What do you know: you can now catch two of your favorite veteran indie rock standard-bearers live this fall. After Built to Spill announced they’re rescheduling a bunch of West Coast concerts for November, Guided by Voices have extended their fall North American tour, with former guitarist Doug Gillard rejoining the group.
Gillard, who frontman and chief composer Robert Pollard calls “one of the best guitar players in the world, if not the best,” was a regular member of GBV between 1997 and 2004, and performed on the well-received albums Isolation Drills and Earthquake Glue.
Speaking of albums, Guided by Voices have a new one out: their twenty-second LP, Please be Honest. It was recorded entirely by Pollard during a temporary breakup of the band, just like the classic 1993 uber-lo-fi record Vampire on Titus. Listen to its lead single below, and then check the full list of tour dates:
08.13.16 - Tulsa, OK - Cain’s Ballroom
08.14.16 - Dallas, TX - Trees
08.16.16 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
08.17.16 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern
08.19.16 - Los Angeles, CA - The Teragram Ballroom
08.20.16 - Los Angeles, CA - The Teragram Ballroom
08.22.16 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
08.23.16 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
08.26.16 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
08.27.16 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom - Music Fest NW presents Project Pabst
08.31.16 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
09.01.16 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
09.03.16 - Chicago, IL - Metro
09.09.16 - Maquoketa, IA - Daytrotter Presents at Codfish Hollow Barn / GARP Festival
09.16.16 - Ottawa, ON - CityFolk Festival
09.17.16 - Toronto, ON - Toronto Urban Roots Festival
10.07.16 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theater
10.08.16 - Philadelphia, PA - Project Pabst Philadelphia / Electric Factory
11.01.16 - Little Rock, AR - Revolution Music Room
11.4-6.16 - Austin, TX - Sound On Sound Festival
11.06.16 - New Orleans, LA - The Republic NOLA
11.07.16 - Birmingham, AL - Saturn
11.09.16 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
11.11.16 - Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall
11.12.16 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
12.31.16 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
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