Doug moved to Williamsburg, Brooklyn from Dallas in the summer of 1998. He has been writing and singing since 1991 when he and his friend Greg Carr began writing songs together, with Greg on guitar and both of them contributing vocals. He started out as primarily a lyricist, but eventually decided to pick up bass guitar to occupy himself. While in college in Columbia, South Carolina, he fronted his first band, Francine, which included Graham Dennis on guitar and Chad Wilson on drums. Around 1995 Doug began learning guitar on his own and eventually it replaced the bass as his primary writing tool. Shortly after he moved to Brooklyn, Chad joined him there, and they resumed working on recording and writing together. In January of 2000, their ad for a bassist in the Village Voice led them to Mark Anderson, who was Canadian but nonetheless a nice guy. The three of them formed the band Kilroy together, and in the fall of that year recorded a 5-song EP together at Marcata Studios in Harlem. Matt Barrick of the Walkmen engineered and produced the effort, which was named "Start the Show Without Me". Their sound garnered comparisons to Sonic Youth, Pavement, Mercury Rev, REM, and many others. The band gladly accepted this as praise, but secretly wondered if those who offered it were hearing the same music as they were. Kilroy played numerous shows at The Charleston on Williamsburg's Bedford Avenue, a charming pizza shop/pub that allows many local acts a chance to be heard, and boasts the borough's best light show without question. Some of Kilroy's finest performances took place in the summer of 2001 at the Elbow Room in the West Village, which exposed them to a bigger audience, even if they were sandwiched in between death-metal acts. After playing a show at the Acme Underground in September of 2001, the band decided to take a break and pursue other musical ventures. Chad eventually went on to join alt-rockers Shelby for a stint as drummer, and moved to Charlotte, NC in 2003, where he is now a member of the local critics' favorite new band, Fence Lions. Doug has continued to write and sing in the time since Kilroy disbanded. He now focuses most of his energy on home recording but is looking to get himself back out on stage in the near future. He recently procured the amp he has always wanted, a vintage Fender Twin, and on a day of extraordinarily good fortune came across a blood-red '77 Guild acoustic that he immediately made his own. One day he is confident he will find the perfect Telecaster, and the world will be at peace...

reluctant devotee Audio Type: Track Total Plays: 569 Comments: 0 Currently 0/5 Stars. 1 2 3 4 5

reluctant devotee Description: in my mind this is the best thing Kilroy, my old band, ever recorded. done in fall of 2000.

anesthesia Audio Type: Track Total Plays: 517 Comments: 0 Currently 0/5 Stars. 1 2 3 4 5

anesthesia Description: not a huge fan of drum machines, but had to make do for this song. can't decide if I love the guitar solo or hate it.

black sunglasses Audio Type: Track Total Plays: 511 Comments: 0 Currently 0/5 Stars. 1 2 3 4 5

black sunglasses Description: Chad and I developed this Kilroy song a bit more for fun. Some production choices make no sense at all.