Editing Lisa Loeb (section)

===Early years and first bands (1980s–1993)===

At Brown in the mid-1980s, Loeb and [[Elizabeth Mitchell (musician)|Elizabeth Mitchell]] formed a band named [[Liz and Lisa]],<ref name="hoehome"/> with future singer/songwriter and classmate [[Duncan Sheik]] as a guitarist. The duo released the albums ''Liz and Lisa'' (1989) and ''[[Liz and Lisa - Days Were Different]]'' (1990) independently.<ref name="amg"/> After college, bassist Rick Lassiter and drummer [[Chad Fischer]] joined the band.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} After developing a following together, Loeb and Mitchell parted ways a few years after college. Loeb attended [[Berklee College of Music]] in Boston for a session of summer school, and in 1990 formed a full band called Nine Stories. The band, which was named after [[Nine Stories (Salinger)|the book]] by [[J.D. Salinger]], included Tim Bright on guitar, Jonathan Feinberg on drums, and Joe Quigley on bass. Loeb began working with producer Juan Patiño to make the cassette ''[[Purple Tape]]'' in 1992.<ref name="amg"/> It included the earliest recordings of later popular tracks such as "[[Do You Sleep?]]", "Snow Day", "Train Songs", and "It's Over".<ref name="hoehome"/><ref name="peg">{{cite news|title=Lisa Loeb to release The Purple Tape 2-disc set January 22|url=http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2007/dec/27/lisa-loeb-release-i-purple-tapei-2-disc-set-januar/|work=[[Pegasus News]]|date=December 27, 2007|access-date=July 6, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721122306/http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2007/dec/27/lisa-loeb-release-i-purple-tapei-2-disc-set-januar/|archive-date=July 21, 2011}}</ref> Loeb sold the violet-colored cassette to fans at gigs and used it as a sonic calling card to industry gatekeepers.<ref name="amg"/> She and her band made a recording of her song "[[Stay (I Missed You)]]" during the same period.<ref name="AllMusic 2">{{cite web|last1=Erlewine|first1=Stephen Thomas|title=Lisa Loeb The Purple Tape|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-purple-tape-mw0000586179|access-date=March 9, 2017|work=AllMusic 2}}</ref> Loeb developed a following from her solo acoustic performances on the [[New York City]] coffeehouse circuit and the rock club circuit. She travelled to cities such as [[Philadelphia]], [[Los Angeles]], and [[Dallas]], but focused mainly on New York City. She played acoustically and with her band in [[folk music|folk]] and [[rock music|rock]] clubs, including at [[CBGB]]. Loeb performed at music festivals such as the [[New Music Seminar]] and [[South by Southwest]].<ref name="amg"/>