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10.31.08
Ben Gibbard on Major League Baseball
While at Radio City, Ben Gibbard was interviewed by MLB.com, discussing Narrow Stairs, his hometown Seattle Mariners and love of the game, and more. You can watch the video and read the full article here.
10.30.08
10/30 Los Angeles Show Cancelled
In support of a union worker's strike at the venue, Neil Young has cancelled tonight's performance at The Forum in Los Angeles. Death Cab for Cutie and Everest were scheduled as support for this show.
In response to the cancellation, Death Cab for Cutie has said, "We understand and sympathize with Neil Young's choice to cancel his show tonight in Los Angeles. This tour has been an amazing experience for all of us so far and we stand with Neil's decision in solidarity."
Ticket refunds will be available at the point of purchase. For more information on the cancellation, Billboard has released this article on the strike and Neil's decision.
10.23.08
Chris Walla featured in Myspace.com's "Front To Back"
For the first installment of the new Myspace.com program "Front To Back," Ben Folds Five reunited for a once-in-a-lifetime performance of their final album "The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold Messner."
Click here to watch the concert and interviews with artists influenced by the album, including an interview with Death Cab's own Chris Walla.
10.23.08
Chris Walla campaigning for Obama
While on tour this fall, Chris has donated his time to support Barack Obama's presidential bid. The Obama campaign posted these videos on YouTube highlighting Chris' support; click the links below to watch the videos!
Chris Walla Phonebanks for Barack: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEmN7KZZZJU
Chris Walla Canvasses in Wisconsin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGhXNOH03T0
Chris Walla Asks Minnesota to Volunteer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZWev1oyJhs
10.21.08
MOG interview with Jason and Chris
Chris Walla and Jason McGerr sat down with the music site MOG before their performance at Radio City Music Hall for a video interview. You can check out the guys talking about the creation of "I Will Possess Your Heart," the "live" feel and analog sound of "Narrow Stairs," how living in Seattle and Portland impacts their music, their love of '60s rockers, Danger Mouse, Wilco, the Talking Heads, Brian Eno, and Neil Young.
Watch the four-part interview at: mog.com/mogtv/death-cab-for-cutie4
10.14.08
Nick Harmer on MTV2's Subterranean Podcast
Before the show at Radio City Music Hall on October 6th, Nick sat down with MTV2's Subterranean for an interview that Subterranean released this week as a 40 minute podcast. To visit the Subterranean blog and stream the interview or download it to your computer, click here.
10.13.08
New Shows Added
Death Cab for Cutie has announced two additional shows on December 2nd in Milwaukee, WI and on December 4th in Baton Rouge, LA. Fan club pre-sale tickets go on sale at 3pm (local time) on October 15th at https://tixx1.artistarena.com/dcfc/; general on-sale tickets will be available on October 18th.
For more venue and ticket information, please visit the Death Cab for Cutie tour page.
10.10.08
Kansas City (11/4) and Omaha (11/5) postponed
The Death Cab for Cutie shows on the Neil Young tour in Kansas City, MO (11/4) and Omaha, NE (11/5) have been postponed. More information forthcoming; please check back for updates.
10.09.08
Myspace Contest: Win a trip to see Death Cab in Canada!
Death Cab For Cutie are touring across Western Canada with Neil Young and MySpace Canada is giving you and a guest the chance to win a trip Vancouver to see the band! The lucky winner will be put up in a hotel and provided with $500 spending money.
There will also be four runners up chosen that will also get the chance to see the band in Winnipeg, Regina, Calgary and Vancouver! Plus, all winners also get to meet the band at the show! For more information and to enter the contest, go to: MySpace music.
(Please note: If you go to the MySpace main page, at the bottom it says "MySpace International". Click that, and click Canada. If you're not logged on as a Canadian, you won't see the contest on the Myspace music page.)
10.09.08
Fall Tour E-card
Death Cab for Cutie has a Fall Tour E-card that includes their upcoming tour dates, the 'Cath...' video, and two tracks off of their latest album Narrow Stairs that you can check out and share with your friends. Click below to view the E-card and send to everyone you know!
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