{{Short description|American rock band}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Dopapod | image = Dopapod Band Photo.jpg | caption = | image_size = | origin = Boston, Massachusetts, USA | genre = Jam rock, progressive rock<ref>{{cite web |title=A Conversation with Dopapod's Eli Winderman |url=https://onstagemagazine.com/a-conversation-with-dopapods-eli-winderman/ |website=OnStage Magazine.com |accessdate=29 April 2019 |date=8 December 2015}}</ref> | years_active = 2008–2024 | label = Dopapod Records | website = http://dopapod.com/ | current_members = {{plainlist| *Eli Winderman *Rob Compa *Chuck Jones *Neal “Fro” Evans}} | past_members = {{plainlist| *Scotty Zwang *Michelangelo Carubba}} }} '''Dopapod''' was an American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. Although classified as a jam band, Dopapod incorporates bits of funk,<ref name="New York State Music">{{cite news|last1=Mason|first1=Pete|title=Video: Funk Night In Albany From Parish Public House|url=https://nysmusic.com/2018/02/19/video-funk-night-in-albany-from-parish-public-house/|accessdate=20 February 2018|work=New York State Music|date=February 19, 2018}}</ref> heavy metal, jazz fusion, progressive rock, and country.<ref name="Detroit Metro Times">{{cite news|last1=Larson|first1=Mike|title=Jam band Dopapod offer more lyrical tracks on fourth LP|url=https://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/jam-band-dopapod-offer-more-lyrical-tracks-on-fourth-lp/Content?oid=2266252|accessdate=30 August 2017|work=Detroit Metro Times|date=November 12, 2014}}</ref> They have self-released nine studio albums, and spent most of their time touring.
==History==
===Early years=== Dopapod was formed at Boston's Berklee College of Music in 2008, as a duo with Eli Winderman and drummer Michelangelo Carubba.<ref>Greenhaus, Mike https://relix.com/articles/detail/the_core_dopapod/ Relix</ref> 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|date=February 2018}}—and Neal Evans on percussion.<ref name="Daily Iowan" /> In 2010, Carubba became the full-time drummer for Turkuaz and Evans took over drums for Dopapod.<ref name="Daily Gazette">{{cite news|last1=Hochanadel|first1=Michael|title=Jukebox: Talented guitarists in spotlight|url=https://dailygazette.com/article/2018/01/25/jukebox-talented-guitarists-in-spotlight|accessdate=31 January 2018|work=Daily Gazette|date=January 25, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Daily Iowan">{{cite news|last1=Balicki|first1=Joshua|title=Jam band Dopapod offers escape|url=http://daily-iowan.com/2017/11/07/jam-band-dopapod-offers-escape/|accessdate=31 January 2018|work=Daily Iowan|date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> The band split with Evans in 2013, and he was replaced by Scotty Zwang until Evans returned in 2016.<ref name="Jam Bands">{{cite news|title=Dopapod Announce Return of Drummer Neal "Fro" Evans|url=http://www.jambands.com/news/2016/09/07/dopapod-announce-return-of-drummer-neal-fro-evans|accessdate=21 February 2018|work=Jam Bands|date=September 7, 2016}}</ref>
===Touring=== After releasing their debut album, ''Radar'' in 2009, Dopapod began touring the next year on their own<ref name="boston.com">{{cite news|last1=Eaton|first1=Perry|title=15 can't-miss concerts in Boston this April|url=https://www.boston.com/culture/music/2017/04/01/15-cant-miss-concerts-in-boston-this-april-2/|access-date=5 February 2018|work=boston.com|date=April 1, 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite magazine|last1=Gehr|first1=Richard|title=Bonnaroo 2015: The Ultimate Guide|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/bonnaroo-2015-the-ultimate-guide-20150608/bonnaroo-for-the-jam-band-fan-20150605|accessdate=31 August 2017|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=June 8, 2015}}</ref>
Other dates included opening for String Cheese Incident in Red Rocks, Colorado in 2015;<ref name="Boston Globe">{{cite news|last1=Goodwin|first1=Jeremy D.|title=Dopapod comes home for a 3-night stand at the Sinclair|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2016/04/24/dopapod-comes-home-for-three-night-stand-sinclair/VhF1j5B8mTDtGVbP0crF0M/story.html|accessdate=30 August 2017|work=Boston Globe|date=April 25, 2016}}</ref> 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;<ref name="Relix 1">{{cite news|title=High Sierra adds STS9, Snarky Puppy, Andrew Bird and More|url=https://www.relix.com/festivals/guide/high_sierra_adds_sts9_snarky_puppy_andrew_bird_and_more|accessdate=31 August 2017|work=Relix 1|date=February 9, 2017}}</ref> as well as performing on the Jam Cruise 15 to Jamaica with Widespread Panic, Ivan Neville, Percy Hall, among others.<ref name="Relix 2">{{cite news|title=Jam Cruise Day 2:The Duo Reunite, Kamasi Returns, Kimock leads an All-StarJam and more|url=https://www.relix.com/festivals/guide/jam_cruise_day_2_the_duo_reunite_kamasi_returns_kimock_leads_an_all_star_jam_and_more|accessdate=31 August 2017|work=Relix 2|date=January 22, 2017}}</ref>
