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Interview: Death Cab For Cutie

Speaking In Codes

Back when Death Cab For Cutie had only begun peeking their heads above the underground, their annual Chicago stomping ground was the venerable Metro.

Death Cab For Cutie live!

Somewhere over the course of the last decade, Death Cab For Cutie went from college-radio regulars to darlings of “The O.C.” and headlining Lollapalooza. The band are far from the indie upstart they once were, both in terms of exposure and delivery, with venue stops in recent years reflecting that. All of which made Friday [...]

Jay Farrar & Benjamin Gibbard reviewed

One Fast Move Or I’m Gone: Kerouac’s Big Sur
(F-Stop/Atlantic)

Son Volt’s Jay Farrar and Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard met after being asked to record songs for the Jack Kerouac documentary that shares titles with this album. They then bonded and wrote some more.
Appearing: Monday, October 26th at Lincoln Hall in Chicago.

Death Cab For Cutie

Death Cab For Cutie
WTTW Soundstage, Chicago
Thursday, April 16, 2009

Given where Death Cab have landed in their career, their appearance on a program like WTTW’s “Soundstage” seems fitting. The established-artist showcase syncs up with the group’s continual march from former indie darlings to mature, adult-alternative act, as evidenced on 2005’s Plans as well as last year’s [...]