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{{Short description|American musician (born 1965)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Doug Gillard
| name = Doug Gillard
| image = dgillard_4.jpg
| image = dgillard_4.jpg
| landscape = yes
| background = solo_singer
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|12|23}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|12|23}}
| birth_place = [[Sandusky, Ohio]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Sandusky, Ohio]], U.S.
| origin = [[Cleveland, Ohio]], U.S.
| origin = [[Cleveland, Ohio]], U.S.
| years_active = 1982–present
| residence = [[New York City]]
| instrument = guitar, vocals, bass, piano, keyboards, drums, percussion, [[melodica]]
| years_active = 1982–present
| current_member_of = [[Bambi Kino (band)|Bambi Kino]], [[Cobra Verde (band)|Cobra Verde]], [[Death of Samantha]], [[Gem (American band)|Gem]], [[Guided by Voices]], [[Robert Pollard#Side projects|Lifeguards]], [[Nada Surf]]
| instrument = guitar, vocals, bass, piano, keyboards, drums, percussion, [[melodica]]
| genre = Rock, [[indie rock]], [[pop music|pop]]
| associated_acts = [[Bambi Kino (band)|Bambi Kino]], [[Cobra Verde (band)|Cobra Verde]], [[Death of Samantha]], [[Gem (American band)|Gem]], [[Guided by Voices]], [[Robert Pollard#Side projects|Lifeguards]], [[Nada Surf]]
| website = {{URL|douggillard.com}}
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[indie rock]], [[pop music|pop]]
}}
| website = {{URL|www.douggillard.com}}
}}'''Doug Gillard''' is a [[New York City|New York]]-based [[guitarist]] and [[songwriter]], originally from [[Ohio]]. He has been a member of major [[indie pop]] and [[indie punk|punk]] bands, most notably [[Guided by Voices]] and [[Death of Samantha]].
'''Douglas Scott Gillard''' (born December 23, 1965) is an American guitarist and songwriter. He has been a member of major [[indie pop]] and [[indie punk|punk]] bands, most notably [[Guided by Voices]], [[Nada Surf]], [[Bambi Kino]], [[Death of Samantha]], and [[Cobra Verde (band)|Cobra Verde]].
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== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Doug Gillard was born in Sandusky, Ohio.<ref name=last347bio/> His parents were from Colorado, where his father helped construct missile silos, and his mother was a teacher's aide.<ref name=clevescene/> Gillard grew up on a farm in rural Northeast Ohio,<ref name=clevescene/> in the town of <!-- given as "Hudson" in clevescene, typo corrected to "Huron" based on personal communication from Gillard --> Huron, and attended schools in [[Elyria, Ohio]].
Doug Gillard was born in Sandusky, Ohio.<ref name=last347bio/> His parents were from Colorado, where his father helped construct missile silos, and his mother was a teacher's aide.<ref name=clevescene/> Gillard grew up on a farm in rural Northeast Ohio,<ref name=clevescene/> in the town of <!-- given as "Hudson" in clevescene, typo corrected to "Huron" based on personal communication from Gillard --> Huron, and attended schools in [[Elyria, Ohio]].
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By age five, Gillard was writing songs, which he recorded on a reel-to-reel tape machine to be mailed by his family to his older sister who lived in Germany.<ref name=clevescene/>
By age five, Gillard was writing songs, which he recorded on a reel-to-reel tape machine to be mailed by his family to his older sister who lived in Germany.<ref name=clevescene/>


Gillard moved to Cleveland after graduating high school. In 1984, he was briefly a non-student [[campus radio|college radio]] DJ at [[Oberlin College|Oberlin]]'s [[WOBC-FM|WOBC]], after which he was a DJ for six years at [[Cleveland State University]]'s [[WCSB]], concurrent with his musical career in the late 1980s.<ref name=bearded2014/>
Gillard moved to Cleveland after graduating high school. In 1984, he was briefly a non-student [[campus radio|college radio]] DJ at [[Oberlin College|Oberlin]]'s [[WOBC-FM|WOBC]], after which he was a DJ for six years at [[Cleveland State University]]'s [[WCSB-FM|WCSB]], concurrent with his musical career in the late 1980s.<ref name=bearded2014/>


== Musical groups ==
== Musical groups ==
Beginning in high school, Gillard began performing with Ohio punk bands such as Suspect Device, Children's Crusade, and Starvation Army.<ref name=clevescene/> He has also performed and/or recorded with [[Richard Buckner (musician)|Richard Buckner]], Yuji Oniki, [[My Dad Is Dead]], [[The Mice (band)|The Mice]], [[Bill Fox (musician)|Bill Fox]], Fence Lions, Zest of Yore, Stewart Pack, [[The Oranges Band]], [[Mascott]], and Sally Crewe and The Sudden Moves.
Beginning in high school, Gillard began performing with Ohio punk bands such as Suspect Device, Children's Crusade, and Starvation Army.<ref name=clevescene/> He has also performed and/or recorded with [[Richard Buckner (musician)|Richard Buckner]], Yuji Oniki, [[My Dad Is Dead]], [[The Mice (band)|The Mice]], [[Bill Fox (musician)|Bill Fox]], Fence Lions, Zest of Yore, Stewart Pack, [[The Oranges Band]], [[Mascott]], and Sally Crewe and The Sudden Moves.

As a result of Gillard's appearances on Guided by Voices' ''[[Suitcase: Failed Experiments and Trashed Aircraft|Suitcase]]'' and ''[[Suitcase 2: American Superdream Wow|Suitcase 2]]'' box sets, he is sometimes erroneously credited as a member of a variety of fictitious bands (''e.g.'', Approval of Mice, Champion Hairpuller), due to [[Robert Pollard]]'s creation of new imaginary band names for nearly every track of his compilations of outtakes and demos.<ref name=phoenix2000/>


=== Death of Samantha and Cobra Verde ===
=== Death of Samantha and Cobra Verde ===
{{Main|Death of Samantha|Cobra Verde (band)}}
{{Main|Death of Samantha|Cobra Verde (band)}}
In the 1980s, Gillard was a member of the Ohio-based band [[Death of Samantha]], a "modernist pop troupe" led by John Petkovic. After the breakup of Death of Samantha, Gillard became one of the original members of John Petkovic's 1990s band Cobra Verde.<ref name=clevescene/> [[Robert Pollard]], who had been a fan of Gillard's since his Death of Samantha days, asked Cobra Verde to be his backing band for Guided by Voices' ''[[Mag Earwhig!]]'' LP in 1996.
In the 1980s, Gillard was a member of the Ohio-based band [[Death of Samantha]], a "modernist pop troupe" led by John Petkovic. After the breakup of Death of Samantha, Gillard became one of the original members of John Petkovic's 1990s band Cobra Verde.<ref name=clevescene/>
[[Robert Pollard]], who had been a fan of Gillard's since his Death of Samantha days, asked Cobra Verde in 1996 to be his backing band for Guided by Voices' ''[[Mag Earwhig!]]'' LP.