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.”<ref name="Boston Globe" />
===Recordings=== 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. Besides one track with vocals (“Bet on Tales” from ''Radar''), their first two projects, ''Radar'' in 2009 and ''Drawn Onward'' in 2011 were instrumentals. ''Redivider,'' which was released in 2012, was the first album to feature consistent vocals by Compa and Winderman, which continued on subsequent albums''.''<ref name="Detroit Metro Times" />
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.<ref name="Bay Bridged">{{cite news|last1=Huver|first1=Joshua|title=NYC's Dopapod to jam two nights in the Bay Area|url=http://thebaybridged.com/2017/06/15/east-coast-dopapod-jams-two-nights-bay-area/|accessdate=30 August 2017|work=Bay Bridged|date=June 15, 2017}}</ref>
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.<ref name="Huffington Post">{{cite news|last1=Radic|first1=Randy|title=Exclusive Music Premiere: "Starfish" – Impressive Progressive Rock From Dopapod|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/59db7058e4b08ce873a8cfad|accessdate=28 January 2018|work=Huffington Post|date=October 11, 2017}}</ref> “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.<ref name="Mountain Xpress">{{cite news|last1=McReynolds|first1=Kat|title=Smart bets: Dopapod|url=https://mountainx.com/arts/smart-bets-dopapod-2/|accessdate=31 August 2017|work=Mountain Xpress|date=April 13, 2016}}</ref>
Dopapod finished 2017 with a national tour, and took a year off to spend time with family and friends and work on new material.<ref name="Boston Globe 2">{{cite news|last1=Cawley|first1=Terence|title=Live music picks for New Year's Eve|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2017/12/27/live-music-picks-for-new-year-eve/IvlYuGsAUmGJpr7T7GUe5K/story.html|accessdate=23 February 2018|work=Boston Globe 2|date=December 27, 2017}}</ref><ref name="JamBase">{{cite news|last1=Bernstein|first1=Scott|title=Dopapod Announces New Album & Upcoming Year-Long Hiatus|url=https://www.jambase.com/article/dopapod-announces-new-album-upcoming-year-long-hiatus|accessdate=19 September 2017|work=JamBase|date=September 7, 2017}}</ref>
Dopapod released ''Aiboh'' on April 20, 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Broerman |first1=Michael |title=Dopapod Surprise Releases First Non-Palindrome Studio Album, 'Aiboh' [Stream] |url=https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/dopapod-non-palindrome-studio-album-aiboh/ |access-date=25 April 2024 |work=Live for Live Music |publisher=L4LM |date=April 23, 2024}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=aibohphobia |url=https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/aibohphobia |website=Wiktionary |access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref> Dopapod played their final show on New Years Eve, 2024.
==Discography==
===Studio albums=== * ''Radar'' (2009) * ''Drawn Onward'' (2011) * ''Redivider'' (2012) * ''Never Odd or Even'' (2014) * ''Megagem'' (2017) * ''Emit Time'' (2019)<ref>{{cite web |title=Dopapod Announces New Album 'Emit Time' & Shares Single |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/dopapod-new-album-emit-time-numbers-need-humans-single-stream |website=JamBase |accessdate=29 April 2019 |date=10 April 2019}}</ref> * ''Dopapod'' (2022)<ref>{{cite web |title=Dopapod Previews Self-Titled New Album with "Black Holes" |url=https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/dopapod-self-titled-album-black-holes |website=Live For Live Music |accessdate=30 March 2022 |date=30 March 2022}}</ref> * ''Aiboh'' (2024) * ''Phobia'' (2024)
===Live albums=== * ''I Saw Live Dopapod Evil Was I'' (2011) * ''II Saw Live Dopapod Evil Was II'' (2017) * ''Live at the Capitol Theatre'' (2019) * ''Coloradopapod'' (2023) * ''New Years Eve'' (2025)
===Singles=== * "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)<ref>{{cite web |title=PREMIERE: Dopapod Issues First New Music In Two Years, "Think" |url=https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/dopapod-think-single |website=Live For Live Music |access-date=30 March 2022 |date=21 Oct 2021}}</ref> * "Grow" (2022)<ref>{{cite web |title=Dopapod Teases Forthcoming Album With New Single, "Grow" |url=https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/dopapod-new-single-grow |website=Live For Live Music |access-date=30 March 2022 |date=23 Feb 2022}}</ref> * "Black Holes (2022)
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