Built To Spill are to start their tour next month. In addition to touring the U.S., the band is currently writing songs for their next Warner Bros. Records release.
Vocalist/guitarist Doug Martsch, guitarists Brett Netson and Jim Roth, drummer Steve Gere and bassist Jason Albertini have been on the road all year touring throughout North America. They also performed at the Sub Pop Silver Jubilee show in Seattle and will perform at the Rock for Oklahoma City benefit concert on July 23rd.
Built to Spill released its most recent album There Is No Enemy in October 2009. It was the band's first album since 2006'sYou In Reverse. Previous studio albums include 2001's Ancient Melodies of the Future, 1999's Keep It Like A Secret, and their major-label debut, 1997's Perfect From Now On. In 2013 Built to Spill remain an influential force in compositionally intelligent, lyrically thoughtful, melodic, guitar-centric rock music.
Built to Spill's upcoming tour dates are as follows:
10/16 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court*
10/17 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater*
10/18 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room**
10/19 Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck**
10/20 St. Louis, MO The Firebird**
10/21 Bloomington, IL The Castle Theatre*
10/22 Newport, KY Southgate House*
10/23 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel*
10/24 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse*
10/25 Jacksonville, FL Free Bird Live*
10/26 Orlando, FL Beacham Theater*
10/27 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room*
10/28 Gainesville, FL High Dive*
10/29 Charleston, SC The Music Farm*
10/30 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle*
10/31 Richmond, VA The Canal Club*
11/01 Washington, DC 9:30 Club*
11/02 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer***
11/03 Lancaster, PA Chameleon Club+
11/05 Hamden, CT Spaceland Ballroom***
11/06 Pawtucket, RI The Met***
11/07 NewYork , NY Irving Plaza***
11/08 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club++
11/09 Ithaca, NY State Theater***
11/10 Buffalo, NY The Town Ballroom***
11/11 Millvale, PA Mr. Smalls Theatre***
11/12 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop***
11/13 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall***
11/14 Chicago, IL Metro***
11/15 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom***
11/16 Madison, WI Barrymore Theatre***
11/17 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue***
11/18 Iowa City, IA Blue Moose Tap House*
11/20 Little Rock, AR The Rev Room*
11/21 Dallas, TX Granada Theater*
11/22 Houston, TX Fitzgerald's*
11/23 Austin, TX Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheatre*
11/24 El Paso, TX Tricky Falls*
11/25 Tucson, AZ Club Congress+++
11/26 Las Vegas, NV Vinyl*
11/27 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge*
*with Slam Dunk and Genders
**with Lee Ranaldo & The Dust
***Slam Dunk and The Warm Hair
+with Slam Dunk, The Warm Hair, and Crosss
++with Slam Dunk, The Warm Hair, and Parasol
+++with Slam Dunk, Genders, and Lenguas Largas