=== Guided by Voices ===
=== Guided by Voices ===
{{main|Guided by Voices}}
{{main|Guided by Voices}}
After joining forces with [[Guided by Voices]] as part of Cobra Verde, Gillard remained a member of Guided by Voices for about eight years, from 1996 to 2005, a period that encompassed six official LPs and numerous other releases.<ref name=last347bio/>
After joining forces with [[Guided by Voices]] as part of Cobra Verde, Gillard remained a member of Guided by Voices for about seven years, from 1997 to 2004, a period that encompassed six official LPs and numerous other releases.<ref name=last347bio/>


Gillard's association with Pollard also resulted in three albums in collaboration as a duo: 1999's ''[[Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Department]]'' (credited to Robert Pollard and Doug Gillard),<ref name=amg-speak/> and two albums credited to Lifeguards, ''[[Mist King Urth]]'' in 2003,<ref name=cmj-lifeguards/> and ''[[Waving at the Astronauts]]'' in 2011.<ref name=seriousbus/>
Gillard's association with Pollard also resulted in three albums in collaboration as a duo: 1999's ''[[Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Department]]'' (credited to Robert Pollard and Doug Gillard),<ref name=amg-speak/> and two albums credited to Lifeguards, ''[[Mist King Urth]]'' in 2003,<ref name=cmj-lifeguards/> and ''[[Waving at the Astronauts]]'' in 2011.<ref name=seriousbus/>

On July 25, 2016, it was announced Gillard rejoined Guided by Voices.


=== {{anchor|Gem}} Gem ===
=== {{anchor|Gem}} Gem ===
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In the early 1990s, Gillard launched Gem, his own band, which also included bassist Tim Tobias (later of [[Guided by Voices]]).<ref name=amg-gem2/> Gem's debut album, ''Hexed'', was recorded in 1994 and released on [[Restless Records]] in 1995.<ref name=chitrib-gem/>
In the early 1990s, Gillard launched Gem, his own band, which also included bassist Tim Tobias (later of [[Guided by Voices]]).<ref name=amg-gem2/> Gem's debut album, ''Hexed'', was recorded in 1994 and released on [[Restless Records]] in 1995.<ref name=chitrib-gem/>


The ''[[Cleveland Scene]]'' praised the group as a "velveteen rock combo," and the editor of Cleveland's ''Alternative Press'' cited Gem's song "Suburban Girl" as "one of the greatest things in the history of Cleveland rock."<ref name=clevescene/> ''[[Trouser Press]]'' called ''Hexed'' a "tuneful rush of smart, catchy and simple rhythm guitar pop-rock — sort of grown-up [[Weezer]] without the anxious pretensions."<ref name=tpress/> According to ''[[Trouser Press]]'', Gillard's contributions stood out as "crafty," with "the woolly and weird chant of 'Sheep,' the bracing [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]] borrowings of 'Your Heroes Hate You' and the countryfied pun of 'Only a Loan.'"<ref name=tpress/> In 2001, Gem reunited to release another album, ''Sunglare Serenades''.<ref name=amg-gem2/>
The ''[[Cleveland Scene]]'' praised the group as a "velveteen rock combo," and the editor of Cleveland's ''Alternative Press'' cited Gem's song "Suburban Girl" as "one of the greatest things in the history of Cleveland rock."<ref name=clevescene/> ''[[Trouser Press]]'' called ''Hexed'' a "tuneful rush of smart, catchy and simple rhythm guitar pop-rock – sort of grown-up [[Weezer]] without the anxious pretensions."<ref name=tpress/> According to ''Trouser Press'', Gillard's contributions stood out as "crafty," with "the woolly and weird chant of 'Sheep,' the bracing [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]] borrowings of 'Your Heroes Hate You' and the countryfied pun of 'Only a Loan.'"<ref name=tpress/> In 2001, Gem reunited to release another album, ''Sunglare Serenades''.<ref name=amg-gem2/>


=== {{anchor|Bambi Kino}} Bambi Kino ===
=== {{anchor|Bambi Kino}} Bambi Kino ===
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{{main|Bambi Kino}} Gillard was one of the founding members of Bambi Kino, a band formed in anticipation of 2010's fiftieth anniversary of the first [[The Beatles in Hamburg|Beatles shows in Hamburg, Germany]].<ref name=bambikino-info/> The band also includes Nada Surf drummer Ira Elliot, Mark Rozzo (guitarist for Maplewood and Champale) and Erik Paparazzi (bass player for [[Cat Power]]).<ref name=bambikino-info/>
{{Infobox album
| Name = Bambi Kino
| Cover = Bambi Kino album cover.jpg
| Caption =
| Type = live
| Artist = Bambi Kino
| Released = 2011
| Recorded =
| Genre = [[Merseybeat]]
| Length = 27:08
| Label = Tapete Records
| Last album =
| This album =
| Next album =
}}
{{Album ratings
| title= ''Bambi Kino''
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name=amg-bambi/>
}} Dillard was one of the founding members of Bambi Kino, a band formed in the summer of 2009 in anticipation of 2010's fiftieth anniversary of the first [[The Beatles in Hamburg|Beatles concerts in Hamburg, Germany]].<ref name=bambikino-info/> The band also included Nada Surf drummer Ira Elliot, Mark Rozzo (guitarist for Maplewood) and Erik Paparazzi (bass player for [[Cat Power]]).<ref name=bambikino-info/>


The group covered songs from the formative 1960–1963 pre-celebrity era of [[The Beatles in Hamburg]] and at the [[The Beatles at The Cavern Club|Cavern Club]].<ref name=vinyl2014/> The band took its name from the [[The Beatles in Hamburg#Bambi Kino|Bambi Kino]], a squalid movie theater in Hamburg where the Beatles lived in a storeroom behind the screen.<ref name=blurt2014/>
The group covers songs from the formative 1960–1962 pre-celebrity era of The Beatles in Hamburg and at the [[The Beatles at The Cavern Club|Cavern Club]].<ref name=vinyl2014/> The band took its name from the [[The Beatles in Hamburg#Bambi Kino|Bambi Kino]], a squalid movie theater in Hamburg where the Beatles lived in cramped storerooms.<ref name=blurt2014/>


