You can bet that plenty of hardcore fans will be at each installment
of Built to Spill’s three-night run. The beloved Boise
alt-rockers never play the same show twice, changing set lists and
loosening up compositions to make room for Doug Martsch’s famous guitar
heroics: He chisels out tiny, shiny hooks and erupts into monumental solos. The band’s most recent singles are an original
reggae-rock jam and a cover of “Re-Arrange” by roots legends the
Gladiators—proof that Built to Spill are still searching for new
sounds to explore. (Showbox at the Market, 1426 First Ave, 628-3151.
8 pm, $18 adv/$20 DOS, 21+.)