Stereogum — “Tractor Rape Chain” is one of the most classic songs on Bee Thousand, one of Guided By Voices’ most classic albums. And even though the aesthetic difference between modern-day GBV and modern-day Death Cab For Cutie seems vast, the bands explod... more info

Stereogum — A decade ago, when I was a student at Ohio University, every couple weeks I found myself in the front row at a Southeast Engine concert. The band played thoughtful, rugged, ornate folk-rock with strains of Dylan, Wilco, and Bright Eyes in its DNA plu... more info

Stereogum — James Greer first came to prominence as a music journalist, and his memories proved invaluable when I was compiling an oral history of Pavement’s Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain. Greer then spent time playing in Guided By Voices and ended up writing a b... more info

Stereogum — Kizzy Hall are the latest entrants in Ohio’s grand tradition of scrappy, melodic, lo-fi rock ’n’ roll. It’s a lineage that stretches from ’70s DIY innovator Mike “Rep” Hummel to modern-day melodic shit-kickers Connections, most famously... more info

Stereogum — If it weren’t for his job, Matthew Barzun could be mistaken for one of us: his favorite album of the year is the War On Drugs’ Lost In The Dream, he loves Guided By Voices, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Chvrches … but he’s also the United States’... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Guided by Voices @ Bowery Ballroom 5/23/14 Longtime contributing BrooklynVegan photographer Gretchen Robinette shot a bunch of shows for us in 2014, and to wrap up another great year, she's made a list of her favorite photos that she took... more info

Stereogum — Less than a month ago, Guided By Voices announced their for-real-this-time breakup, and it probably shouldn’t suprise anyone that frontman Robert Pollard already has a new thing up and going. Pollard’s new project is called Ricked Wicky, and in a... more info

NME — The band have cancelled all forthcoming live dates more info

Stereogum — Guided By Voices already broke up once, and very ceremoniously so, with a lengthy 2004 farewell tour culminating in a New Year’s Eve blowout in Chicago. The Ohio indie-rock legends reunited their classic mid-’90s lineup in 2010 for a run of shows... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — GBV at Bowery Ballroom in May (more by Gretchen Robinette) Guided by Voices were on a short break from their tour, having recently played a few NY area shows with dates still to come. Those have been canceled, as apparently... more info