She Bee Vee – Big Boring Wedding

In September 2019, at the annual Guided by Voices love-in, Heedfest, She Bee Vee was formed.
Initially, it was pitched as a hypothetical all-women Guided by Voices cover band that was largely an excuse to stay in touch with one another and encourage the new friends’ musical endeavours. However, after the “band” sweet-talked their way onto the bill for the 2020 edition of Heedfest, it then had to become real. Time to shit or get off the pot, as they say.

Living in five different cities across two countries (the US and Canada) would prove to be a logistical pain point, however, the women of She Bee Vee enjoy a challenge, so vowed to learn their parts as individuals before coming together for some IRL practices. Plans were made and planes were booked in order for them to hold a band camp in Minneapolis in July 2020, a few months prior to the Heedfest show in Dayton due in September 2020. Obviously, neither of these things was allowed to happen in the end.

Buzz about what the band would be like had started to accumulate online within the GbV community at an uncomfortable rate, and the Sheebs wanted to put something out into the universe to commemorate the lack of Heedfest in the Covid-19 era. They learned the song Big Boring Wedding, recording each of their parts separately to then be mixed together. A video was made. People seemed to like the whole thing.

I played bass and put together the video. It was really fun to do and I was grateful for the opportunity to do something real. My buds are very talented. You can learn more and keep up-to-date on new developments here.