Icon Alert! Built to Spill & Dinosaur Jr. Shall Rock Stubb's Saturday

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Built to Spill and Dinosaur Jr.
Saturday, October 24
Stubbs (801 Red River)
$25-$27, doors at 7
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For a little while there it seemed Built to Spill was fading into the background, that the mountain of awesomeness that was their 90s output had become but a memory of a fonder and more Clinton-esque era, and that the dog days of the aughts had put a damper on the six string noodling of the exceptionally liberal and ever-modest Doug Martsch. And then, when the expectations had reached a valley unlike any the band had seen since flannel shirts were all the rage, they dropped on us, seemingly out of nowhere, There Is No Enemy, quite possibly the best BTS release of the decade. This album, from top to bottom, feels like a resurgence of hope for the most famous band from Idaho (Idaho?), and the catchiness and energy of new tunes such as "Good Ol' Boredom" and "Aisle 13" means that it won't just be the old songs getting the crowd fired up. Basically, the show this Saturday night at Stubb's is not one to pass up, even if you've seen the bearded Martsch work his tenor before.

As if one resurgent pack of old school stars isn't enough, opening up are the newly ever-present Dinosaur Jr., who are riding high on new LP Farm, as J Mascis and friends are spiraling their guitars and pre-blog chops back into the hearts and minds of those who've long loved them and those who, until recently, never knew they existed. Filling out the docket at Stubb's that night are Lou Barlow and the Missing Men, as well as Disco Doom. With a lineup that thick, it may be a good idea to leave an out-of-town message on your email.