Working with Hamburg-based [[Tapete Records]], the band debuted with a concert in 2010 at the [[Indra Club]] in Hamburg, where the Beatles first played.<ref name=blurt2014/> A live recording of that concert was released in 2011 on Tapete, as the group's self-titled debut album.<ref name=amg-bambi/> The record was praised by [[AllMusic]]'s James Allen for its authentically "scrappy Merseybeat style," resulting in an album that "also happens to rock on its own merits."<ref name=amg-bambi/>
Working with Hamburg-based [[Tapete Records]], the band debuted with a week of shows in August 2010 at the [[Indra Club]] in Hamburg, where the Beatles first played.<ref name=blurt2014/> In 2011, Tapete released the group's self-titled debut album.<ref name=amg-bambi/> The record was praised by [[AllMusic]]'s James Allen for its authentically "scrappy Merseybeat style," resulting in an album that "also happens to rock on its own merits."<ref name=amg-bambi/> In an interview, Rozzo said, "We very consciously didn’t want to be a tribute band. We wanted to be ourselves, and in doing that we thought we were being truer to The Beatles."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dirtyimpound.com/2011/03/7-minutes-in-heaven-bambi-kino/|title = 7 Minutes in Heaven: Bambi Kino|date = 29 March 2011}}</ref>


The group has remained active, and in May 2014, Bambi Kino played at a benefit concert at [[Brooklyn]]'s Bell House.<ref name=bellhouse2014/>
The group remains active. In May 2014, Bambi Kino played at a benefit concert at [[Brooklyn]]'s Bell House<ref name=bellhouse2014/> as well as the White House Correspondents Jam, in Washington, DC, with [[Chuck Leavell]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollcall.com/2015/04/20/listen-up-d-c-here-comes-the-white-house-correspondents-jam/|title=Listen up, D.C.! Here Comes the White House Correspondents' Jam|date=20 April 2015}}</ref>


=== Nada Surf ===
=== Nada Surf ===
{{main|Nada Surf}}
In 2012, Gillard joined the band [[Nada Surf]], which had been formed in 1992 by [[Matthew Caws]] and Daniel Lorca. The line-up of Caws, Lorca, drummer [[Ira Elliot]], and Gillard appeared on Nada Surf's 2012 album ''[[The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy]]''.
In 2010,<ref name=Vanderbilt/> Gillard joined the band [[Nada Surf]], which had been formed in 1992 by [[Matthew Caws]] and Daniel Lorca.<ref name=chow/> The line-up of Caws, Lorca, drummer [[Ira Elliot]], and Gillard appeared on Nada Surf's 2012 album ''[[The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy]]''.


== Solo career ==
== Solo career ==
In a 2014 article, the music magazine [[Blurt (magazine)|''Blurt'']] quoted Death of Samantha's John Petkovic assessing Gillard as a solo artist.<ref name=blurt2014/> Petkovic contrasted Gillard's consistent artistic openness since the 1980s with his limited name recognition:<ref name=blurt2014/> {{blockquote |text=Some people attribute being open and adventurous with age, youth. But that’s not really true. You can tell who comes at music and art through imagination and who comes at it because they are attracted to some particular style... If you explore your imagination, you’ll never get "old." In that regard, little has changed with Doug when it comes to music{{nbsp}}– he just approaches it in the same way, attracted to sounds and parts. As a result, he’s able to synthesize disparate pieces that other people wouldn’t imagine fitting together until they saw the completed puzzle....{{br|2}} Doug deserves more attention, no doubt. But it's a larger thing{{nbsp}}– people are able to evaluate the name on the painting more than the painting. Doug has always been pretty dedicated to the painting, and that’s a good thing. }}
{{Infobox album
| Name = Parade On
| Cover = Parade On album cover.jpg
| Caption =
| Type = studio
| Artist = Doug Gillard
| Released = April 2014
| Recorded =
| Genre = [[Power pop]], [[indie pop]]
| Length = 43:51
| Label = Nine Mile Records
| Last album =
| This album =
| Next album =
}}
{{Album ratings
| title= ''Parade On''
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=amg-parade/>
}} The music magazine [[Blurt (magazine)|''Blurt'']], in 2014, quoted Death of Samantha's John Petkovic assessing Gillard's limited name recognition as a solo artist: "Doug deserves more attention, no doubt. But it's a larger thing — people are able to evaluate the name on the painting more than the painting. Doug has always been pretty dedicated to the painting, and that’s a good thing."<ref name=blurt2014/> Petkovic praised Gillard as one "who comes at music and art through imagination&nbsp;... attracted to sounds and parts. As a result, he’s able to synthesize disparate pieces that other people wouldn't imagine fitting together until they saw the completed puzzle."<ref name=blurt2014/>


Gillard has recorded three full-length albums as a solo artist, not including his early cassette releases. Gillard's solo recording career technically began with two self-released cassettes, the four-song ''Cover Songs with Big Heads'' EP (1985), and a 1990 release of [[juvenilia]] recorded by Gillard at ages 5 to 9.<ref name=vinyl2014/>
Gillard has recorded three full-length albums as a solo artist, not including his early cassette releases. Gillard's solo recording career technically began with two self-released cassettes, the four-song ''Cover Songs with Big Heads'' EP (1985), and a 1990 release of [[juvenilia]] recorded by Gillard at ages 5 to 9.<ref name=vinyl2014/>
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=== ''Parade On'' ===
=== ''Parade On'' ===
Gillard's 2014 solo album, ''Parade On'', was released on Nine Mile Records.<ref name=bearded2014/>
Gillard's 2014 solo album, ''[[Parade On]]'', was released on Nine Mile Records.<ref name=bearded2014/> ''Blurt'' wrote that ''Parade On'' blends hooks with layers of guitars in a display of diverse examples of "steady, riff-based rock,"<ref name=blurt2014/> and the British music magazine ''Bearded'' wrote that Gillard's "cup brims over with subtle gems," making ''Parade On'' a record "worthy of its own ecstatic praise."<ref name=bearded2014/>

''Blurt'' wrote that ''Parade On'' blends hooks with layers of guitars in a display of diverse examples of "steady, riff-based rock,"<ref name=blurt2014/> and the British music magazine ''[[Bearded (magazine)|Bearded]]'' wrote that Gillard's "cup brims over with subtle gems," making ''Parade On'' a record "worthy of its own ecstatic praise."<ref name=bearded2014/>


