Introducing: The Textbook Committee

Negotiating with the world's greatest Guided by Voices cover band to play your wedding can be challenging.  I suggest doing it over a couple of beers at a minor league baseball game.

Wait...back up. Some of you may be wondering what this "Guided by Voices" thingy is all about. Sorry to disappoint anyone, but Guided by Voices (GBV) is not a Christian rock band. GBV is this little indie rock band from Dayton that Jess and I love very dearly, led by the greatest and arguably most prolific song writer ever, Robert Pollard. Some of you may have heard us talk about them before :)

Mr. Pollard (Uncle Bob, Bob, Bobby Pop) has written something like 1500 songs, and The Textbook Committee has learned all of them, just for our collective enjoyment.  I hope they will play about half of these :)  And when I say "greatest" GBV cover band, your next question is probably, "there's more than one?"  To which the answer is a serious "yes."

In all seriousness, we could not be more excited that they're coming to Pittsburgh for this special occasion.  The negotiations weren't really that tough, and they're being incredibly gracious and generous (maybe it was the beers? :)  The Textbook Committee is from Chicago, and in addition to being GBV fanatics like ourselves, they're a real swell group of guys we're proud to be friends with.  So in addition to the world renown DJs (see below) that will be playing, everyone will get to rawk out to some of our favorite GBV nuggets from over the years.

The Textbook Committee is: Lil' Dave (as Bob), Andrew (geetar), Jim, (geeter), Brian (drums), and Chris (bass).  And if you're curious, the band name comes from the tune "Smothered in Hugs."  Singing along is encouraged, but optional.  Although hugs will definitely be required on this night.

So throw the switch, it's rock n' roll time...




"I am a lost soul, I shoot myself with rock n' roll..."




"...and I want to shout out our love to the world."