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Built To Spill

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    SXSW 2012: A conversation with Peter Pisano and Chris Koza

    ​The appreciation for SXSW usually doesn't happen until the festival is over and done with, but Peter Pisano of Peter Wolf Crier and Chris Koza of Rogue Valley were able to find some time to reflect and acknowledge on the poignancy of an event that happens once a year connecting so many people. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    Mark Mallman tour diary, Vol. 7

    ​A millionaire friend once told me, "Mallman, you have two options in this world: crazy busy or dead poor." I corrected him: "Try the music business, you'll be both." 

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    The Word Party make people dance with their new album

    ​When asked for a description about their music, Minneapolis quintet, The Word Party, simply state, "This is a band that plays music."They sure do.With a range that runs from quirky to conventional, the tracks off their new EP, So Sick Of, eloquently express life's inevitable transition and the el ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    Built to Spill at First Avenue, 07/22/10

    Photos by Steve Cohen​Built to SpillJuly 22, 2010First AvenueHaving seen Built to Spill about a dozen times since the mid-'90s, it's become quite easy for me to spot when they are truly on during a performance, and when they are drifting aimlessly amidst a rather uninspired set. Thursday night ... More >>

  • Music

    July 21, 2010

    Bassgasm 2, Gaslight Anthem, Squeeze, and more

    Photos by Steve Cohen​Built to SpillJuly 22, 2010First AvenueHaving seen Built to Spill about a dozen times since the mid-'90s, it's become quite easy for me to spot when they are truly on during a performance, and when they are drifting aimlessly amidst a rather uninspired set. Thursday night ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 14, 2010

    Built to Spill

    Photos by Steve Cohen​Built to SpillJuly 22, 2010First AvenueHaving seen Built to Spill about a dozen times since the mid-'90s, it's become quite easy for me to spot when they are truly on during a performance, and when they are drifting aimlessly amidst a rather uninspired set. Thursday night ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 31, 2010

    Cymbals Eat Guitars, Freelance Whales, Bear in Heaven

    Photos by Steve Cohen​Built to SpillJuly 22, 2010First AvenueHaving seen Built to Spill about a dozen times since the mid-'90s, it's become quite easy for me to spot when they are truly on during a performance, and when they are drifting aimlessly amidst a rather uninspired set. Thursday night ... More >>

  • Music

    March 31, 2010

    Spoon and Deerhunter, Flying Lotus, and more

    Photos by Steve Cohen​Built to SpillJuly 22, 2010First AvenueHaving seen Built to Spill about a dozen times since the mid-'90s, it's become quite easy for me to spot when they are truly on during a performance, and when they are drifting aimlessly amidst a rather uninspired set. Thursday night ... More >>

  • News

    January 6, 2010

    Readers react to the Artists of the Year

    Photos by Steve Cohen​Built to SpillJuly 22, 2010First AvenueHaving seen Built to Spill about a dozen times since the mid-'90s, it's become quite easy for me to spot when they are truly on during a performance, and when they are drifting aimlessly amidst a rather uninspired set. Thursday night ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2009

    Gimme News Weekly Wrap-Up: Sept. 28-Oct. 2

    Red Pens win 2009 Picked to Click, Radio K goes FM, new Gigamesh & Bill Mike's guitar goes missing.

  • Calendar

    January 14, 2009

    The Battle Royale

    Red Pens win 2009 Picked to Click, Radio K goes FM, new Gigamesh & Bill Mike's guitar goes missing.

  • Music

    January 14, 2009

    Best New Bands, the Killers, Adele, and more

    Red Pens win 2009 Picked to Click, Radio K goes FM, new Gigamesh & Bill Mike's guitar goes missing.

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2008

    Built to Spill headline Saturday's Finnegans ShamROCK 2008

    Red Pens win 2009 Picked to Click, Radio K goes FM, new Gigamesh & Bill Mike's guitar goes missing.

  • Calendar

    January 9, 2008

    Big Ditch Road (CD-Release Show)

    Red Pens win 2009 Picked to Click, Radio K goes FM, new Gigamesh & Bill Mike's guitar goes missing.

