Built to Spill SPRING TOUR 2013!

acutejam

[Edited title to spring just to save a thread... skip down...]

YAH! If you're anywhere near and just have an inkling of introducing youself to an absolute WALL of three guitar sonic madness, check them out!!! BTS had slid under my radar for way too long 'til i saw 'em at a festival. Didn't know anything they played, but right off, the first track just grabbed my ass and kicked it hard! (Traces). And song after song was just powerhouse after powerhouse. Frontman Doug Martsch's riffs are just freakin' infectious, stuff just sticks in your head! Came away just stunned thinking, "My gawd, that's the music that's been playing in my head for 20 years now!!!"

Here's Time Trap from SXSW this year!
http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2 ... ill-1.html

Ahhh, so sweet to see this tour announced! That means I'll be tracking down new bootlegs for the next few months! WOOT!

Thu, 06/21/2012 Thursday At The Harbor Buffalo, NY
Fri, 06/22/2012 Paradise Rock Club Boston
Sat, 06/23/2012 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA
Sun, 06/24/2012 The Governor's Ball Music Festival New York
Sun, 07/08/2012 High Sierra Music Festival Quincy, CA
Fri, 08/24/2012 Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, UT
Sun, 08/26/2012 The Blue Note Columbia, MO
Mon, 08/27/2012 Wooly's Des Moines, IA
Tue, 08/28/2012 Mickey Finns Toledo, OH
Thu, 08/30/2012 The State Theatre Portland, ME
Tue, 09/04/2012 Jefferson Theatre Charlottesville, VA
Wed, 09/05/2012 The Ottobar Baltimore, MD
Fri, 09/07/2012 Hopscotch Festival Raleigh, NC
Sat, 09/08/2012 The Music Farm Charlestown, SC
Sun, 09/09/2012 Jack Rabbits Jacksonville, FL
Mon, 09/10/2012 The Social Orlando, FL
Tue, 09/11/2012 Culture Room Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Wed, 09/12/2012 State Theatre St. Petersburg, FL
Thu, 09/13/2012 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA
Fri, 09/14/2012 Exit/In Nashville, TN
Sat, 09/15/2012 Headliners Music Hall Louisville, KY
Sun, 09/16/2012 Humboldt Park Chicago, IL
Tue, 09/18/2012 The High Noon Saloon Madison, WI
Wed, 09/19/2012 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
Thu, 09/20/2012 Slowdown Omaha, NE
Fri, 09/21/2012 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
Sat, 09/22/2012 Mishawaka Amphitheater Bellvue, CO

he.who.forgets

I've already got tix for the Jacksonville show! My favorite shithole venue in town too!!!

intodeep

Yes i am seeing them at Variety Playhouse it will be my 4th Built to Spill show they are always good

jervin007

I'll be seeing them in Portland, ME 8/30. It will be my first show. A buddy of mine plays in a band from Asheville, NC and raves about their live show. Has played a few festivals with them too and says they are great guys!

acutejam

Yeah! From all accounts, very down to earth dudes.... Best part is their roadies!!! Um, them! I was chatting Brett up while he's setting up his pedals in Napa in February! Doug will chat with nice folks that hang around afterwards as they break down....

Funny part of them setting up and tuning up is the transition from House Music to them! Doug was throwing very annoyed glances up at the sound boards wondering when they'd kill the music ... great lil section of them kinda riffin' off the jazzy house music!

And that's just half the fun, they pick some awesome venues to play!

Snakeduck

jervin007 wrote:

I'll be seeing them in Portland, ME 8/30. It will be my first show. A buddy of mine plays in a band from Asheville, NC and raves about their live show. Has played a few festivals with them too and says they are great guys!

Challenge Doug to a game of hoops; he won't be able to resist. Watch it though, he's a fouling machine!

acutejam

AND ALL IS RIGHT IN THE WORLD -- BTS TOURING THE WEST!!!! Man, like 6-8 shows I could prolly catch! Saw they swapped out bass and drums, but, c'mon typical. The 3 axes remain!

(Acutally think they're on tour in canada right now!)

April 24, 2013 -- Humbrews, Arcata, CA
April 25, 2013 -- The Alley, Sparks, NV
April 26, 2013 -- Harlow's, Sacramento, CA
April 27 & 28, 2013 -- Slim's, San Francisco, CA
April 30, 2013 -- Rio theatre, Santa Cruz, CA
May 1, 2013 -- Soho, Santa Barbara, CA
May 2, 2013 -- The Observatory, Santa Ana, CA
May 3 & 4, 2013 -- The Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
May 5 & 6, 2013 -- The Casbah, San Diego, CA
May 7, 2013 -- The Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ (AKA THE PHX PJ/EV PREPARTY PLACE!!!)
May 8, 2103 -- Orpheum Theatre, Flagstaff, AZ
May 9, 2013 -- Launch Pad, Albuquerque, NM
May 10, 2013 -- The Black Sheep, Colorado Springs, CO
May 11, 2013 -- Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO
May 12, 2013 -- Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT

YES! 2013 IS STARTING TO REALLY KICK ASS!

intodeep

Can't wait to see them in a couple days. Looks like they have been playing some great covers on this tour.

Hopeing for either
dinosaur jr-sludgefest
neil young's cowgirl in the sand
mettallica orion

he.who.forgets

Seeing them on Friday, cannot wait! I'd really like to hear Liar as that's been on of my favorites since I was introduced to them, and any damn Neil cover will be just fine with me :P

intodeep

They played liar last night.
Great as always. I think 6 covers in total which was a bit much for me.

The first set was really good. They came out for the encore and did 4 covers to close out the show. It was cool but i was hoping for one or two more BtS songs at least.

They did play sludgefeast though so NO COMPLAINTS had my happy face on.

Although Doug did not take the solo..... slight disapointment there.

he.who.forgets

I didnt get Liar, but it was still a fucking great show. A 10-minute Going Against Your Mind is never a bad thing :P Really enjoyed the opening act "Genders" as well.

acutejam

They just keep on going! Touring right through oct/nov and added five dates in Seattle and Portland for new years, whoa that's tempting!

Pretty solid year of touring, hopefully new drummer and bassist have picked up more of the repertoire by now, some glaring omissions from earlier this year. As fun as these small clubs are though, I really miss them over a huge festival PA, wish they'd open for pearl jam or someone! Fair trade off! 45 min set over a big PA!

Couldn't get a good mix of all three guitars no matter where I stood earlier this year.... So just went with Roth cheating toward middle and Doug....

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