[[AllMusic]]'s Mark Deming called ''Parade On'' an eclectic and superbly crafted album of "guitar-fueled rock & roll with an extra portion of pop hooks" and lyrics in "various degrees of bittersweet snark."<ref name=amg-parade/> Deming praised Gillard as a gifted songwriter, guitarist, producer, and arranger, whose multi-instrumental performances included layers of strong lead and rhythm guitar work melding with "tough yet flexible" bass, in the service of songs ranging from "sparkly jangle" to "sweet but aggressive" hard-rocking power pop.<ref name=amg-parade/>
[[AllMusic]]'s Mark Deming called ''Parade On'' an eclectic and superbly crafted album of "guitar-fueled rock & roll with an extra portion of pop hooks" and lyrics in "various degrees of bittersweet snark."<ref name=amg-parade/> Deming praised Gillard as a gifted songwriter, guitarist, producer, and arranger, whose multi-instrumental performances included layers of strong lead and rhythm guitar work melding with "tough yet flexible" bass, in the service of songs ranging from "sparkly jangle" to "sweet but aggressive" hard-rocking power pop.<ref name=amg-parade/>
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Gillard produced indie band [[Eternal Summers]]' third album, ''The Drop Beneath''.<ref name=amg-eternal/> He has scored several independent films,<ref name=bearded2014/> including the comedy short film ''Creative Process 473'' (2002), and ''American Cannibal'' (2006).<ref name=imdb/><ref name=imdb-cannibal/>
Gillard produced indie band [[Eternal Summers]]' third album, ''The Drop Beneath''.<ref name=amg-eternal/> He has scored several independent films,<ref name=bearded2014/> including the comedy short film ''Creative Process 473'' (2002), and ''American Cannibal'' (2006).<ref name=imdb/><ref name=imdb-cannibal/>


In 2014, Gillard recorded a version of the [[Scott Miller (pop musician)|Scott Miller]] song "Dripping with Looks," which originally appeared on [[Game Theory (band)|Game Theory]]'s 1987 album ''[[Lolita Nation]]''.<ref name=dwl/> Gillard's version, released as a music video in May 2014, is expected to appear on a Scott Miller memorial tribute album.<ref name=bearded2014/>
In 2014, Gillard recorded a version of [[Scott Miller (pop musician)|Scott Miller]]'s song "Dripping with Looks," which originally appeared on the 1987 [[Game Theory (band)|Game Theory]] album ''[[Lolita Nation]]''.<ref name=dwl/> Gillard's version, released as a music video in May 2014,<ref name=dwl/> was expected to appear on a Scott Miller memorial tribute album.<ref name=bearded2014/>


The song "Say Goodbye", with Gillard on guitar and lead vocals, and [[Peter Buck]] on mandolin, appears on the posthumous Game Theory album ''[[Supercalifragile]]'' (2017).<ref name=saygoodbye/> Gillard shares songwriting credit for Miller's previously unfinished song, which Gillard completed.<ref name=alive/><ref name=gigsoup/>
Gillard presently lives in [[New York City]] and continues to perform solo and as a member of [[Nada Surf]] and other bands.

Gillard presently lives in New York City and continues to perform solo and as a member of [[Guided by Voices]], [[Nada Surf]] and other bands.


== Partial discography ==
== Partial discography ==

=== Solo releases ===
=== Solo releases ===

==== Albums and EPs ====
==== Albums and EPs ====
* ''Cover Songs with Big Heads'' EP (1985)<br /><small>self-released cassette – sold mail order by Scat Records</small>
* ''Cover Songs with Big Heads'' EP (1985)<br /><small>self-released cassette – sold mail order by Scat Records</small>
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==== Albums ====
==== Albums ====
* ''[[Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Department]]'' (1999) — as Robert Pollard with Doug Gillard<ref name=amg-speak/>
* ''[[Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Department]]'' (1999) – as Robert Pollard with Doug Gillard<ref name=amg-speak/>
* ''[[Mist King Urth]]'' (2003) — as Lifeguards<ref name=discogs-urth/><ref name=cmj-lifeguards/>
* ''[[Mist King Urth]]'' (2003) – as Lifeguards<ref name=cmj-lifeguards/><ref name=discogs-urth/>
* ''[[Waving at the Astronauts]]'' (2011) — as Lifeguards<ref name=seriousbus/>
* ''[[Waving at the Astronauts]]'' (2011) – as Lifeguards<ref name=seriousbus/>
* ''Starting Point of the Royal Cyclopean'' (2016) - as ESP Ohio


==== Singles ====
==== Singles ====
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== References ==
== References ==
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<ref name=last347bio>{{cite web |title=Doug Gillard biography |work=Last.fm |author=347 Records |year=2011 |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20140711192640/http://www.last.fm/music/Doug+Gillard/+wiki?ver=6 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20140711192640/http://www.last.fm/music/Doug+Gillard/+wiki?ver=6 |archivedate=2014-07-11 }}</ref>

