▁and ▁light ▁brown ▁in ▁females . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : M oth s ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁Category : A ner ast i ini ▁Category : M oth s ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁Pere ▁U bu ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁rock ▁group ▁formed ▁in ▁Cleveland , ▁Ohio , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁Despite ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁long - term ▁band ▁members , ▁singer ▁David ▁Thomas ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁constant . ▁They ▁released ▁their ▁debut ▁album ▁The ▁Modern ▁Dance ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁followed ▁with ▁several ▁more ▁LP s ▁before ▁dis band ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁Thomas ▁reform ed ▁the ▁group ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁continu ing ▁to ▁record ▁and ▁tour . ▁ ▁Descri bing ▁their ▁sound ▁as ▁" avant - gar age ," ▁Pere ▁U bu ' s ▁work ▁drew ▁insp iration ▁from ▁sources ▁such ▁as ▁musique ▁conc r ète , ▁ 6 0 s ▁rock , ▁performance ▁art , ▁and ▁the ▁industrial ▁environments ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Mid west . ▁While ▁the ▁band ▁achieved ▁little ▁commercial ▁success , ▁they ▁have ▁ex ert ed ▁a ▁wide ▁influence ▁on ▁subsequent ▁under ground ▁music . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁Ro cket ▁from ▁the ▁T omb s ▁was ▁a ▁Cleveland - based ▁group ▁that ▁eventually ▁fragment ed : ▁some ▁members ▁formed ▁The ▁Dead ▁Boys , ▁and ▁others ▁The ▁S auc ers , ▁while ▁David ▁Thomas ▁and ▁guitar ist ▁Peter ▁L augh ner ▁joined ▁with