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American musician
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Male
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Birth:
1 January 1962(Peoria)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Douglas McCombs (born in 1962 in Peoria, Illinois) plays bass and guitar with the instrumental rock band Tortoise and leads the instrumental band Brokeback. He is also the longtime bassist for the rock band Eleventh Dream Day. In 1997, he formed Pullman with Bundy K. Brown, Chris Brokaw, and Curtis Harvey, with whom he released two albums.
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" 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