Dopapod

American rock band

Dopapod

Background information
Origin| Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Genres| Jam rock, progressive rock[1]
Years active| 2008–present
Labels| Dopapod Records
Members|

* Eli Winderman
* Rob Compa
* Chuck Jones
* Neal “Fro” Evans

Past members|

* Scotty Zwang
* Michelangelo Carubba

Website| http://dopapod.com/

Dopapod was an American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. Although classified as a jam band, Dopapod incorporates bits of funk,[2] heavy metal, jazz fusion, progressive rock, and country.[3] They have self-released seven studio albums, and spent most of their time touring.

## History

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### Early years

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Dopapod was formed at Boston's Berklee College of Music in 2008, as a duo with Eli Winderman and drummer Michelangelo Carubba.[4] They performed in this format around New England for a year or so before adding fellow Berklee student, Rob Compa on guitar. After a year as a trio, they added Chuck Jones on bass—who at the time had another band and with Winderman called The Actual Proof[citation needed]—and Neal Evans on percussion.[5] In 2010, Carubba became the full-time drummer for Turkuaz and Evans took over drums for Dopapod.[6][5] The band split with Evans in 2013, and he was replaced by Scotty Zwang until Evans returned in 2016.[7]

### Touring

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After releasing their debut album, Radar in 2009, Dopapod began touring the next year on their own[8] and on bills with other artists. The band appeared on the 2015 Bonnaroo lineup and was cited by Rolling Stone as Bonnaroo's “Best-Kept Secret” comparing them to Phish, Disco Biscuits and Frank Zappa.[9]

Other dates included opening for String Cheese Incident in Red Rocks, Colorado in 2015;[10] joining Ween, Greyboy Allstars, The Nth Power with The Spirit Horns (Natalie Cressman & James Casey of Trey Anastasio Band) and more in 2017 at California's High Sierra Music Festival;[11] as well as performing on the Jam Cruise 15 to Jamaica with Widespread Panic, Ivan Neville, Percy Hall, among others.[12]

The band's 2017 tour included multi-night dates in the same city, explained by the Boston Globe as giving “the group a more open hand to improvise, aware that its jam-hungry fans are seeking a unique live experience each night.”[10]

### Recordings

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Since its inception, Dopapod has released nine studio albums. All but two of these albums have titles that are palindromes, and the two that do not form a palindrome when put together. The first two projects, Radar in 2009 and Drawn Onward in 2011 were instrumentals. Redivider, which was released in 2012, was the first recording to feature vocals by Compa and Winderman, and the band also sang on 2014's Never Odd or Even.[3]

Dopapod makes recordings of their live shows available on its website, including I Saw Live Dopapod Evil Was I out in 2011, and II Saw Live Dopapod Evil Was II from 2017.[13]

In 2016, the band were at Mountain Star Studios, Black Hawk, Colorado, in the middle of winter to record a new album, MEGAGEM. The album was released October 2017.[14] “A lot of the new songs infuse hip-hop beats with the progressive rock sound we’ve been experimenting with for the last few years. It feels like uncharted territory, at least for us,” explained Winderman in Mountain Xpress newspaper.[15]

Dopapod finished 2017 with a national tour, and took a year off to spend time with family and friends and work on new material.[16][17]

Dopapod released Aiboh on April 20, 2024.[18] At the time, it was their only studio release to have a non-palindromic title. They released Phobia shortly thereafter on April 25. Together, the two titles form the word aibohphobia, a nonstandard term for a supposed irrational fear of palindromes.[19] Dopapod played their final show on New Years Eve, 2024.

## Discography

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### Studio albums

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* Radar (2009)
* Drawn Onward (2011)
* Redivider (2012)
* Never Odd or Even (2014)
* Megagem (2017)
* Emit Time (2019)[20]
* Dopapod (2022)[21]
* Aiboh (2024)
* Phobia (2024)

### Live albums

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* I Saw Live Dopapod Evil Was I (2011)
* II Saw Live Dopapod Evil Was II (2017)
* Live at the Capitol Theatre (2019)
* Coloradopapod (2023)

### Singles

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* "Picture in Picture" (2014)
* "Please Haalp" (2017)
* "Mucho" (2017)
* "Numbers Need Humans" (2019)
* "Test of Time" (2019)
* “November” (2019)
* “Dracula’s Monk” (2020)
* "Think" (2021)[22]
* "Grow" (2022)[23]
* "Black Holes (2022)

## References

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1. ^ "A Conversation with Dopapod's Eli Winderman". OnStage Magazine.com. December 8, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
2. ^ Mason, Pete (February 19, 2018). "Video: Funk Night In Albany From Parish Public House". New York State Music. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
3. ^ a b Larson, Mike (November 12, 2014). "Jam band Dopapod offer more lyrical tracks on fourth LP". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
4. ^ Greenhaus, Mike https://relix.com/articles/detail/the_core_dopapod/ Relix
5. ^ a b Balicki, Joshua (November 7, 2017). "Jam band Dopapod offers escape". Daily Iowan. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
6. ^ Hochanadel, Michael (January 25, 2018). "Jukebox: Talented guitarists in spotlight". Daily Gazette. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
7. ^ "Dopapod Announce Return of Drummer Neal "Fro" Evans". Jam Bands. September 7, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
8. ^ Eaton, Perry (April 1, 2017). "15 can't-miss concerts in Boston this April". boston.com. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
9. ^ Gehr, Richard (June 8, 2015). "Bonnaroo 2015: The Ultimate Guide". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
10. ^ a b Goodwin, Jeremy D. (April 25, 2016). "Dopapod comes home for a 3-night stand at the Sinclair". Boston Globe. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
11. ^ "High Sierra adds STS9, Snarky Puppy, Andrew Bird and More". Relix 1. February 9, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
12. ^ "Jam Cruise Day 2:The Duo Reunite, Kamasi Returns, Kimock leads an All-StarJam and more". Relix 2. January 22, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
13. ^ Huver, Joshua (June 15, 2017). "NYC's Dopapod to jam two nights in the Bay Area". Bay Bridged. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
14. ^ Radic, Randy (October 11, 2017). "Exclusive Music Premiere: "Starfish" – Impressive Progressive Rock From Dopapod". Huffington Post. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
15. ^ McReynolds, Kat (April 13, 2016). "Smart bets: Dopapod". Mountain Xpress. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
16. ^ Cawley, Terence (December 27, 2017). "Live music picks for New Year's Eve". Boston Globe 2. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
17. ^ Bernstein, Scott (September 7, 2017). "Dopapod Announces New Album & Upcoming Year-Long Hiatus". JamBase. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
18. ^ Broerman, Michael (April 23, 2024). "Dopapod Surprise Releases First Non-Palindrome Studio Album, 'Aiboh' [Stream]". Live for Live Music. L4LM. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
19. ^ "aibohphobia". Wiktionary. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
20. ^ "Dopapod Announces New Album 'Emit Time' & Shares Single". JamBase. April 10, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
21. ^ "Dopapod Previews Self-Titled New Album with "Black Holes"". Live For Live Music. March 30, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
22. ^ "PREMIERE: Dopapod Issues First New Music In Two Years, "Think"". Live For Live Music. October 21, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
23. ^ "Dopapod Teases Forthcoming Album With New Single, "Grow"". Live For Live Music. February 23, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.

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