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08.18.08
Death Cab for Cutie performance on KFOG available for purchase at Rhapsody.com
Five songs recorded live at KFOG on June 22nd, 2008 are now available for purchase at www.rhapsody.com
Here's the track listing:
1. Brothers on a Hotel Bed [KFOG Private Concert]
2. Grapevine Fires [KFOG Private Concert]
3. Talking Bird [KFOG Private Concert]
4. Photobooth [KFOG Private Concert]
5. I Will Possess Your Heart [KFOG Private Concert]
08.12.08
MySpace presents Death Cab For Cutie - Ticket giveaway for Sydney fans
Death Cab will be performing a very special intimate live performance for MySpace on Tuesday August 19 at the Oxford Arts Factory in Sydney. It’s going to be filmed and broadcast LIVE on MySpace at www.myspace.com/mstvlive at 5pm (AEST - that’s Australian Eastern Standard Time).
We are giving away a limited number of tickets to actually attend the performance for FREE. If you live in Sydney and are 18+ just head to www.myspace.com/mstvlive and click through to the blog for details.
Please Note: You have to make your own way to the performance, and the venue is 18+ only.
If you miss out on tickets then you can either tune into the Live broadcast or check it out afterwards, it will archive on the www.myspace.com/mstvlive page.
08.11.08
New North American Fall Tour Dates
Death Cab for Cutie is happy to announce new tour dates for the fall! Presale tickets for select shows will be available through the band's fan club, DCFC Local Union #1138. See below for list of newly announced shows and head to the shows page for more information on each date.
10/03/08 – Agganis Arena – Boston, MA
10/04/08 – Chevrolet Theatre – Wallingford, CT
10/05/08 – Showboat Casino Hotel – Atlantic City, NJ
10/06/08 – Radio City Music Hall – New York, NY
10/08/08 – LC Outdoor Amphitheater – Columbus, OH
10/12/08 – University of Illinois – Assembly – Champaign, IL
10/13/08 – Fox Theatre – St. Louis, MO
07.30.08
Live Death Cab iTunes UK Festival EP Now Available on iTunes UK!
iTunes UK has released Death Cab's performance from the iTunes UK Festival as an EP. Click the banner below to check out the band's live set (available to UK residents only).
07.18.08
New Limited Edition Posters, Shirts and Hoodies Through Insound!
Death Cab is part of a great design project that Insound has done with award winning designer, Jason Munn, of The Small Stakes. Jason did a design for Death Cab and 19 other bands, including Spoon, The National, The New Pornographers, and more. These designs are amazing and will be printed and sold on limited edition t-shirts, hoodies and silk-screened posters. Insound is now taking pre-orders at: www.insound.com/insound20. These will likely sell out very quickly.
Insound is also offering Death Cab fans a coupon to get 10% off your order. Simply insert the code below during checkout in the next 30 days and watch the magic happen!
Coupon code:
insound20dcfc
07.17.08
"Austin City Limits" Taping Set to Re-Air
Death Cab's performance on "Austin City Limits" from November 6, 2005 is set to re-air on July 19th. Click HERE to see clips and pictures from the show and to find local channel affiliates and schedules.
07.07.08
"Cath..." Video Premieres Tomorrow!
Death Cab for Cutie's new music video for the song "Cath..." is debuting tomorrow at MTV.com and NME.com and additionally will be airing all day on MTVU. The video was directed by Autumn de Wilde, longtime collaborator and friend of the band. Head to one of the sites to check it out tomorrow!
07.03.08
MTV Places "Narrow Stairs" in Best 10 Albums of 2008 (So Far) List
"Narrow Stairs" has been placed at #4 in MTV's list of the Best Albums of 2008 (so far)! Of the album, they write "Stairs is a marvelous album, full of crags and pockmarks that make me scratch my head and songs that give me goose bumps for days." To see the full review and list head to MTV.com
06.25.08
Vote for "Narrow Stairs" in NPR.org's "Best CDs of 2008 (So Far)"
The NPR program "All Songs Considered" has posted a poll on its blog for listeners to vote on their favorite CD of 2008 as July 1st - the year's halfway point - approaches. Death Cab's "Narrow Stairs" is one of the nominees. To vote for "Narrow Stairs," visit the "All Songs Considered" blog. Voting ends July 2nd.
06.21.08
Death Cab on Morning Becomes Eclectic on KCRW on Monday
Death Cab for Cutie will be returning to KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic program this coming Monday, June 23rd at 11:15am (PST). Tune in to 89.9FM in the Los Angeles area, or log on to www.kcrw.com to watch/listen to the band's performance and interview.

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