Built To Spill: “There’s Nothing Wrong With Love” 30th Anniversary Tour

BUILT TO SPILL

Built to Spill is an indie rock band from Boise, ID, formed in 1992 by guitarist/vocalist Doug Martsch. 

In 2024 they celebrate 30 years of “There’s’ Nothing Wrong with Love, their second full-length album, performing it in its entirely. For this celebration tour the band also brings the recording’s original cello player, John McMahon. Known as well for their rotating line up, Built to Spill currently counts with Melanie Radford on bass and Teresa Esguerra on drums

miniaturized
Born in 2022 from members of some of the city’s most cherished acts (Pinback, Rocket From the Crypt, No Knife, Buckfast Superbee), San Diego-based miniaturized was initially formed as a one-off project for a MusiCares charity show honoring Tom Petty. Indie-rock bard/frontman Timothy Joseph found inspiration from dissecting Petty’s songwriting, coming to revelations about his own work as a musician in the process. With a sudden fresh perspective, he began composing all original material that would shape the future of the band into something all its own. miniaturized is, at its core, a rock band. Still, the sound is so sweeping and vibrant that it overflows, spilling into the more nuanced realms of pop and indie rock and nods to iconic alternative rock of decades past such as Pixies, Built to Spill, The Cure, Jesus and Mary Chain, and early R.E.M.

With their live performances on the west coast garnering them a fervent following, the band has burst into the public eye as something completely new. Their sound has blurred the lines between the angular, edgy sonics of the members’ previous efforts and emotional, connective song- craft. The earnest assertion of singer Timothy Joseph’s voice and lyrics draws listeners in with uncertain familiarity. On top of their live appearances so far, their singles ‘Cave in’ and ‘miniaturized’ have captured significant media attention , the latter in regular rotation on 91X FM.