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 An all-star lineup of indie bands will be performing at the Manifest Hope Gallery on Wednesday, August 27th, during the Democratic National Convention in Denver, CO. The Manifest Hope Gallery, hosted by artist Shepard Fairey and MovOn.org, will be displaying works by artists who support Barack Obama, and on Wednesday night San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom will host Unconventional '08, with musical performances on an outdoor stage with Nada Surf, Silversun Pickups, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Cold War Kids and DJ Z Trip. Tickets are free, and will be available at the gallery.
In addition, there will be an intimate (and invite-only) songwriter-in-the-round performance, featuring Ben Gibbard of Death Cab, Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley, Zooey Deschanel of She And Him, Matthew Caws of Nada Surf, and Jonathan Rice. |
 Entertainment Weekly has compiled their "100 Best Albums of the Last 25 Years", and Death Cab's 2003 release,
transatlanticism, has made the list. It's a diverse group of records, which will undoubtedly cause anguish to some because of the inclusion (or exclusion) of certain albums, but it's worth checking out (in the June 27th print version, or online here).
Death Cab (along with Nada Surf and Mates of State) also appear on the NPR poll for the best albums of 2008 (so far), for their recent release narrow stairs. Be sure to cast your vote online here! |
Watch the exclusive documentary about the recording of Death Cab's new album, narrow stairs, with interviews and live performance, now on Current TV.
THIS JUST IN: You can also watch a video of Death Cab performing the single i will possess your heart on the NPR show Bryant Park Project. |
Interview and live in-studio tracks up now from Death Cab on the Daytrotter website. |
Barsuk loves vinyl, and to prove it we'll be releasing a bunch of records on vinyl later this spring and summer, including:
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 Death Cab for Cutie are putting the finishing touches on their next record, narrow stairs (due May 13 — Barsuk will be releasing the vinyl version sometime after the CD comes out), and have posted an 8-minute album track to their MySpace page (you can also purchase the track from Amazon). We'll post more news about the new album as we get it.
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 The concept: gather together a bunch of bands in a house that will be destroyed. All bands play one song each, and perform their song twice, and then the house is destroyed. Capture everything on film, and release it on DVD.
For the Seattle edition, Death Cab's Ben Gibbard gathered together a bunch of great local bands: The Long Winters, Jesse Sykes, David Bazan, Harvey Danger, Tiny Vipers, The Cave Singers, Minus The Bear, Eddie Vedder, Kinski, Spook The Horse, The Can't See, The Blue Scholars, Triumph of Lethargy Skinned To Death, and, of course, himself. Released by Trixie DVD, but available here while supplies last. |
 Death Cab's Ben Gibbard will be in San Francisco September 11th at 8pm at the Palace of Fine Arts as part of the City Arts & Lecture Series. He will be in conversation with host Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket), and will play a few songs. Go here to purchase tickets to the event.
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If you have access to cable channel Fuse, be sure to catch their show Fuse Loaded on Friday, 7/13 at 2:30am EST for a half-hour block of Death Cab for Cutie videos. |
Death Cab's Ben Gibbard is currently touring with David Bazan (Pedro the Lion) and Johnathan Rice, and NPR.org will be broadcasting tonight's (May 10) performance from Washington DC at 7pm EST. Be sure to tune in for this rare opportunity! |
 The long-awaited repressing of Death Cab's something about airplanes on vinyl is finally here. We have a limited number of copies of the blue vinyl version, so order your copy today!
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Ben Gibbard will be playing the song i will follow you into the dark tonight (Nov. 8) on NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Will Ferrell and Tom Everett Scott will also be special guests. |
Barsuk is giving away tickets to upcoming Death Cab shows — many of which are already sold out, so this could be your only chance to see the band on this tour. To enter, follow this link, and enter soon! |
Death Cab's video for crooked teeth has been nomiated for an MTVu Woodie Award, in the "Streaming Video" category. Vote now! Vote often! Vote here! |
Ben Gibbard from Death Cab for Cutie will be the musical guest on an upcoming episode of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Air date is scheduled for September 25th, but check your local listings. |
 The world television premiere of Drive Well, Sleep Carefully airs August 28th at 10pm on the Starz Cinema channel. The Death Cab documentary shows a behind-the-scenes look at life on the road with interviews and concert footage. The Starz Cinema series will also feature the They Might Be Giants documentary, Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) at some point in the future.
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Death Cab (and many other artists) are donating their used guitar strings to be made into bracelets. Proceeds from the sale of these bracelets are then donated to various good causes — you can read all about this new fashion trend here. |
The fourth installment of VH1 Classic and World Productions' "Decades Rock Live" will feature live performances from Death Cab, Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, and Fiona Apple doing songs by Elvis Costello. The concert is set to premiere Friday, July 21 at 8pm on VH1. |
Watch the latest videos from Death Cab for Cutie and Smoosh on AOL Music's On Our Radar website. |
The new video for the song i will follow you into the dark is available now to stream from Yahoo! Music — the video was directed by Jamie Thraves, who did Radiohead's just and Coldplay's the scientist videos.
There's also a new acoustic performance available at AOL Music, which includes some behind the scenes footage and interview. |
Ben and Chris recently did a "Rolling Stone Originals" exclusive session in their hometown of Seattle. The performance includes stripped-down versions of soul meets body, crooked teeth, brothers on a hotel bed, and photobooth. You can watch the performance on www.rollingstone.com. |
 The new Death Cab DVD, directions, is out now and available in the shop. A companion piece to 2005's plans, the new DVD features a video for each song from that album, plus two bonus videos, band interview, directors' profiles, and more.
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Death Cab for Cutie will be the musical guest on the April 13th episode of CBS' Late Show with David Letterman. The show airs at 11:30pm — be sure to check your local listings for more information.
Nick and Ben will also be hosting this Sunday's (April 16) Subterranean on MTV. It's a Directions special — they'll be playing at least six videos from the new DVD. |
 Death Cab for Cutie will be taking part in this year's Lollapalooza concerts, as well as the Northwest's Sasquatch Festival (along with Beck, Nada Surf, and a host of other bands). Also, the new Directions videos (from plans) will be released 3/28 via iTunes, and will be in stores on 4/1.
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Check out the new DCfC video for the song crooked teeth, a classic stop-motion video, available on the MTV website. |
The second video in the "Directions" project from Death Cab is now available here: deathcabforcutie.com/directions/. The entire collection will be available to purchase on DVD April 11, 2006. |
Death Cab for Cutie will be making a video for every song from their latest album, plans, in a project dubbed "Directions". DCFC's Nick says "We contacted a bunch of directors that we've sort of been familiar with and asked for submissions, and we said, 'Here's a small budget, go make a video for every song on the record.' It's going to be really exciting to see how it turns out, because the clips are just starting to leak in a little bit now and we're starting to get our first glimpse of some of the videos and we're so excited about how they're going turn out." Read more on the MTV site. |
Congratulations to Death Cab, who have been given the guest musicians' spot on the January 14th airing of Saturday Night Live (hosted by Scarlett Johansson, on NBC). Set your Tivos now, because you don't want to miss their "not ready for primetime" debut! |
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