Live at LouFest: Built to Spill

As the summer chugs on, LouFest comes closer and closer.  The end of August will bring a variety of outstanding artists to Forest Park, and each week we will highlight one of our favorites.  This week, it’s Built to Spill.

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This entry was written by Jonathan Fritz, posted on July 13, 2010 at 4:00 pm, filed under Upcoming and tagged Built to Spill, LouFest. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

LouFest Lineup Announced!

LouFest, an ambitious 2-day music festival in Forest Park, has for months been the speculation of anxious music-goers both in St. Louis and throughout the country. But wonder no more, dear readers, for Eleven is here to dispel any lingering doubts as to the festival’s ability to live up to the hype. Without further ado, here it is: the 2010 LouFest lineup!

Saturday, August 28
Broken Social Scene
Built to Spill
The Airborne Toxic Event
Lucero
Titus Andronicus
Adam Reichmann
So Many Dynamos
sephaniesid
The Northwoods

Sunday, August 29
She & Him
Jeff Tweedy
Alejandro Escovedo
Fruit Bats
Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons
Gentleman Auction House
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Magnolia Summer
Kim Massie (special Sunday-morning gospel set)

Eleven has a lot planned for the months leading up to the festival; be on the lookout for upcoming previews, interviews, and music from the bands playing LouFest!

Go to loufest.com for more info, and to buy tickets.

This entry was written by Matthew Ström, posted on April 7, 2010 at 9:00 am, filed under Upcoming and tagged Airborne Toxic Event, Broken Social Scene, Built to Spill, Fruit Bats, Jeff Tweedy, LouFest, Lucero, She & Him, Titus Andronicus. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Built to Spill – There Is No Enemy

Built to Spill, the ever-unchanging lineup of Doug Martsch, Brett Nelson, and Scott Plouf, is a staple of 90′s music nostalgia.  Their dreamy guitar-plucking and Martsch’s unassumingly simple lyrics have come to symbolize for many listeners, including myself, a time long gone.  But after a string of untouchable records in the 90′s, the oughties brought a lull in which BTS fans only heard a few jam-heavy records that hid the occasional gem.  But here, the silence is broken, the hazy and wandering guitar solos are rolled aside, and Martsch and Co. deliver There Is No Enemy, a proper BTS album that will be counted among their best.

Built to Spill – Hindsight

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This entry was written by Matthew Ström, posted on October 7, 2009 at 12:26 pm, filed under New Music and tagged Built to Spill, There Is No Enemy, Untouchable Records. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Built to Spill @ The Pageant, 9/29/09

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Built to Spill’s frontman, Doug Martsch, sings with a delicacy that seemingly couldn’t work with indie rock… yet it does. Perfectly. Going from foot-tapping, driving rock songs, to melancholy 6/8 time ballads, Martsch’s voice is the common denominator. His resonant bell-like tone is both soft and focused at the same time and BTS’ vocal melodies soar over the roar of three Fender guitars with grace. At Tuesday night’s show at the Pageant, his lines like, “You were right when you said, we are all just bricks in the wall. And when you said manic depression’s a frustrating mess,” were sharp enough to cut glass but warm enough to feel like a letter written in longhand.

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This entry was written by John Stanley, posted on October 2, 2009 at 12:51 pm, filed under Live and tagged Built to Spill, Doug Martsch, The Pageant. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.