Robert Pollard Drops "Boston Spaceships" Double Album

For someone as prolific as Robert Pollard, it's not exactly a shock to see a double album coming down the pike. However, that doesn't mean we're anything less than excited. Apparently epic to the utmost proportions, Boston Spaceships' double-album Let It Beard sees Pollard teaming with Chris Slusarenko of The Decemberists and John Moen of Guided By Voices Chris Slusarenko of Guided By Voices and John Moen of The Decemberists. In addition, the record features a whole crew of guests (including J Mascis!) to round things out. While we're not exactly sure what to expect, the preview video (below) seems to at least reveal some solid rock and roll, and for that, we're always on board!

Let It Beard drops August 2nd.

Guided By Voices Push Reunion Beyond Matador Fest

You may recall that we mentioned a Guided By Voices reunion at the upcoming Matador fest in Vegas. Well now word has leaked out that the band has reconvened for an entire reunion tour, and it's a doozy. Covering a good portion of the US (although more focused on the East Coast) the tour will see the band hitting the road for the first few weeks in October.

For New Yorkers that means a tour-closer at Terminal 5, while San Francisco will see a show at The Warfield early on in the tour. Big-ish venues, yes. Most of these shows go on sale this week (dates and some passwords below), and they're sure to sell like hotcakes, so get on it!

Guided By Voices Reunion Tour 2010
9/30 | East Side Drive | Austin, TX | On Sale 7/16 at 12pm
10/3 | Pearl Theatre | Las Vegas, NV
10/4 | Wiltern | Los Angeles, CA | Pre-sale date TBA
10/5 | Warfield | San Francisco, CA | On sale 7/23 10am-10pm password “bee thousand”
10/7 | Crystal Ballroom | Portland, OR | On sale 7/20
10/9 | Showbox So Do | Seattle, WA | On Sale 7/26 at 10am
10/12 | First Avenue | Minneapolis, MN | On Sale 7/16 at 12pm
10/13 | The Vic | Chicago, IL | On Sale 7/24 at 10am
10/15 | Southgate House | Newport, KY | On Sale 7/16 at 10am
10/16 | Outlands Live | Columbus, OH | On Sale 7/16 10am
10/21 | 9:30 Club | Washington, D.C. | On Sale 7/17 at 10am
10/22 | Cat’s Cradle | Carrboro, NC | On Sale 7/16 at 10am
10/23 | Buckhead Theater | Atlanta, GA | On Sale 7/24 at 10am
11/4 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
11/5 | Paradise | Boston MA | On Sale 7/17 at 12pm
11/6 | Trocadero | Philadelphia PA | On Sale 7/17 at 12pm
11/7 | Terminal 5 | New York City, NY | On Sale 7/23 at 12pm

Matador At 21 Delivers Epic Lineup

If there's one indie label that could possibly be construed as "major", it'd have to be Matador. Not only were they the leaders of the indie movement in the early 90's, but they also have amassed an unparalleled lineup of both current artists and alumni, to the point of almost singularly defining an era in music.

Given that, we weren't exactly shocked (although frankly, quite pleased) to see that the label's annual "Matador At..." anniversary party will feature a bulletproof selection of their very best. Read along with us on this one kids: a reunited Pavement, the always lovely Sonic Youth, Belle & Sebastian, and a (what?!?!) seemingly reunited Guided By Voices. And those are just the headliners.

Former Matador signees Spoon will also be in attendance, along with Matador's long time kings of cool Yo La Tengo, and a vast selection of the label's current roster: Girls, Kurt Vile, Ted Leo, and Cold Cave, to name a few.

Needless to say, we are incredibly stoked for the event, which takes place October 1st-3rd of this year. While we're not exactly sure why it's in Las Vegas (Cheap flights and hotels? Rock stars like to gamble?) We will say that this fest is looking like the "it" spot for the fall. If you need some inspiration, it might be exactly the thing your looking for. Yum.

Guided By Voices: "I Am A Scientist" - Video

Just in case your night needed to be a little more awesome. xoxo.