Doug McCombs
Douglas McCombs | |
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![]() Douglas McCombs with Tortoise in London, February 2016 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Douglas McCombs |
Born | Peoria, Illinois | January 9, 1962
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Bass guitar, lap slide guitar, guitar |
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Douglas McCombs (born January 9, 1962) 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]
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, 7-inch EP, 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
References[]
- ^ Bush, John. "Biography: Tortoise". AMG. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ^ McCarthy, Kieran. "Biography: Brokeback". AMG. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason; Westergaard, Sean. "Biography: Eleventh Dream Day". Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Pullman - Biography". Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ^ Kot, Greg. "The Sea and Cake rolls with the changes". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
Categories:
- 1962 births
- Living people
- American rock guitarists
- American male bass guitarists
- Musicians from Peoria, Illinois
- Guitarists from Illinois
- 20th-century American bass guitarists
- Boxhead Ensemble members
- Tortoise (band) members
- The For Carnation members
- 20th-century American male musicians
- American bass guitarist stubs