Robert Pollard

A Salty Salute: St. Louis Does Guided by Voices

8 p.m. Thursday, November 24. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

St. Louis Does Guided by Voices: A Salty Salute

​On Thanksgiving evening, after all of the turkey, pie and Pepto-Bismol, a group of local musicians will gather at Off Broadway to pay tribute to one of the most influential rock bands of the past two decades: Guided by Voices. The show will feature Bunnygrunt, Karate Bikini, Popular Mechanics ... More >>

Pitchfork 2011: tUnE-yArDs, Guided By Voices And Other Day One Highlights

Guided By Voices​The weather was perfect and apparently -- horrifically -- it is mom-jean-short-season. It was a day for eccentric acts, the line-up carefully curated to force superfans into buying Friday tickets. The will call line stretched around the block and then some. 4:32 pm:tUnE-yArDs ... More >>

Euclid Records: Label Updates on New Sleepy Kitty, Troubadour Dali and a Painkillers Reissue

Jon ScorfinaSleepy Kitty, with their record collection​After Joe Schwab filled A to Z in on Euclid Records' pop-up store at Wilco's Solid Sound Festival, he chatted about what the store's record label -- uh, Euclid Records -- is up to. First, the next installment in its "Euclid Sessions" seve ... More >>

New Release Highlights for January 18: Braids, Lady Lazarus, Shilpa Ray, Tennis, Young Prisms and other noise.

(New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this week? Find out below.) Gregg Allman returns with Low Country Blues.​*Gregg Allman, Low Country Blues NPR said of Allman's new record, "[It] gets Allman back to the roots he and bro ... More >>

New Album Release Highlights: Tuesday, July 6

(New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this week? Find out below.) Big Boi's highly anticipated new album, Sir Lucious Left Foot​*Big Boi, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty Big Boi's debut solo album has been ye ... More >>

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of August 10-16

Every Monday A to Z publishes the best-selling releases from area independent record stores from the preceding week. An asterisk after an album name indicates that the act is coming to town. And so without further ado: Euclid Records 1. Bottle Rockets: Lean Forward* 2. Wilco: Wilco The Album* 3. ... More >>

The Future's So Bright: Despite a criminally ignored body of work, Tommy Keene remains optimistic

Over the Weekend: Robert Pollard of Guided By Voices, The Darkness

MP3 Weekender: Supersuckers, Robert Pollard's Boston Spaceships, The Safes

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar, October 10-12

Robert Pollard's Boston Spaceships

8 p.m. Friday, October 10. The Bluebird, 2706 Olive Street.

Know Your Scat Records Discography, Part I: Electric Eels, Mirrors, Gem

Robert Pollard at the Bluebird, Friday, October 10

Music Showcase Schedule

The complete low-down on this year's nominated acts

I Can See for Miles

A to Z chats with Miles of Wire, and crams in a bunch of local stuff we couldn't fit anywhere else

Uncover Your Ears!

A look at local releases of the recent past (and present)

Guided by Voices

Suitcase 2: American Superdream Wow (Recordhead Records)

Bill Mallonee and the Vigilantes of Love

Wednesday, November 16; Off Broadway (3509 Lemp Avenue)

How Great Is Faust Park?

It's folking awesome!

Do Over

Guided by Voices returns to STL

Guided by Voices and The Brian Jonestown Massacre

Wednesday, January 21; Mississippi Nights

Spring Cleaning

Here's what's been lurking on Radar Station's desk

Voices Carry

For Guided by Voices' bibulous frontman, drunken rock & roll is a form of love

Guided by Voices

Universal Truths and Cycles (Matador)

Caught in the Net

A quick surf turns up quite a catch

Guided by Voices with Superchunk and Crooked Fingers

Thursday, Nov. 4; Mississippi Nights