<ref name=seriousbus>{{cite web |title=Lifeguards: Waving at the Astronauts |author=Serious Business Records |work=Serious Business: Music
<ref name=alive>{{cite journal |first=Joel |last=Oliphint |title=Concert preview: Guided by Voices at Skully's Music-Diner |journal=Columbus Alive |date=April 26, 2017 |url=http://www.columbusalive.com/entertainment/20170426/concert-preview-guided-by-voices-at-skullys-music-diner |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531155631/http://www.columbusalive.com/entertainment/20170426/concert-preview-guided-by-voices-at-skullys-music-diner?start=2 |archive-date=2017-05-31 }}</ref>
|date=2011 |url=http://www.seriousbusinessrecords.com/releases/show/65-Waving-at-the-Astronauts |deadurl=no |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20130621030933/http://www.seriousbusinessrecords.com/releases/show/65-Waving-at-the-Astronauts |archivedate=2013-06-21 }}</ref>
<ref name=readyfordeathvideo>{{cite AV media |last=Gillard|first=Doug|title=Doug Gillard – Ready for Death |date=April 21, 2014|work=YouTube.com|publisher=Mike Postalakis, director |type=official video release |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgyoexemrI0 }}</ref>
<ref name=amg-bambi>{{cite web |last=Allen |first=James |title=Review of ''Bambi Kino'' |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[All Media Guide]] |url={{AllMusic|album|mw0002100053|pure_url=yes}} |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502041114/http://www.allmusic.com:80/album/mw0002100053 |archive-date=2016-05-02 }}</ref>
<ref name=amg-eternal>{{cite web |last=Monger |first=James Christopher |title=Eternal Summers |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[All Media Guide]] |url={{AllMusic|artist|mn0002128267|pure_url=yes}} |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527231439/http://www.allmusic.com:80/artist/eternal-summers-mn0002128267/biography |archive-date=2015-05-27 }}</ref>
<ref name=paste2014>{{cite journal |title=Video Premiere: Doug Gillard - ′Ready for Death′
<ref name=amg-gem2>{{cite web |last=Morris |first=Kurt |title=Review of ''Sunglare Serenades'' |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[All Media Guide]] |url={{AllMusic|class=album|mw0000018127|pure_url=yes}} |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504145203/https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000018127 |archive-date=2018-05-04 }}.</ref>
|first=Dacey |last=Orr |date=April 21, 2014 |journal=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2014/04/video-premiere-doug-gillard---ready-for-death.html |deadurl=no }}</ref>
<ref name=bellhouse2014>{{cite web |title=A Benefit for PS154 in Windsor Terrace |work=The Bell House |date=May 2014 |url=http://www.thebellhouseny.com/event/529175-bambi-kino-charles-bissell-brooklyn/ |deadurl=no |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20140709204412/http://www.thebellhouseny.com/event/529175-bambi-kino-charles-bissell-brooklyn/ |archivedate=2014-07-09 }}</ref>
<ref name=amg-parade>{{cite web |last=Deming |first=Mark |title=Review of ''Parade On'' |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[All Media Guide]] |url={{AllMusic|album|mw0002629418|pure_url=yes}} |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109114356/http://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002629418 |archive-date=2016-01-09 }}.</ref>
<ref name=bambikino-info>{{cite web |work=Bambi Kino: It Was 50 Years Ago Today |year=2010 |title=Info |author=Bambi Kino |url=http://www.bambi-kino.com/info.php |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20140527123510/http://www.bambi-kino.com/info.php |archivedate=2014-05-27 }}</ref>
<ref name=amg-speak>{{cite web |last=Rabid |first=Jack |title=Review of ''Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Department'' |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[All Media Guide]] |url={{AllMusic|album|mw0000050709|pure_url=yes}} |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120703011132/http://www.allmusic.com/album/speak-kindly-of-your-volunteer-fire-department-mw0000050709 |archive-date=2012-07-03 }}</ref>
<ref name=cmj-lifeguards>{{cite journal |title=Lifeguards’ (GBV Members) New Album |date=January 24, 2011 |first=Jordan |last=Hadani |url=http://www.cmj.com/news/lifeguards%E2%80%99-gbv-members-debut-album/ |deadurl=no |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20140709193848/http://www.cmj.com/news/lifeguards%E2%80%99-gbv-members-debut-album/ |archivedate=2014-07-09 }}</ref>
<ref name=bambikino-info>{{cite web |work=Bambi Kino: It Was 50 Years Ago Today |year=2010 |title=Info |author=Bambi Kino |url=http://www.bambi-kino.com/info.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527123510/http://www.bambi-kino.com/info.php |archive-date=2014-05-27 }}</ref>
<ref name=vinyl2014>{{cite web |last=Neff |first=Joseph |title=Graded on a Curve: Doug Gillard, ''Parade On'' |date=April 8, 2014 |work=The Vinyl District |url=http://www.thevinyldistrict.com/storefront/2014/04/graded-curve-doug-gillard-parade/ |deadurl=no |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20140709193130/http://www.thevinyldistrict.com/storefront/2014/04/graded-curve-doug-gillard-parade/ |archivedate=2014-07-09 }}</ref>
<ref name=bearded2014>{{cite journal |last=Mertz |first=Erick |title=Interview: Doug Gillard |date=March 31, 2014 |journal=Bearded |url=http://www.beardedmagazine.com/index.php/features/article/interview-doug-gillard |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709181059/http://www.beardedmagazine.com/index.php/features/article/interview-doug-gillard |archive-date=2014-07-09 }}</ref>
<ref name=blurt2014>{{cite journal |last=Shanley |first=Mike |title=Dedicated to painting, not the painter: Doug Gillard |journal=[[Blurt (magazine)|Blurt]] |date=May 1, 2014 |url=http://blurtonline.com/feature/dedicated-painting-painter-doug-gillard/ |deadurl=no |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20140705081740/http://blurtonline.com/feature/dedicated-painting-painter-doug-gillard/ |archivedate=2014-07-05 }}</ref>
<ref name=bellhouse2014>{{cite web |title=A Benefit for PS154 in Windsor Terrace |work=The Bell House |date=May 2014 |url=http://www.thebellhouseny.com/event/529175-bambi-kino-charles-bissell-brooklyn/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709204412/http://www.thebellhouseny.com/event/529175-bambi-kino-charles-bissell-brooklyn/ |archive-date=2014-07-09 |access-date=2014-07-09 }}</ref>
<ref name=blurt2014>{{cite journal |last=Shanley |first=Mike |title=Dedicated to painting, not the painter: Doug Gillard |journal=[[Blurt (magazine)|Blurt]] |date=May 1, 2014 |url=http://blurtonline.com/feature/dedicated-painting-painter-doug-gillard/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705081740/http://blurtonline.com/feature/dedicated-painting-painter-doug-gillard/ |archive-date=2014-07-05 }}</ref>
<ref name=amg-parade>Deming, Mark. {{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0002629418|label=Parade On}}.</ref>
<ref name=chitrib-gem>{{cite news |title=Gem: Hexed (Restless) |first=Rick |last=Reger |journal=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=December 7, 1995 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1995/12/07/gemhexed-restless-star-star-stargem-is-the/ }}</ref>
<ref name=bearded2014>{{cite journal |last=Mertz |first=Erick |title=Interview: Doug Gillard |date=March 31, 2014 |journal=[[Bearded (magazine)|Bearded]] |url=http://www.beardedmagazine.com/index.php/features/article/interview-doug-gillard |deadurl=no |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20140709181059/http://www.beardedmagazine.com/index.php/features/article/interview-doug-gillard |archivedate=2014-07-09 }}</ref>
<ref name=chow>{{cite news |last=Chow |first=Andrew |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/15/arts/music/brooklyn-rock-lottery-taps-instant-bandmates-for-a-day.html |title=Brooklyn Rock Lottery Taps Instant Bandmates for a Day |journal=New York Times |date=December 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151215193111/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/15/arts/music/brooklyn-rock-lottery-taps-instant-bandmates-for-a-day.html |archive-date=2015-12-15 }}</ref>
