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| Detail from a Chris Williams Illo via IndyWeek |
When Guided by Voices roll through town this week, the lo-fi boozehounds—in the form of the reunited 'classic' lineup responsible for 1994's masterpiece, Bee Thousand—will surely sing to a Cat's Cradle loaded with musicians. After all, while the Robert Pollard-led crew has hardly been a mainstream commercial smash, its tuneful, noisy bursts and early advocacy of inexpensive production have influenced a legion of bands, from four-track devotees to stars beyond the indie universe.
