VICTOR, Idaho — Music on Main starts today with Built to Spill at the Victor City Park at 5 p.m.
Since its inception in 1992, Built to Spill founder Doug Martsch intended his beloved band to be a collaborative project, an ever-evolving group of incredible musicians making music and playing live together. “I wanted to switch the lineup for many reasons. Each time we finish a record I want the next one to sound totally different. It’s fun to play with people who bring in new styles and ideas,” says Martsch. “And it’s nice to be in a band with people who aren’t sick of me yet.”
Following several albums and EPs on Pacific Northwest independent labels, including the unmistakably canonical indie rock classic, There’s Nothing Wrong With Love, released on Sub Pop offshoot Up Records in 1994, Martsch signed with Warner Brothers from 1995 to 2016. He and his rotating cast of cohorts recorded six more inarguably great albums during that time — Perfect From Now On, Keep It Like a Secret, Ancient Melodies of the Future, You In Reverse, Untethered Moon, There Is No Enemy. There was also a live album, and a solo record, Now You Know. While the band’s impeccable recorded catalog is the entry point, Built to Spill live is an essential force of its own: heavy, psychedelic, melodic and visceral tunes blaring from amps that sound as if they’re powered by Mack trucks.
Writer Tim Sendra describes Built to Spill as meeting “in the middle ground between postmodern, Pavement-style pop and the loose, spacious jamming of Neil Young. The group is a vehicle for singer/songwriter/guitarist Doug Martsch, who — heavily inspired by Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis — helped keep the concept of the indie guitar hero alive.”
The Sub Pop band currently features Teresa Esguerra (Prism Bitch) on drums, and Melanie Radford (Blood Lemon) on bass alongside Martsch.
Opening for Built to Spill is Boise-based Blood Moon Disco, a four-piece indie and riff rock band forging a sound that’s equal parts danceable groove and raw guitar energy. With one foot on the dance floor and the other planted firmly on a distortion pedal, Blood Moon Disco brings an electrifying, high-energy presence to every stage they take.
Considered a summer bucket list item for both sides of the Tetons, Music on Main is generously presented by the Shefter Family Foundation and strives to bring national acts to local audiences free of charge. A suggested $5 donation each week is encouraged by all attendees to keep the concerts donation-based. Regularly voted Best Of, the 2026 concerts start on June 18 and run through August 13 at Victor City Park. Music on Main skips Thursday during the Fourth of July holiday week. The venue opens at 5 p.m. with opening sets starting at 5:45 p.m. Check out this summer’s artists on Teton Valley Foundation’s 2026 Summer Playlist on Spotify. For more information and the shuttle schedule, and to volunteer, visit TetonValleyFoundation.org.
