He is a current active member of the indie rock band Modest Mouse.

Peloso has played with Modest Mouse since their 2004 album, Good News for People Who Love Bad News, including their latest release, The Golden Casket.

He also plays in his own band, Tom Peloso and The Virginia Sheiks.

[1] Before joining Modest Mouse, Peloso was a founding member of the Charlottesville based bluegrass group The Hackensaw Boys, playing upright bass and fiddle.

On March 1, 2009 Tom Peloso released a digital EP, The Last Saturday of the Year, containing four new tracks recorded in fall 2008 at Monkeyclaus studio.