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  Youth Lagoon: Idaho Psych-Pop Wonder Builds Houses for the Heartbroken

  April 9, 2013 – Who: Trevor Powers never thought that so many people would hear his music. "It was always just for myself," the 24-year-old Boise, Idaho native says of his early recordings under the Youth Lagoon moniker. …
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  Built to Spill, Camper Van Beethoven Swing Over to Treefort Fest Lineup

  January 30, 2013 – Treefort Music Fest — Boise, Idaho's four-day music festival that aligns big-name bands with local acts — just booked a big-name local band: Boise, Idaho's own Built to Spill.According to an official announcement released today (January 30), Built to Spill will play a three-day showcase at Treefort, supported by a lineup hand-picked by  Spill mastermind Doug Martsch. …
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  Sufjan Stevens, the Melvins Prep New Music for Joyful Noise's 2013 Flexi Disc Series

  December 17, 2012 – Joyful Noise Recordings' Flexi Disc Series will return in 2013 with new music by Sufjan Stevens and Cat Martino, the Melvins, Helvetia with members of Built to Spill, WHY?, and more. …
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  How J Mascis Almost Joined Nirvana (Twice!) and Built to Spill

  October 4, 2012 – While reporting his long feature on indie rock titans Dinosaur Jr., SPIN editor David Bevan discovered that the band's frontman, Joseph, "J" Mascis Jr. had almost found himself a member of both Built to Spill and Nirvana. …
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  FestWatch: Green Day Top Voodoo Bill, Plus Riot Fest and iTunes Lineups

  May 15, 2012 – The spring/summer 2012 festival season is in full swing, and autumn fests are already starting to reveal their lineups. Yesterday, the late-blooming Voodoo Music Experience announced that its 14th installment, which hits New Orleans October 26-28, will be headed up by Green Day, whose "epic" trilogy of albums start dropping this fall. …
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  SPIN's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time

  May 3, 2012 – To celebrate the new generation of shredders profiled in our May/June "Loud Issue," the SPIN staff decided to find some wheedle in a haystack, taking on the impossible task of ranking our favorite guitar players of all time. …
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  Jesus and Mary Chain, Roots Will Headline Hopscotch Fest

  April 18, 2012 – Raleigh, North Carolina's alt weekly The Independent Weekly has announced the lineup for their third-ever Hopscotch Music Festival, led this year by the Roots and the Jesus and Mary Chain, as well as Built to Spill, Yo La Tengo, Liars, Sunn O))) and Zola Jesus. …
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  Benefit Braddock: Atlas Sound, Built to Spill Rock to Revitalize Pennsylvania Town

  November 17, 2011 –  …
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• Built to Spill, 'There Is No Enemy' (Warner Bros.)

  October 6, 2009 – With 2006's You in Reverse, singer-guitarist Doug Martsch hit on something he and his compatriots had never been known for: giddiness, particularly on eight-minute opener "Goin' Against Your Mind," a pulse-quickening riposte to anyone who thought these guys were running on fumes from the mid-'90s indie boom. …
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  Siren Fest Hits Brooklyn Like a Cyclone

  July 19, 2009 – Coney Island, a sprawl of antiquated amusement park rides and fried food on the South coast of Brooklyn, is home to the Village Voice's annual free Siren Festival, which took place on Saturday. Performers on the fest's two stages had to compete with the 50 cent freak show, hot dog eating contests, and the Cyclone, an ancient wooden rollercoaster that appears to be one loose rivet away from deadly disaster. …
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