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02.02.06
Death Cab For Cutie and Franz Ferdinand Co-Headline U.S. Spring Tour
Death Cab and Franz Ferdinand are teaming up to tour North America this spring! The tour begins March 22nd in Portland, Oregon and runs through the end of April. Check the SHOWS section for a list of dates and venues. The tour pre-sale begins Tuesday, February 7 at 1:00 PM local time through Artist Arena.
02.01.06
Death Cab Confirmed for Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival 2006
DCFC will be playing at this year’s Bonnaroo Festival, which will take place June 16-18 in Manchester, Tennessee. They will be joined by over 80 other fantastic acts, including Radiohead, Beck, Bright Eyes, Tom Petty, My Morning Jacket, and Stephen Malkmus. Tickets will go on sale Saturday, February 11, at 10:00 AM EST. Click here to purchase.
01.31.06
Nick on Jedis and the Dark Side
Come check out what Nick has to say about Star Wars, meeting George Lucas and the character that he identifies with the most—Chewbacca. Who knew being the bassist for Death Cab for Cutie was so similar to the life of Han Solo’s sidekick? Click here to read the article.
01.30.06
Second Video in 'Directions' Series Is Now Available!
The video for 'Soul Meets Body', directed by Cat Solen, is now available for viewing only at www.deathcabforcutie.com! Subsequent videos in the 'Directions' series will debut every Monday, and will each only be viewable for one week. The entire collection will be available to purchase on dvd April 11, 2006. Be sure and check it out!
01.20.06
Death Cab's ACL Performance to Air February 11!
Be sure and tune in to see Death Cab's performance on Austin City Limits when it airs on PBS February 11! The series airs in a time slot determined by your local PBS station. Click here to find yours!
01.15.06
Death Cab Reach the 'New Pantheon'
Death Cab for Cutie has been named a finalist for the 2005 'New Pantheon'award (formerly called 'The Short List'). Other finalists include Fiona Apple, The Decemberists, Bloc Party, and Arcade Fire. The winner will beannounced on February 6. In the meantime you can read more by clicking here.
01.13.06
Death Cab Playlists on iTunes!
Death Cab for Cutie will have their Celebrity Playlists available on iTunes starting on Tuesday, January 17th. Click here to check out the bonus video edition of PLANS on their iTunes page.
01.12.06
Death Cab Unveil 'Directions'
Death Cab for Cutie has announced details of their upcoming “DIRECTIONS,” an innovative anthology of 12 short films inspired by each song on the band’s acclaimed album PLANS. Every song will be delivered by a different director. 11 of the videos will be unveiled one by one at www.deathcabforcutie.com. The first of which will be 'Marching Bands of Manhattan' on January 23. The entire collection will be available on dvd to purchase April 11, 2006. Among the filmmakers contributing to “DIRECTIONS” are Lance Bangs, P.R. Brown, Ace Norton, Jeffrey Brown, Lightborne, Autumn de Wilde, Rob Schrab, Laurent Briet and Monkmus, as well as Aaron Stewart-Ahn . Be sure and check the website for more details in the coming days!
01.04.06
DCFC on Saturday Night Live January 14
Death Cab makes their Saturday Night Live debut on January 14. Scarlett Johansson hosts. More info on SNL can be found here.
12.28.05
Ben To Play NY Solo Show
Ben will be playing a solo acoustic show in New York City on Tuesday, January 10 at the Bowery Ballroom. Joining him on the bill are Matthew Caws of Nada Surf and Andrew Kenny of American Analog Set. Tickets are $20 and the show is 18 and over. Tickets can be purchased here.
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