#30: Trailblazer @ Al’s Bar [Original Post] Man, what a great first Trailblazer show for me to catch. On record he can occasionally get a little noisy for my taste, but this set didn’t get too far from his solid guitar rock base. Solid songs and a great performance made this one of the best [...]

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We heard all about the upcoming Guided By Voices record Let’s Go Eat the Factory, but that can only take us so far. Now Bob Pollard has stepped in to give us a nice treat: a preview of an upcoming single from the record. Stream the new GBV track at RobertPollard.net

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Hands up: who saw this coming? I’ll admit that I didn’t. The classic GBV lineup has recorded a 21-song album Let’s Go Eat the Factory, due out in Jan 2012. Check out the track list over at Mojo

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I expected Guided By Voices’ set to be a drunken, but nostalgicly great, mess. It was a bit of that, but mostly just a powerful set by a classic act that I never expected to see live. They group were so fierce in 2011 that it made me wonder how incredible it would’ve been to [...]

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Pitchfork Music Festival 2011 begins today in Chicago, IL. I made it here in great time, so I should be there when the gates open. Time permitting, I’ll be doing updates this weekend with lots of photos. UPDATE: Neko says she plans on hitting the stage with GBV. Awesome news!

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Pitchfork is so reliable when it comes to continuing to add excellent acts with subsequent announcements. Every year the initial announcement is great, then it only gets better with each round of additions. This year might be one of the best yet: round two adds Guided By Voices, Neko Case, Kurt Vile, the Radio Dept [...]

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