Death Cab For Cutie

Death Cab For Cutie Cover Fogerty's Centerfield For Opening Day

Submitted by phletch on Tue, 2010-04-13 11:02
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Considering that Death Cab For Cutie formed in Bellingham, WA, it makes sense the group would root for the hometown Seattle Mariners.  Yesterday they took their apparent fandom a step further as they performed at the Mariners home opener against the Oakland A's.  Instead of going with the hits, Ben Gibbard and company catered to the audience and busted out a couple of baseball numbers.  After the slightly boring Take Me Out To The Ballgame opener, they immediately busted into the John Fogerty classic Centerfield.

As of this moment there is only this crappy video recording of the televised broadcast, but you will still get the jist.  Unfortunately the Mariners lost the game 4-0 so it would appear that Death Cab didn't bring any good luck with them.   [via twentyfourbit]

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Gibbard, Farrar, Kerouac, Oh My! These Roads Dont Move

Submitted by phletch on Thu, 2009-09-24 15:26
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Here is the first single from the upcoming collaboration One Fast Move Or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur by Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard and Jay Farrar of Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt fame.  As you may have guessed from the title, the album is based on Jack Kerouac's Big Sur and accompanies a movie that is set to be realeased

 

Check out a trailer for the film below.  You can get more details and pre-order information over here

Twilight: New Moon Soundtrack Details

Submitted by phletch on Mon, 2009-09-21 12:56
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Here is the rather impressive list of bands that will be on the upcoming Twilight: New Moon soundtrack.  Keep in mind this is an abstinence movie for girls about vampires. 

  1. Death Cab For Cutie – “Meet Me On The Equinox”
  2. Band Of Skulls – “Friends”
  3. Thom Yorke – “Hearing Damage”
  4. Lykke Li – “Possibility”
  5. The Killers – “A White Demon Love Song”
  6. Anya Marina – “Satellite Heart”
  7. Muse – “I Belong To You (New Moon)”
  8. Bon Iver and St. Vincent – “Roslyn”
  9. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – “Done All Wrong”
  10. Hurricane Bells – “Monsters”
  11. Sea Wolf – “The Violet Hour”
  12. OK Go – “Shooting The Moon”
  13. Grizzly Bear – “Slow Life”
  14. Editors – “No Sound But The Wind”
  15. Alexandre Desplat – “New Moon (The Meadow)”

Pretty impressive right?  Of course you are already familiar with Meet Me On The Equinox, and you've had your share of Thom Yorke recently, what are your thoughts on the album that appears to be shaping up as this fall's Dark Was the Night , on which SHA favorites and New Moon soundtrack participants Grizzly Bear and Bon Iver also appeared.  The soundtrack is set for an October 20th release, the movie a month later, Nov 20.

Death Cab For Vampires, Meet Me On The Equinox

Submitted by phletch on Mon, 2009-09-14 10:29
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Apparently the soundtrack to Twilight: New Moon might be exciting if you like music from the likes of Thom Yorke, or Bon Iver.  Aside from those heavy hitters, the first single comes from Death Cab For Cutie.  The song  Meet Me On The Equinox , was written specifically for the film,

The creepiness that is the idea of an abstinence vampire franchise for little girls turning out a possibly awesome soundtrack album is really too much for me to deal with at times.  Luckily it is football season so the testosterone is flowing.  I'm so happy this didn't happen around Valentine's Day.

And if you really want to be creeped out, check out the pre-order site and how you can by a poster, shirt, and the album for $500.  Oh you crazy abstinent vampire loving youths, what will you think of next?

via Stereogum

Death Cab Coming To a Town Near You, Title Cooler Than Story

Submitted by phletch on Mon, 2009-01-26 11:42
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Here are the new tour dates for Death Cab For Cutie. Eat your emoindie hearts out.

Death Cab for Cutie 2009 Tour Dates:
03/07 - Miami, FL @ Langerado Music Festival
04/07 - Upper Darby, PA @ Tower Theatre *^
04/08 - Washington, DC @ DAR Constitution Hall *^
04/09 - Davidson, NC @ John Belk Arena *^
04/10 - Louisville, KY @ Louisville Palace *^
04/11 - Memphis, TN @ Orpheum Theatre *^
04/12 - Tulsa, OK @ Brady Theater *^
04/13 - Omaha, NE @ Holland Theatre *^
04/15 - St. Paul, MN @ Roy Wikings Auditorium *^
04/17 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom *^
04/18 - E. Lansing, MI @ Breslin Events Center *^
04/19 - Waukesha, WI @ Van Male Fieldhouse *^
04/24 - Spokane, WA @ McCarthey Athletic Center *^
04/25 - Boise, ID @ The Morrison Center *^
04/27 - Sacramento, CA @ Memorial Auditorium *^
04/29 - San Diego, CA @ RIMAC Arena *^
05/01 - Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall ^#
05/02 - New Orleans, LA @ Contemporary Arts Center ^#
05/04 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium ^#
05/05 - Birmingham, AL @ BJCC Concert Hall ^#
05/06 - Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre ^#

* = w/ Cold War Kids
^ = w/ Ra Ra Riot
# = w/ Matt Costa

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