Guiding Light
Rock band
- Shows on record
- 18
- Rooms played
- 17
- Cities
- 14
- Releases
- 7
- Last show
- Oct 9, 2026Hideout (Music Room)
About
Guiding Light is a band, tagged cosmic, indie rock, psych by its sources. Shows on record run from 2011 to 2026, across 17 rooms in 14 cities.
- Chuck Davis: member — MusicBrainz
- Jason Sebastian Russo: member — MusicBrainz
- Guiding Light has 1 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2017–2017 — MusicBrainz
- Guiding Light has 2152 listeners on Last.fm — Guiding Light on Last.fm
- Guiding Light has released 6 recordings between 1999 and 2008 — Guiding Light on Discogs
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
18 on record · bandslate-pipeline, SongkickUpcoming shows
Hotel Vegas · Austin, TX
With Gun Outfit, Guiding Light, Us the U.S.
Doors 7:00 PM, Show 7:00 PM CST · $20.08 · Multi-band bill
Shows per year
- 20111 show
- 20161 show
- 20171 show
- 20198 shows
- 20221 show
- 20254 shows
- 20262 shows
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | Hideout (Music Room) · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Artificial Go, Tactile Sob | Headliner | Artificial Go, Tactile Sob |
| Oct 27, 2025 | Hotel Vegas · AustinSupportwith Halloween, Pardoner, Touch Girl Apple Blossom | Support | Halloween, Pardoner, Touch Girl Apple Blossom |
| Jul 20, 2025 | Starseed Hostel · HoustonSupportwith Alien Eyelid, Dick Hick and the Sick Chicks | Support | Alien Eyelid, Dick Hick and the Sick Chicks |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Mohawk - Indoor · AustinSupportwith Porcelain (TX), Bursting, skimp | Support | Porcelain (TX), Bursting, skimp |
| Jan 4, 2025 | Chess Club · AustinSupportwith Queen Serene, Sugar World, Leche | Support | Queen Serene, Sugar World, Leche |
| Jul 2, 2022 | Martin's Downtown · JacksonSupportwith Alicja-pop, Witchcake | Support | Alicja-pop, Witchcake |
| Nov 8, 2019 | Thunder & Lightning · SackvilleSupportwith Construction & Destruction | Support | Construction & Destruction |
| Nov 7, 2019 | Sportsmans' Club · CharlottetownSupportwith Construction & Destruction, The Burning Hell | Support | Construction & Destruction, The Burning Hell |
| Nov 6, 2019 | Pink Flamingos Cabaret · MonctonSupportwith Construction & Destruction, Klarka Weinwurm | Support | Construction & Destruction, Klarka Weinwurm |
| Nov 2, 2019 | Callahan's · Saint JohnSupportwith Construction & Destruction, Tooth & the Fang | Support | Construction & Destruction, Tooth & the Fang |
| Nov 1, 2019 | Radstorm · HalifaxSupportwith Construction & Destruction, Diamondtown | Support | Construction & Destruction, Diamondtown |
| Oct 30, 2019 | Bar Robo · OttawaSupportwith Construction & Destruction | Support | Construction & Destruction |
| Oct 28, 2019 | Brasserie Beaubien · MontrealSupportwith Construction & Destruction | Support | Construction & Destruction |
| Oct 26, 2019 | AS220 · ProvidenceHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Aug 2, 2017 | Union Pool · BrooklynSupportwith Heaven, Pete International Airport | Support | Heaven, Pete International Airport |
| May 16, 2016 | The Cobra Club · BrooklynSupportwith Basic Bitches, The Rizzos | Support | Basic Bitches, The Rizzos |
| Oct 29, 2011 | Duffy's Tavern · TorontoSupportwith BEASTMODE, Skylight Glare, DJ Eastern Blok, +3 | Support | BEASTMODE, Skylight Glare, DJ Eastern Blok, +3 |
Where they play
17 rooms in 14 citiesRooms played most
- Hotel Vegas · Austin2 shows
- AS220 · Providence1 show
- Bar Robo · Ottawa1 show
- Brasserie Beaubien · Montreal1 show
- Callahan's · Saint John1 show
Cities played
- Austin4 shows
- Brooklyn2 shows
- Charlottetown1 show
- Chicago1 show
- Halifax1 show
and 9 other cities
Live history
16 shows on record- Shows counted
- 16
- First on record
- Oct 2011
- Latest on record
- Oct 2025
Shows per year
- 20111
- 20161
- 20171
- 20198
- 20221
- 20254
Top rooms
- Hotel Vegas, Austin · 1
- Starseed Hostel, Houston · 1
- Mohawk - Indoor, Austin · 1
- Chess Club, Austin · 1
- Martin's Downtown, Jackson · 1
Top cities
- Austin, TX · 3
- Brooklyn, NY · 2
- Moncton, NB · 1
- Sackville · 1
- Ottawa, ON · 1
Often on the bill with: Construction & Destruction, Alicja-Pop, Alien Eyelid, Basic Bitches, Bursting, Halloween, Leche, Pardoner
Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.
Releases
7 releases, 1999–2017Guide the Lightning
2017 · Album
100 Anthems: Trance
2008
Essential Trance Anthems
2006
Essential Trance – Six-Pack
2000
Essential Trance – 20 Massive Uplifting Trance Anthems
1999
Ibiza Trance (3 CD's Of Uplifting Ibiza Trance Anthems)
1999
This Is... Trance
1999
Lineup
- Chuck Davis
- Jason Sebastian Russo
Airplay
- KEXP airplay: 5 plays, 2026-08-22–2026-09-09 — KEXP
- Played on KEXP show 'Early' (Eva Walker) — KEXP
- Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Cheryl Waters) — KEXP
- Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (Kevin Sur) — KEXP
- Played on KEXP show 'Sonic Reducer' (Brian Foss) — KEXP
- Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Greta Rose) — KEXP
Lineup history
3 members on record- Chuck Davistenure unknown
- Jason Russotenure unknown
- Jason Sebastian Russotenure unknown
Years come from public music databases. Where none says a member left, the end is shown as unknown; it does not mean they are still in the band.
Members also play in: Common Prayer (via Jason Sebastian Russo), Hopewell (via Jason Sebastian Russo), Old Fiends (via Jason Sebastian Russo)
Members' earlier bands: Mercury Rev (via Jason Sebastian Russo)
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Guiding Light on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Guiding Light on Discogs | Artist facts |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| bandslate-pipeline | Show history |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| meta avatar | Photos |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.