Slim's (Venue Partner)
333 11th St
415.255.0333
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Built to Spill at Slim's on Wed. July 15
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Thursday July 15, 2010 (9pm)
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$26
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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. 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 20 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.