  • Music

    January 9, 2008

    Music A-List

    Red Pens win 2009 Picked to Click, Radio K goes FM, new Gigamesh & Bill Mike's guitar goes missing.

  • Music

    October 31, 2007

    The Graduates

    A post-college shake-up remakes Athens’s the Whigs

  • Music

    June 27, 2007

    Calvin Johnson & the Sons of the Soil: Calvin Johnson & the Sons of the Soil

    A post-college shake-up remakes Athens’s the Whigs

  • Music

    March 21, 2007

    Modest Mouse: We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank

    A post-college shake-up remakes Athens’s the Whigs

  • Music

    December 27, 2006

    Independence Day

    What's indie rock? Who cares? Here are 10 great CDs that will blow you away, no matter your definition.

  • Music

    September 6, 2006

    Modest Martsch

    Built to Spill's Doug Martsch on the difference between being a guitar god and a guitar guy

  • Music

    March 15, 2006

    Space Camp: If You Find the Old Beat, Play It

    Built to Spill's Doug Martsch on the difference between being a guitar god and a guitar guy

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2005

    Actor Caught Playing Actor in Fringe Act

    Built to Spill's Doug Martsch on the difference between being a guitar god and a guitar guy

  • Music

    November 12, 2003

    Total Eclipse

    Recording They Live on the Sun, Cloud Cult call on dark times

  • Arts

    October 22, 2003

    Kid Rock

    The life of a record-label owning, guitar-playing, writing, radio hosting...

  • Music

    May 29, 2002

    Luna: Romantica

    The life of a record-label owning, guitar-playing, writing, radio hosting...

  • News

    February 20, 2002

    Radio Radio

    We search the airwaves for signs of intelligent life

  • Arts

    January 2, 2002

    The Year in Music

    The Sound of Music, 2001: Our Favorite Things

  • Music

    July 18, 2001

    What, Me Worry?

    Built to Spill's Doug Martsch pushes his nonchalance about rock to existential extremes

  • Restaurants

    May 9, 2001

    A Stylish Statement

    Built to Spill's Doug Martsch pushes his nonchalance about rock to existential extremes

  • Music

    July 26, 2000

    General Mills

    Country-punk's newest poster boy uproots his music from Americana on the multifaceted Kiss It Goodbye

  • Music

    July 26, 2000

    Road to Nowhere

    Grandaddy and Modest Mouse ride suburban alienation from the interstates to outer space

  • Feature

    June 23, 1999

    Spices of Life

    Grandaddy and Modest Mouse ride suburban alienation from the interstates to outer space

  • Music

    April 7, 1999

    Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright

    St. Paul's Selby Tigers combine songs of innocence with punk-rock experience

  • Music

    February 17, 1999

    Stop Making Sense

    Built To Spill writes soaring guitar symphonies for the fallen rock faithful

  • Music

    July 8, 1998

    Exile from Guyville

    Built To Spill writes soaring guitar symphonies for the fallen rock faithful

  • News

    April 22, 1998

    Picked To Click VIII

    It's an odd, autonomous, anomalous year for the 1998 City Pages New Music Poll.

  • Music

    January 14, 1998

    The Halo Benders: The Rebels Not In

    It's an odd, autonomous, anomalous year for the 1998 City Pages New Music Poll.

  • Music

    October 15, 1997

    Modest Mouse: The Lonesome Crowded West

    It's an odd, autonomous, anomalous year for the 1998 City Pages New Music Poll.

  • Music

    October 8, 1997

    R.I.P. Indie Rock, 1990-1996

    It's an odd, autonomous, anomalous year for the 1998 City Pages New Music Poll.

  • Music

    May 15, 1996

    Music Notes

    It's an odd, autonomous, anomalous year for the 1998 City Pages New Music Poll.

  • News

    January 24, 1996

    The Year in Music 1995

    It's an odd, autonomous, anomalous year for the 1998 City Pages New Music Poll.

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