Tripod Biography
TriPod is a rarity: a rock band that has never used a guitarist and has gone out of its way to broadcast that fact. The guitar, of course, is the instrument that has guided countless rock artists over the years -- from Chuck Berry's rockabilly in the '50s to Bob Dylan's folk-rock in the '60s and...
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