page_title: Game Theory (band)
section_title: Reunion of Game Theory (2013)
hierarchical_section_title: Game Theory (band) / Game Theory after Scott Miller / Reunion of Game Theory (2013)
caption_attribution_description: English: Game Theory performing on July 20, 2013, at a memorial tribute for Scott Miller in Sacramento, California. Photo composite. L-R: Nan Becker, Fred Juhos, Dave Gill (inset), Michael Irwin.
context_page_description: Game Theory was an American power pop band, founded in 1982 by singer/songwriter Scott Miller, combining melodic jangle pop with dense experimental production and hyperliterate lyrics. MTV described their sound as "still visceral and vital" in 2013, with records "full of sweetly psychedelic-tinged, appealingly idiosyncratic gems" that continued "influencing a new generation of indie artists." Between 1982 and 1990, Game Theory released five studio albums and two EPs, which had long been out of print until 2014, when Omnivore Recordings began a series of remastered reissues of the entire Game Theory catalog. Miller's posthumously completed Game Theory album, Supercalifragile, was released in August 2017 in a limited first pressing.
  Miller was the group's leader and sole constant member, presiding over frequently changing line-ups. During its early years in Davis, California, Game Theory was often associated with the Paisley Underground movement, but remained in northern California, moving to the Bay Area in 1985, while similarly aligned local bands moved to Los Angeles.
context_section_description: Scott Miller had been making preparations to reunite Game Theory before he died unexpectedly on April 15, 2013.
  The surviving original members of Game Theory reunited on July 20, 2013, to perform a memorial concert in Miller's hometown of Sacramento. Game Theory's 2013 line-up included Nancy Becker (keyboards, backing vocals), Fred Juhos (bass, piano), Michael Irwin (drums), Dave Gill (drums), and lead vocalist Alison Faith Levy of the Loud Family. Guest performers included Steve Harris of Urban Sherpas (lead guitar), and Bradley Skaught of The Bye Bye Blackbirds (vocals). An acoustic opening set was performed by Game Theory members Gil Ray (guitar, vocals), Suzi Ziegler (vocals), and Alison Faith Levy (vocals).
caption: Game Theory reunion in 2013. L-R: N. Becker, Juhos, Gill (inset), Irwin.
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