<ref name=amg-eternal>Monger, James Christopher. [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/eternal-summers-mn0002128267/biography Eternal Summers] at [[AllMusic]].</ref>
<ref name=clevescene>{{cite journal |title=Facing the Music |first=Jason |last=Bracelin |journal=[[Cleveland Scene]] |date=April 6, 2005 |url=http://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/facing-the-music/Content?oid=1490209 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928211351/http://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/facing-the-music/Content?oid=1490209 |archive-date=2012-09-28 }}</ref>
<ref name=imdb>{{imdb name|id=0318786|name=Doug Gillard}}.</ref>
<ref name=cmj-lifeguards>{{cite journal |title=Lifeguards' (GBV Members) New Album |date=January 24, 2011 |first=Jordan |last=Hadani |url=http://www.cmj.com/news/lifeguards%E2%80%99-gbv-members-debut-album/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709193848/http://www.cmj.com/news/lifeguards%E2%80%99-gbv-members-debut-album/ |archive-date=2014-07-09 }}</ref>
<ref name=imdb-cannibal>[http://imdb.com/title/tt0780468 ''American Cannibal''] at the [[Internet Movie Database]].</ref>
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<ref name=tpress>{{cite web |first=Ira |last=Robbins |url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=cobra_verde |title=Cobra Verde and Gem|publisher=''[[Trouser Press]]'' |year=2007 |accessdate=April 26, 2013}}</ref>
<ref name=dwl>{{cite AV media |last=Gillard|first=Doug|title=Doug Gillard – Dripping with Looks (Game Theory cover)|date=May 5, 2014|work=YouTube.com|publisher=BlackbirdsVids channel |type=official video release |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8H8MEn85pI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/X8H8MEn85pI |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
<ref name=clevescene>{{cite journal |title=Facing the Music |first=Jason |last=Bracelin |journal=[[Cleveland Scene]] |date= April 6, 2005 |url=http://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/facing-the-music/Content?oid=1490209 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120928211351/http://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/facing-the-music/Content?oid=1490209 |archivedate=2012-09-28 }}</ref>
<ref name=gigsoup>{{cite web |first=Ian |last=Rushbury |title=Game Theory: ''Supercalifragile'' |date=August 11, 2017 |website=GIGsoup |url=https://www.gigsoupmusic.com/reviews/album-reviews/game-theory-supercalifragile/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811121258/https://www.gigsoupmusic.com/reviews/album-reviews/game-theory-supercalifragile/ |archive-date=August 11, 2017 }}</ref>
<ref name=dwl>{{cite AV media |last=Gillard|first=Doug|title=Doug Gillard – Dripping with Looks (Game Theory cover)|date=May 5, 2014|work=YouTube.com|publisher=BlackbirdsVids channel |type=official video release |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8H8MEn85pI }}</ref>
<ref name=imdb-cannibal>{{IMDb title |id=tt0780468 |title=American Cannibal }}. [https://web.archive.org/web/20180504145410/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780468/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm Archived] from the original on 2018-05-04.</ref>
<ref name=amg-speak>{{cite web|last=Rabid|first=Jack|title=Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Department |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/speak-kindly-of-your-volunteer-fire-department-mw0000050709 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120703011132/http://www.allmusic.com/album/speak-kindly-of-your-volunteer-fire-department-mw0000050709 |archivedate=2012-07-03 }}</ref>
<ref name=imdb>{{IMDb name |id=0318786 |name=Doug Gillard }}. [https://web.archive.org/web/20170215164229/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0318786/ Archived] from the original on 2017-02-15.</ref>
<ref name=discogs-urth>{{Discogs release|release=2437112|name=Mist King Urth|type=album}}.</ref>
<ref name=last347bio>{{cite web |title=Doug Gillard biography |work=Last.fm |author=347 Records |year=2011 |url=http://www.last.fm/music/Doug+Gillard/+wiki?ver=6 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711192640/http://www.last.fm/music/Doug+Gillard/+wiki?ver=6 |archive-date=July 11, 2014 }}</ref>
<ref name=amg-gem2>Morris, Kurt. {{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000018127|label=Sunglare Serenades}}.</ref>
<ref name=chitrib-gem>{{cite news |title=Gem: Hexed (Restless) |first=Rick |last=Reger |journal=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=December 7, 1995 |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1995-12-07/features/9512070040_1_rock-stars-cheap-trick-rock-n-roll }}</ref>
<ref name=paste2014>{{cite journal |title=Video Premiere: Doug Gillard - 'Ready for Death' |first=Dacey |last=Orr |date=April 21, 2014 |journal=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2014/04/video-premiere-doug-gillard---ready-for-death.html }}</ref>
<ref name=phoenix2000>{{cite news |title=Voices carry: Robert Pollard unpacks his GBV Suitcase |first=Jonathan |last=Perry |date=December 21, 2000 |journal=[[Boston Phoenix]] |url=http://www.bostonphoenix.com/archive/music/00/12/21/GUIDED.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050310054949/http://www.bostonphoenix.com/archive/music/00/12/21/GUIDED.html |archive-date=March 10, 2005 |access-date=July 11, 2014 }}</ref>
<ref name=readyfordeathvideo>{{cite AV media |last=Gillard|first=Doug|title=Doug Gillard – Ready for Death |date=April 21, 2014|work=YouTube.com|publisher=Mike Postalakis, director |type=official video release |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgyoexemrI0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/DgyoexemrI0 |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
<ref name=saygoodbye>{{Cite AV media notes |chapter=Say Goodbye |title=Supercalifragile by Game Theory |year=2017 |chapter-url=https://gametheory1.bandcamp.com/track/say-goodbye |url=https://gametheory1.bandcamp.com/album/supercalifragile |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504141042/https://gametheory1.bandcamp.com/track/say-goodbye |archive-date=2018-05-04 |publisher=[[Bandcamp]] }}</ref>
<ref name=seriousbus>{{cite web |title=Lifeguards: Waving at the Astronauts |author=Serious Business Records |work=Serious Business: Music |date=2011 |url=http://www.seriousbusinessrecords.com/releases/show/65-Waving-at-the-Astronauts |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621030933/http://www.seriousbusinessrecords.com/releases/show/65-Waving-at-the-Astronauts |archive-date=2013-06-21 }}</ref>
<ref name=tpress>{{cite magazine |first=Ira |last=Robbins |url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=cobra_verde |title=Cobra Verde and Gem |magazine=[[Trouser Press]] |year=2007 |access-date=April 26, 2013 }}</ref>
<ref name=Vanderbilt>{{cite news |last=Vanderbilt |first=Mike |url=https://news.avclub.com/doug-gillard-talks-about-his-guided-by-voices-return-in-1798249949 |title=Doug Gillard talks about his Guided By Voices return in an exclusive Q&A |journal=AV Club |date=July 28, 2016 }}</ref>
<ref name=vinyl2014>{{cite web |last=Neff |first=Joseph |title=Graded on a Curve: Doug Gillard, ''Parade On'' |date=April 8, 2014 |work=The Vinyl District |url=http://www.thevinyldistrict.com/storefront/2014/04/graded-curve-doug-gillard-parade/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709193130/http://www.thevinyldistrict.com/storefront/2014/04/graded-curve-doug-gillard-parade/ |archive-date=2014-07-09 }}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official website|www.douggillard.com}}
* {{Official website}}
* [http://douggillard.bandcamp.com Doug Gillard on Bandcamp]
*{{MySpace|douggillard}}
*[http://douggillard.bandcamp.com Doug Gillard on Bandcamp]


