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08.23.07
Ben in San Francisco for City Arts & Lectures Event 9/11
If you haven't heard already, Ben will be in San Francisco on Tuesday, September 11th, 8pm, at the Palace of Fine Arts as part of the prestigious City Arts & Lectures series, which is being co-presented by the Noise Pop Festival. He will be in conversation with host, Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket) and play a few songs.
Click here to purchase tickets for this event.
Hope to see you there!
07.23.07
Walla & Tegan and Sara
Earlier this year, Chris Walla spent time producing Tegan and Sara's newest release, The Con, which is slated to be released tomorrow. Watch special behind-the-scenes footage of Chris, Tegan and Sara hard at work. Guest appearance by Jason Mcgerr on drums. Click here to watch.
07.23.07
DCFCtv
This week, we spent some time collecting all the Death Cab-related video content we could get our hands on and created a Youtube Channel. Take an hour out of your day and watch some great clips from the Death Cab DVD "Directions" as well as some great performances from "Drive Well Sleep Carefully". (don't let your boss catch you!)
youtube.com/user/DCFCtv
We'll be adding video content as often as we can, so subscribe to our channel so you don't miss anything.
07.19.07
Chris covers Radiohead's "Polyethylene (Parts 1&2)"
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Radiohead's OK Computer, Stereogum put out a song-by-song covers compilation by various indie favorites, Chris being one of them. Listen to Chris's version of b-side song "Polyethylene (Parts 1&2)" here and tell us what you think on the DCFC Message Boards.
07.13.07
Ben's Surprise Radio Interview on WFMU/ More Union Stuff
During The Best Show on WFMU with Tom Scharpling on June 5th, fake radio personality Philly Boy Roy takes over the broadcast and receives a surprise phone call from Ben Gibbard. Click here and listen to the interview. (Real Player required)
Also, more of your questions answered on the DCFC Union Local #1138 website. Union members, login and take a look.
07.11.07
Death Cab on Fuse’s Loaded TOMORROW/ Fan Club update
Fuse's Loaded will be playing a solid, half-hour block of Death Cab TOMORROW NIGHT 7/12 at 11:30PM PST (for west coasters) and FRIDAY MORNING 7/13 2:30AM (for east coasters). Get 30 minutes straight of videos from your favorite band. To learn more or find a Fuse station in your neighborhood, click here.
Also, good news for fan club members... an update on the DCFC 7" has been posted to the DCFC Union Local #1138 website. Login and take a look
07.10.07
Ben honored by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with special performance/interview
We're very proud to announce that Ben is being featured on the Rock & Roll hall of Fame’s artist interview series "The Craft."
The event will take place on September 10th in Denver, CO, and include an intimate performance, interspersed with interview segments. Video will eventually be available for viewing on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame website, www.rockhall.com, and will be preserved in the Museum’s Library and Archive Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
Congratulations Ben!
We’ll keep sending updates as they come.
06.06.07
Ben Gibbard's full D.C. show available in streaming audio.
Hear Ben Gibbard in a full concert recorded at Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club with Johnathan Rice and David Bazan through NPR's live concert series. If you missed the show the first time, you can still give it a listen on NPR.org. Check it out here
06.01.07
Ben on Cloak & Dagger
Ben receives an unexpected phone call from the fine folks at Cloak & Dagger Radio and plays along to quite humorous results. You can hear the mock interview at: http://www.myspace.com/cloakanddaggerradio
05.30.07
Ben Gibbard Solo tour wraps up.
The first ever Ben Solo tour is over (tear), and thanks to you it was a huge success. Ben and everyone involved in the tour would like to express their sincere thanks to the people who bought tickets and supported this endeavor.
As a special thank you present, we've uploaded some photos from the tour for you to check out. Thanks to Ryan Russell for these awesome pics! (Check out Ryan's website, www.ryanrussell.net)
Click here to see photos of Ben Gibbard on tour.
Also, take a look at this great review of Ben's Seattle show on Spin.com.

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