Doug Gillard

This NYE celebration will feature performances by Morgan Geist, Darshan Jesrani, Doug Gomez and Son of Sound. Read More

Two South Broad Street restaurants were among four area robberies that were carried out early Monday morning, according to local police departments. Read More

"But with Rob Schnapf behind the controls, Isolation Drills sounds like the real rock album GBV have always wanted to make; Pollard's hooky-but-rollicking melodies pay audible tribute to his great love for mid-'70s rock throughout, while Doug Gillard and Nate Farley's guitars finally crunch as much as they chime, making the band's rock moves as credible as their pop gestures ('Glad Girls' and 'Chasing Heather Crazy' even finding them managing both at the same time, to superb effect). And Guided by Voices has never made an album this consistently strong from start to finish; with the possible exception of 'Frostman' (which appears to have been processed to sound like it was recorded on four track), every song here matters, with Pollard's vocals at the top of their form (it helps that most of his lyrics actually make sense for a change — sounds like Bob's been having relationship problems again) and the band sounds tight, forceful, and emphatic throughout. God knows if the indie rock audience will ever forgive him for such obvious craft, but the side of Pollard's personality that thought touring with Cheap Trick was a great idea finally gets the album he's been waiting for with Isolation Drills ." eMusic's Isolation Drills blurb ( buy it !), from their ongoing 2000s retrospective. Read More

If any band ever lived up the title of "road dogs" it is Mic Harrison and the High Score. Read More