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Latest revision as of 00:09, 11 September 2024

Doug Gillard
Background information
Born (1965-12-23) December 23, 1965 (age 58)
Sandusky, Ohio, U.S.
OriginCleveland, Ohio, U.S.
GenresRock, indie rock, pop
Instrument(s)guitar, vocals, bass, piano, keyboards, drums, percussion, melodica
Years active1982–present
Member ofBambi Kino, Cobra Verde, Death of Samantha, Gem, Guided by Voices, Lifeguards, Nada Surf
Websitedouggillard.com

Douglas Scott Gillard (born December 23, 1965) is an American guitarist and songwriter. He has been a member of major indie pop and punk bands, most notably Guided by Voices, Nada Surf, Bambi Kino, Death of Samantha, and Cobra Verde.

Early life

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Doug Gillard was born in Sandusky, Ohio.[1] His parents were from Colorado, where his father helped construct missile silos, and his mother was a teacher's aide.[2] Gillard grew up on a farm in rural Northeast Ohio,[2] in the town of Huron, and attended schools in Elyria, Ohio.

By age five, Gillard was writing songs, which he recorded on a reel-to-reel tape machine to be mailed by his family to his older sister who lived in Germany.[2]

Gillard moved to Cleveland after graduating high school. In 1984, he was briefly a non-student college radio DJ at Oberlin's WOBC, after which he was a DJ for six years at Cleveland State University's WCSB, concurrent with his musical career in the late 1980s.[3]

Musical groups

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Beginning in high school, Gillard began performing with Ohio punk bands such as Suspect Device, Children's Crusade, and Starvation Army.[2] He has also performed and/or recorded with Richard Buckner, Yuji Oniki, My Dad Is Dead, The Mice, Bill Fox, Fence Lions, Zest of Yore, Stewart Pack, The Oranges Band, Mascott, and Sally Crewe and The Sudden Moves.

As a result of Gillard's appearances on Guided by Voices' Suitcase and Suitcase 2 box sets, he is sometimes erroneously credited as a member of a variety of fictitious bands (e.g., Approval of Mice, Champion Hairpuller), due to Robert Pollard's creation of new imaginary band names for nearly every track of his compilations of outtakes and demos.[4]

Death of Samantha and Cobra Verde

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Main articles: Death of Samantha and Cobra Verde (band)

In the 1980s, Gillard was a member of the Ohio-based band Death of Samantha, a "modernist pop troupe" led by John Petkovic. After the breakup of Death of Samantha, Gillard became one of the original members of John Petkovic's 1990s band Cobra Verde.[2]

Robert Pollard, who had been a fan of Gillard's since his Death of Samantha days, asked Cobra Verde in 1996 to be his backing band for Guided by Voices' Mag Earwhig! LP.

Guided by Voices

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Main article: Guided by Voices

After joining forces with Guided by Voices as part of Cobra Verde, Gillard remained a member of Guided by Voices for about seven years, from 1997 to 2004, a period that encompassed six official LPs and numerous other releases.[1]

Gillard's association with Pollard also resulted in three albums in collaboration as a duo: 1999's Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Department (credited to Robert Pollard and Doug Gillard),[5] and two albums credited to Lifeguards, Mist King Urth in 2003,[6] and Waving at the Astronauts in 2011.[7]

On July 25, 2016, it was announced Gillard rejoined Guided by Voices.

Gem

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In the early 1990s, Gillard launched Gem, his own band, which also included bassist Tim Tobias (later of Guided by Voices).[8] Gem's debut album, Hexed, was recorded in 1994 and released on Restless Records in 1995.[9]

The Cleveland Scene praised the group as a "velveteen rock combo," and the editor of Cleveland's Alternative Press cited Gem's song "Suburban Girl" as "one of the greatest things in the history of Cleveland rock."[2] Trouser Press called Hexed a "tuneful rush of smart, catchy and simple rhythm guitar pop-rock – sort of grown-up Weezer without the anxious pretensions."[10] According to Trouser Press, Gillard's contributions stood out as "crafty," with "the woolly and weird chant of 'Sheep,' the bracing T. Rex borrowings of 'Your Heroes Hate You' and the countryfied pun of 'Only a Loan.'"[10] In 2001, Gem reunited to release another album, Sunglare Serenades.[8]

Bambi Kino

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Main article: Bambi Kino

Gillard was one of the founding members of Bambi Kino, a band formed in anticipation of 2010's fiftieth anniversary of the first Beatles shows in Hamburg, Germany.[11] The band also includes Nada Surf drummer Ira Elliot, Mark Rozzo (guitarist for Maplewood and Champale) and Erik Paparazzi (bass player for Cat Power).[11]

The group covers songs from the formative 1960–1962 pre-celebrity era of The Beatles in Hamburg and at the Cavern Club.[12] The band took its name from the Bambi Kino, a squalid movie theater in Hamburg where the Beatles lived in cramped storerooms.[13]

Working with Hamburg-based Tapete Records, the band debuted with a week of shows in August 2010 at the Indra Club in Hamburg, where the Beatles first played.[13] In 2011, Tapete released the group's self-titled debut album.[14] The record was praised by AllMusic's James Allen for its authentically "scrappy Merseybeat style," resulting in an album that "also happens to rock on its own merits."[14] In an interview, Rozzo said, "We very consciously didn’t want to be a tribute band. We wanted to be ourselves, and in doing that we thought we were being truer to The Beatles."[15]

The group remains active. In May 2014, Bambi Kino played at a benefit concert at Brooklyn's Bell House[16] as well as the White House Correspondents Jam, in Washington, DC, with Chuck Leavell.[17]

Nada Surf

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Main article: Nada Surf

In 2010,[18] Gillard joined the band Nada Surf, which had been formed in 1992 by Matthew Caws and Daniel Lorca.[19] The line-up of Caws, Lorca, drummer Ira Elliot, and Gillard appeared on Nada Surf's 2012 album The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy.

Solo career

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In a 2014 article, the music magazine Blurt quoted Death of Samantha's John Petkovic assessing Gillard as a solo artist.[13] Petkovic contrasted Gillard's consistent artistic openness since the 1980s with his limited name recognition:[13]

Some people attribute being open and adventurous with age, youth. But that’s not really true. You can tell who comes at music and art through imagination and who comes at it because they are attracted to some particular style... If you explore your imagination, you’ll never get "old." In that regard, little has changed with Doug when it comes to music – he just approaches it in the same way, attracted to sounds and parts. As a result, he’s able to synthesize disparate pieces that other people wouldn’t imagine fitting together until they saw the completed puzzle....

Doug deserves more attention, no doubt. But it's a larger thing – people are able to evaluate the name on the painting more than the painting. Doug has always been pretty dedicated to the painting, and that’s a good thing.

