Doug Martsch is a gift that keeps on giving.
And what a present it was this past week as the guitar great brought his longtime band Built to Spill to Ottobar for a festive, sold-out show at the Charm City’s most storied venue.
Joined by his trusty teammates Melanie Radford on bass and Teresa Esguerra on drums, Martsch treated a packed house to an incredible set of music the night of Dec. 17 and, as he’s done so many times on stage, humbly demonstrated his mastery and brilliance as a guitarist.
A batch of songs that spanned the decades pleased the most avid fans who’d waited in line to be as close as possible to this influential rock band formed in Idaho way back in 1992.
Listen to Built to Spill’s latest studio album, When The Wind Forgets Your Name:
For anyone there early enough awaited another treat: opening act Guerilla Toss, a rock band out of Boston that has earned a reputation for entertaining performances and lived up to that last week in Baltimore.
Parklife DC was on hand to photograph both Built to Spill and Guerilla Toss on this holiday occasion.
Built To Spill Setlist
So
On The Way
Distopian Dream Girl
Time Trap
Mess With Time
Three Years Ago Today
Made-Up Dreams
Spiderweb
Fire to Dust
The Mountain (The Heartless Bastards)
Else
Virginia Reel Around the Fountain (The Halo Benders)
Liar
I Would Hurt a Fly
Encore
The Weather
Laughing (R.E.M.)
Carry the Zero
When I’m Blind
Guerilla Toss Setlist
Psychosis Is Just a Number
Cannibal Capital
Panglossian Mannequin
Life’s a Zoo
367 Equalizer
Can I Get the Real Stuff
Future Doesn’t Know
Red Flag to Angry Bull
Deep Sight
Diamond Girls
Zum Herz
Below are digital images of Built to Spill along with opening act Guerilla Toss performing at Ottobar in Baltimore the night of Dec. 17, 2025. All images copyright and courtesy of Casey Ryan Vock.
Built to Spill
Guerilla Toss
