombonist
Chris Leitch,
saxophonist
Karl von
Klein, and
drummer Mike
Boyd. Formed
while its
members were
attending
Virginia
Polytechnic
Institute
during the
mid-'80s,
the group --
originally
dubbed Boy O
Boy -- spent
the next
decade
touring
relentlessly,
playing
between 150
to 200 dates
a year up
and down the
Eastern
seaboard.
After
earning a
large
following
playing
clubs and
frat houses,
in 1990
Fighting
Gravity
founded
their own
label, BOB
Records, and
issued the
debut LP Boy
O Boy.
Shishkabob
followed in
1992, as did
Bobsled, a
collection
of Christmas
music
originally
available
only at the
group's live
shows. After
two more
indie
releases,
1994's No
Stopping, No
Standing and
1996's
Forever
Equals 1
Day,
Fighting
Gravity
signed to
Mercury
Records,
issuing You
and
Everybody
Else in
1998. Hello
Cleveland, a
collection
of live hits
and
previously
unreleased
material
followed a
year later.
Under the
Radar, which
was released
in Summer
2001,
showcased
Fighting
Gravity's
first
acoustic/unplugged
concert
captured on
CD.
