Built to Spill LIVE

Last night was the Built to Spill show here in The Springs. The venue was great. Small little club packed out with maybe 200 people. B2S music is brilliant live, but last night they seemed to be struggling in the energy department. Maybe my expectations were set to high after hearing friends rant and rave about their live shows in Seattle. Maybe they're just road weary and had an off night.

I had a chance to speak to Doug Martsch (frontman) during the opening act. He was just sitting next to the merchandise table making up the set list. I asked if they had any plans to come to Europe and he said they were planning on it next spring.

During the show, they had art flashing up on a small screen by the guy that did the cover art for the latest album. Really good stuff. Very creative.

One song during the show was a video commentary that coincided with the band doing an instrumental number. The guy on the video seemed to be rambling about some extreme environmentalism issues. I think. I didn't catch everything he was saying.

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