Guided By Voices Announce 2010 Reunion Tour

This is the classic lineup and a BIG DEAL for all us indie nerds out there. Hopefully they'll still be the gool ol' bottle of booze right by Pollard's side and a 3 hour set featuring all the goodies.

Support will come from Blitzen Trapper and Times New Viking.

GBV never disappoints...and these shows are a MUST SEE. Now, the question is will this truly be the last reunion tour?


Here are the dates:

9/30 - East Side Drive, Austin, TX (On Sale 7/16 at 12pm) *
10/3 - Pearl Theatre @ Palms Hotel, Las Vegas NV SOLD OUT Matador at Twenty-One Las Vegas
10/4 - Wiltern, Los Angeles CA (On Sale TBA) *
10/5 - Warfield, San Francisco CA (Pre-sale FRI 7/23 10am-10pm password "bee thousand", Regular On Sale SAT 7/25 at 10am) *
10/7 - Crystal Ballroom, Portland OR*
10/9 - Showbox So Do, Seattle WA*
10/12 - First Avenue, Minneapolis MN*
10/13 - The Vic, Chicago IL*
10/15 - Southgate House, Newport KY
10/16 - Outlands Live, Columbus OH
10/21 - 9:30 Club, Washington D.C.
10/22 - Cat's Cradle, Carrboro NC
10/23 - Buckhead Theater, Atlanta GA
11/4 - Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
11/5 - Paradise, Boston MA**
11/6 - Trocadero, Philadelphia PA**
11/7 - Terminal 5, NYC**

* w/ Times New Viking
** w/ Blitzen Trapper

Robert Pollard Forms A New Band

Time for GBV fans to get a bit crazy...Robert Pollard has formed a new band. Joining forces with John Moen (The Decemberists) and Chris Clusarenko (GBV's bassist), the band is called Boston Spaceships and will be going on the road in the fall.

Their album Brown Submarine will be on September 9th via Guided By Voices Inc. and the band will be going on tour to support the release (wooooo!).

Here are the dates:

09-25 Cincinnati, OH - Midpoint Music Festival *
09-26 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop *
09-27 Washington, DC - Black Cat *
09-29 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's *
09-30 Boston, MA - Paradise #
10-01 New York, NY - Highline Ballroom *
10-03 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig *
10-04 Dayton, OH - Dayton Music Festival
10-06 Chicago, IL - Double Door *
10-07 St. Paul, MN - Turf Club *
10-09 Champaign, IL - Higher Ground *
10-10 St. Louis, MO - Bluebird *
10-11 Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone *
10-14 Austin, TX - The Parish *
10-15 Dallas, TX - The Loft *
10-17 Atlanta, GA - The Earl *
10-18 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge *

Also, Pitchfork has a nice little MP3 so you can check out the band.

Boston Spaceships - Go For The Exit

Guided By Voices Reunite...

ProductShopNYC revealed the news that Guided By Voices reunited for a one song extravaganza in Dayton, Ohio last week at a picnic.

A Salty Salute...



I wonder if the bottle of whiskey is hiding somewhere behind the drum kit...