Gillard has recorded three full-length albums as a solo artist, not including his early cassette releases. Gillard's solo recording career technically began with two self-released cassettes, the four-song Cover Songs with Big Heads EP (1985), and a 1990 release of juvenilia recorded by Gillard at ages 5 to 9.[12]

In 1999, Gillard's serious solo career began with the release of the five-song Malamute Jute EP. This was followed in 2004 by Salamander, his first solo full-length album made as an adult, and the 2008 album Call from Restricted.[12]

Parade On

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Gillard's 2014 solo album, Parade On, was released on Nine Mile Records.[3] Blurt wrote that Parade On blends hooks with layers of guitars in a display of diverse examples of "steady, riff-based rock,"[13] and the British music magazine Bearded wrote that Gillard's "cup brims over with subtle gems," making Parade On a record "worthy of its own ecstatic praise."[3]

AllMusic's Mark Deming called Parade On an eclectic and superbly crafted album of "guitar-fueled rock & roll with an extra portion of pop hooks" and lyrics in "various degrees of bittersweet snark."[20] Deming praised Gillard as a gifted songwriter, guitarist, producer, and arranger, whose multi-instrumental performances included layers of strong lead and rhythm guitar work melding with "tough yet flexible" bass, in the service of songs ranging from "sparkly jangle" to "sweet but aggressive" hard-rocking power pop.[20]

In April 2014, a music video by filmmaker Mike Postalakis was officially released for the album track "Ready for Death."[21][22]

Other projects

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Gillard produced indie band Eternal Summers' third album, The Drop Beneath.[23] He has scored several independent films,[3] including the comedy short film Creative Process 473 (2002), and American Cannibal (2006).[24][25]

In 2014, Gillard recorded a version of Scott Miller's song "Dripping with Looks," which originally appeared on the 1987 Game Theory album Lolita Nation.[26] Gillard's version, released as a music video in May 2014,[26] was expected to appear on a Scott Miller memorial tribute album.[3]

The song "Say Goodbye", with Gillard on guitar and lead vocals, and Peter Buck on mandolin, appears on the posthumous Game Theory album Supercalifragile (2017).[27] Gillard shares songwriting credit for Miller's previously unfinished song, which Gillard completed.[28][29]

Gillard presently lives in New York City and continues to perform solo and as a member of Guided by Voices, Nada Surf and other bands.

Partial discography

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Solo releases

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Albums and EPs

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  • Cover Songs with Big Heads EP (1985)
    self-released cassette – sold mail order by Scat Records
  • It'll Be Such a Thrill (1990)
    self-released cassette – sold mail order by Scat Records, contains songs recorded by Gillard at ages 5 to 9
  • Malamute Jute EP (1999) (Cushion Records)
  • Creative Process 473 (2003)
    contains 10 songs for motion picture soundtrack, plus 3 bonus original songs not on soundtrack
  • Salamander (2004) (Pink Frost)
    distributed by Redeye Distribution, Inc.
  • Call from Restricted (2008) (347 Records)
    2008 digital release, 2009 physical CD – contains 11 songs recorded in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Brooklyn, NY
  • Parade On (2014) (Nine Mile Records)[20]
    contains 11 songs recorded in New York, NY and Austin, Texas

Singles

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  • "Breaking in Two" b/w "So Much More" 7" (2011) (347 Records)

Videography

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  • "Ready for Death" (April 2014)[22]
  • "Dripping with Looks" (May 2014)[26]

Collaborations with Robert Pollard

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Albums

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Singles

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  • "Product Head" b/w "Naught Windsor" 7" (2011) (Serious Business Records)

References

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  1. ^ a b 347 Records (2011). "Doug Gillard biography". Last.fm. Archived from the original on July 11, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e f Bracelin, Jason (April 6, 2005). "Facing the Music". Cleveland Scene. Archived from the original on 2012-09-28.
  3. ^ a b c d e Mertz, Erick (March 31, 2014). "Interview: Doug Gillard". Bearded. Archived from the original on 2014-07-09.
  4. ^ Perry, Jonathan (December 21, 2000). "Voices carry: Robert Pollard unpacks his GBV Suitcase". Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on March 10, 2005. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  5. ^ a b Rabid, Jack. "Review of Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Department". AllMusic. All Media Guide. Archived from the original on 2012-07-03.
  6. ^ a b Hadani, Jordan (January 24, 2011). "Lifeguards' (GBV Members) New Album". Archived from the original on 2014-07-09. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ a b Serious Business Records (2011). "Lifeguards: Waving at the Astronauts". Serious Business: Music. Archived from the original on 2013-06-21. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ a b Morris, Kurt. "Review of Sunglare Serenades". AllMusic. All Media Guide. Archived from the original on 2018-05-04..
  9. ^ Reger, Rick (December 7, 1995). "Gem: Hexed (Restless)". Chicago Tribune.
  10. ^ a b Robbins, Ira (2007). "Cobra Verde and Gem". Trouser Press. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  11. ^ a b Bambi Kino (2010). "Info". Bambi Kino: It Was 50 Years Ago Today. Archived from the original on 2014-05-27.
  12. ^ a b c Neff, Joseph (April 8, 2014). "Graded on a Curve: Doug Gillard, Parade On". The Vinyl District. Archived from the original on 2014-07-09.
  13. ^ a b c d e Shanley, Mike (May 1, 2014). "Dedicated to painting, not the painter: Doug Gillard". Blurt. Archived from the original on 2014-07-05.
  14. ^ a b Allen, James. "Review of Bambi Kino". AllMusic. All Media Guide. Archived from the original on 2016-05-02.
  15. ^ "7 Minutes in Heaven: Bambi Kino". 29 March 2011.
  16. ^ "A Benefit for PS154 in Windsor Terrace". The Bell House. May 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-07-09. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  17. ^ "Listen up, D.C.! Here Comes the White House Correspondents' Jam". 20 April 2015.
  18. ^ Vanderbilt, Mike (July 28, 2016). "Doug Gillard talks about his Guided By Voices return in an exclusive Q&A". AV Club.
  19. ^ Chow, Andrew (December 15, 2015). "Brooklyn Rock Lottery Taps Instant Bandmates for a Day". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-12-15.
  20. ^ a b c Deming, Mark. "Review of Parade On". AllMusic. All Media Guide. Archived from the original on 2016-01-09..
  21. ^ Orr, Dacey (April 21, 2014). "Video Premiere: Doug Gillard - 'Ready for Death'". Paste.
  22. ^ a b Gillard, Doug (April 21, 2014). Doug Gillard – Ready for Death. YouTube.com (official video release). Mike Postalakis, director. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22.
  23. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Eternal Summers". AllMusic. All Media Guide. Archived from the original on 2015-05-27.
  24. ^ Doug Gillard at IMDb. Archived from the original on 2017-02-15.
  25. ^ American Cannibal at IMDb. Archived from the original on 2018-05-04.
  26. ^ a b c Gillard, Doug (May 5, 2014). Doug Gillard – Dripping with Looks (Game Theory cover). YouTube.com (official video release). BlackbirdsVids channel. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22.
  27. ^ "Say Goodbye". Supercalifragile by Game Theory (Media notes). Bandcamp. 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-05-04.
  28. ^ Oliphint, Joel (April 26, 2017). "Concert preview: Guided by Voices at Skully's Music-Diner". Columbus Alive. Archived from the original on 2017-05-31.
  29. ^ Rushbury, Ian (August 11, 2017). "Game Theory: Supercalifragile". GIGsoup. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017.
  30. ^ Mist King Urth at Discogs. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07.
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