Douglas McCombs is an American musician who plays bass and guitar with the instrumental rock band Tortoise[1] and leads the instrumental band Brokeback.[2] He is also the longtime bassist for the rock band Eleventh Dream Day.[3] In 1997, he formed Pullman with Bundy K. Brown, Chris Brokaw, and Curtis Harvey, with whom he released two albums.[4] In May 2018, McCombs replaced Eric Claridge as the touring bassist with Chicago jazz-pop outfit The Sea and Cake.[5]
Douglas McCombs | |
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 Douglas McCombs with Tortoise in London, February 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Douglas McCombs |
| Born | Peoria, Illinois |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar, lap slide guitar, guitar |
Brokeback
Brokeback is a project of McCombs. It has featured the following artists:
- Rob Mazurek
- Noel Kupersmith
- Mary Hansen (Stereolab)
- James McNew (Yo La Tengo)
- Chad Taylor (Chicago Underground Duo)
- Tim Foljahn (Two Dollar Guitar)
- James Elkington (The Zincs, Tweedy, The Horse's Ha)
- R. Christopher Hansen (Pinebender)
- Areif Sless-Kitain
- Pete Croke
Discography
- Another Routine Day Breaks, (Hi-Ball Records, 1997)
- Returns to the Orange Grove (Thrill Jockey, 1997)
- Field Recordings from Cook County Water Table (Thrill Jockey, 1999)
- Morse Code In The Modern Age: Across The Americas (Thrill Jockey, 2001)
- Looks at the Bird (Thrill Jockey 2003)
- Brokeback and the Black Rock (Thrill Jockey, 2013)
- Illinois River Valley Blues (Thrill Jockey, 2017)
- VMAK<KOMBZ<<<DUGLAS<<6NDR7<<< (Thrill Jockey, 2022)
References
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