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You can't quite tell from their stadium-sized guitar sound or Doug Martsch's nasally vocal style, but the secret to Built to Spill's success is that they take orders from a tiny, omnipotent demonic being not unlike the one in those creepy Volkswagen commercials, except it's a little hairier and named Gurguroth.

Gurguroth was behind the recent reissue of three Built to Spill albums on vinyl. He was behind the North American tour they scheduled for this summer. And Gurguroth's not thinking Built to Spill need to record a follow-up to last year's You in Reverse any time soon, as he has also decided the band's fate this fall: more touring!

The band's fall tour starts September 7 in Boulder, Colorado, and it will cover some of the North American hot spots they'll miss this summer. Their current tour continues June 29 in Edmonton, Alberta and ends July 21 in Salt Lake City. If you attend one of these shows and see a small, hairy creature with fire in his eyes and all the lyrics on his lips, beware.

Dates:

06-29 Edmonton, Alberta - The Starlite Room
06-30 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
07-01 Milwaukee, WI - Milwaukee Summerfest
07-02 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop
07-03 Lancaster, PA - Chameleon
07-05 Boston, MA - Avalon Ballroom
07-06 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
07-07 Brooklyn, NY - McCarren Park Pool *
07-08 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
07-10 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
07-11 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
07-12 Montreal, Quebec - Le National Cabaret
07-13 Ottawa, Ontario - Ottawa Bluesfest
07-14 South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
07-16 Detroit, MI - St. Andrew's Hall
07-17 Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
07-18 Omaha, NE - Slowdown
07-20 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
07-21 Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
09-07 Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
09-08 Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
09-10 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
09-11 Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
09-12 San Diego, CA - House of Blues
09-13 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre
09-14 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre
09-16 San Francisco, CA - Treasure Island Festival
09-18 Arcata, CA - Kate Buchanan Hall
09-19 Eugene, OR - WOW Hall
09-20 Portland, OR - The Crystal Ballroom
09-21 Portland, OR - The Crystal Ballroom
09-22 Spokane, WA - The Big Easy Concert Hall
09-23 Bozeman, MT - Gallatin County Fairgrounds
09-25 Fargo, ND - House of Rock @ Playmaker's
09-26 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Garrick Centre at the Marlborough
09-27 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Louis' Pub
09-28 Calgary, Alberta - MacEwan Hall Ballroom
10-01 Victoria, British Columbia - Sugar Nightclub
10-02 Vancouver, British Columbia - The Commodore Ballroom
10-04 Seattle, WA - The Showbox
10-05 Seattle, WA - The Showbox
10-06 Seattle, WA - The Showbox

* with Cat Power