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Built To Spill: General Info

Member Since	1/5/2006
Band Website	builttospill.com
Band Members	Doug Martsch, Scott Plouf, Jim Roth, Brett Nelson, Brett Netson
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Record Label	Warner Bros. Records
Type of Label	Major

Upcoming Shows

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Oct 22 2009

8:00P

Granada Theater

Dallas, Texas

Oct 23 2009

7:30P

Warehouse Live

Houston, Texas

Oct 24 2009

7:00P

Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater

Austin, Texas

Oct 25 2009

7:30P

Diamond Ballroom

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oct 27 2009

7:30P

Sunshine Theater

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Oct 28 2009

8:00P

Dry River

Tucson, Arizona

Oct 29 2009

8:00P

Echo Plex

Los Angeles, California

Oct 30 2009

8:00P

Echo Plex

Los Angeles, California

Oct 31 2009

8:00P

The Fillmore

San Francisco, California

Nov 1 2009

8:00P

The Fillmore

San Francisco, California

Nov 13 2009

8:00P

Wonder Ballroom

Portland, Oregon

Nov 14 2009

8:00P

Wonder Ballroom

Portland, Oregon

Nov 15 2009

8:00P

WOW Hall

Eugene, Oregon

Nov 17 2009

9:00P

The Nightlight

Bellingham, Washington

Nov 18 2009

8:00P

Commodore Ballroom

Vancouver, British Columbia

Nov 19 2009

9:00P

Showbox at the Market

Seattle, Washington

Nov 20 2009

9:00P

Showbox at the Market

Seattle, Washington

Nov 21 2009

8:30P

Knitting Factory Concert House

Spokane, Washington

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About Built To Spill

Built to Spill- There Is No Enemy

Three and a half years in the making, the efforts of writing and recording THERE IS NO ENEMY led Built to Spill founder Doug Martsch to wonder whether this would be the last album he ever makes. As his wife, I watched him work, pouring hour after hour , day after day into writing. Song lyrics were labored over then thrown in the trash, guitar parts revised again (and again). A musician and artist like Doug edits far more than he keeps.

For over twenty years, Doug Martsch has been writing and recording music. Built to Spill members Brett Nelson (bass), Scott Plouf (drums) Jim Roth (guitar), and Brett Netson (guitar) have all been musicians for two decades. That adds up to more than a century. Doug’s strong aesthetic combines with the band members’ mix of approaches to create an aural topography. Doug sets course and navigates. Each member of Built to Spill comes to the music with a different set of expectations and ideals.

With the complexity and variety of music they have created, Built to Spill endeavors to make songs interesting to themselves and their audience. They hope that the band will remain special and that people will discover the music for themselves. Year after year, new fans show up. Just like the band members, listeners come to the music with expectations and ideals. They make up their own ideas about the songs.

I once overheard Doug on the phone being interviewed. He sounded almost stand-offish in not “telling” an interviewer the meaning of a song or describing its origin. Doug and I have speculated about this sometimes: meaning (whether intended or not) is not inherent in lyrics or in any art. Listening, looking closely, and responding with one’s feelings, thoughts, and senses transforms. Doug simply does wish to disrupt any meaning someone else has found.

I can barely repress the urge to tell you what THERE IS NO ENEMY means to me. When making the new record, Doug literally lived in the studio. To be able to work all day and all night. To spend hours and hours laying down guitar tracks he realized he couldn’t use since the first live takes had the best tone and feel. To undigitally remix the record. With so much work behind the band, the record is here. Now comes the album’s journey into the world. This venture Built to Spill does not map out. The record is yours to respond to.

When I listen to songs Doug writes and the whole band plays, I think, “How can people make music this good?” Even though I witness and minorly assist, I still do not understand how theirs or any beloved music comes into the world. To me, the process and result are magic.

BUILT TO SPILL: Doug Martsch • guitars, vocals / Brett Nelson • guitars / Jim Roth • guitars / Brett Nelson • bass / Scott Plouf • drums

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ONE Online Now!	Dec 8 2009 7:12 PM Life's a Dream, and we are diggin' your sounds and songs...Let's do some freakin' shows together!!! Thanks for the Add!!! At this time the Band "ONE" (= Our + New + Earth) is" re-tooling" and our new material and show are a bit harder more aggressive...we are doing some small local shows here in the Lake Arrowhead area to get rolling and work out the kinks. We will be recording our new EP with #4-5 New Songs for release in early 2010!!! We also have some #3 older of our older tracks from our previous album just came out on an "Indie Bands Unite" compilation album this month! We will keep you posted on shows in LA and OC and touring again – Thanks for the Add!!! Can’t wait for you to hear the new songs!!! All the LOVE to you and yours!!! A Viking Prayer…May the trade winds and good fortune fill your sails…May the sun warm you and make bountiful the fields…May the seas be calm and the nighttime skies be ever clear… For the stars to lead you to safe harbor... Kevin and ONE (The Band).
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Josh Netsky	Dec 2 2009 3:35 AM your new CD is just great. warms my built to spill/bill hicks loving heart.
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Damnably Presents	Dec 1 2009 8:08 PM We Podcasted one of your tracks! thank you Built To Spill !! http://www.damnably.com/podcasts/damnably46.mp3
G.C.U.	Dec 1 2009 6:32 PM 1 autographed limited edition Built to Spill ornament is now up for bid in our ebay charity auctions!!! All ornaments are made of recycled glass & all $$$ goes to help homeless & low income families in Eugene Oregon. http://shop.ebay.com/glasscastersunion/m.html
the guitar plus me	Dec 1 2009 1:48 PM thanks for the add! tgpm TOKYO new video "Christmas At The Zoo (The Flaming Lips cover)" by the guitar plus me →http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8t20lG__ts from the Christmas mini album "CHRISTMAS GIFT CHRISTMAS GRIFT" (me against the world 01) 1. White Christmas 2. The Christmas Song 3. Christmas At The Zoo 4. Christmas Gift Christmas Grift 5. Aluminum Xmas Trees (acoustic) 6. Silent Night available on iTunes store etc... tgpm

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