Douglas McCombs is an American musician who plays bass and guitar with the instrumental rock band

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and leads the instrumental band Brokeback. He is also the longtime bassist for the rock band

Eleventh Dream Day Eleventh Dream Day (EDD) is an American alternative rock band from Chicago. History The band was founded by guitarists Rick Rizzo and Janet Beveridge Bean, who met at a place fondly known as 1069. This was a house/practice space/hang out in Lou ...

. In 1997, he formed Pullman with Bundy K. Brown,

Chris Brokaw Chris Brokaw (born August 1, 1964) is an American musician, best known for his work with the bands Come (American band), Come and Codeine (band), Codeine. Life and career While studying at Oberlin College, Brokaw met many people who became figu ...

, and Curtis Harvey, with whom he released two albums. In May 2018, McCombs replaced Eric Claridge as the touring bassist with Chicago jazz-pop outfit

The Sea and Cake The Sea and Cake is an American indie rock band based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. As part of the Chicago school of post-rock, the group formed in the mid-1990s from members of The Coctails (Archer Prewitt), Shrimp Boat (Sam Prekop ...

Brokeback

Brokeback is a project of McCombs. It has featured the following artists: *

Rob Mazurek Rob Mazurek (born 1965) is an American composer, cornetist, and visual artist. Biography Mazurek was born in 1965 in Jersey City, New Jersey, and played trumpet and cornet in high school in Naperville, Illinois. He first learned the foundat ...

* Noel Kupersmith *

Mary Hansen Mary Therese Hansen (1 November 1966 9 December 2002) was an Australian guitarist and singer. She joined the London-based avant-pop band Stereolab in 1992. As a member, Hansen recorded six studio albums from '' Transient Random-Noise Bursts w ...

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Stereolab Stereolab are an English people, Anglo-French avant-pop band formed in London in 1990. Led by the songwriting team of Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier, the group's sound incorporates repetitive motorik beats with the use of vintage electronic keybo ...

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James McNew James McNew is an American musician who has played bass in the indie rock band Yo La Tengo since their 1992 album '' May I Sing with Me''. He was previously a member of the band Christmas and was featured on their third album, ''Vortex''. McNew ...

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Yo La Tengo Yo La Tengo (Spanish language, Spanish for "I've got it"; also abbreviated as YLT) is an American indie rock band formed in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1984. Since 1992, the lineup has consisted of Ira Kaplan (guitars, piano, vocals), Georgia Hubley ...

) * Chad Taylor (Chicago Underground Duo) * Tim Foljahn (Two Dollar Guitar) * James Elkington (

The Zincs The Zincs are a four-piece band originally from London, England, and now based in Chicago, Illinois, US. They are signed to Chicago's Thrill Jockey Records. History The Zincs were organized by English singer-songwriter James Elkington in 2000 ...

, 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 Thrill Jockey is an American independent record label established by former Atlantic Records A&R representative Bettina Richards and based in Chicago. History Richards started the label in 1992 with $35,000 of family and personal capital, while ...

, 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

References

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