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- Formed: 1997
- Hometown: Bellingham, Washington State
- Original label: Barsuk Records
- New label: Atlantic Records
- Playing Coachella 2008
- Appeared on The Tonight Show October 31, 2008Official Site: Death Cab for Cutie
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Death Cab for Cutie is a pop-leaning alternative rock band from Bellingham, Washington State led by front man Ben Gibbard. Their latest album, Narrow Stairs, was released on May 13th, 2008 and nominated for a Best Alternative Music Album Grammy Award.
On July 5, 2009, Death Cab for Cutie will make their Hollywood Bowl debut alongside the LA Philharmonic orchestra.http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-ca-bowl21-2009jun21,0,807260.story
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Career
The band formed at Western Washington University in 1997 and released their debut album Something About Airplanes in 1998. While the band released two more well-received albums, it wasn't until 2003's Transatlanticism that the band broke through into the mainstream. Songs from the album were featured in a variety of different television shows and movies and brought the band a slew of new fans. With the success of Transatlanticism, the band signed with the major label Atlantic Records and release the well-received album Plans. -
Band Members
- Ben Gibbard - Guitar/Vocals
- Chris Walla - Guitar
- Nicholas Harmer - Bass
- Jason McGerr - Drums
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Quotes
"When I was a kid, I'd always listen to baseball games on the radio, the sound of the crowd underneath the announcers is exactly the same as it was when I was a kid. I love being in my car and listening to baseball games on the radio."—Ben GibbardMLB.com: Interview with Ben Gibbard
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Death Cab for Cutie News
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Death Cab for Cutie members set songs to Jack Kerouac's prose for Ann Arbor's ...
At the time, Gibbard -- frontman for indie-rock luminaries Death Cab for Cutie -- was a student at Western Washington University. ... (January 27, 2010)The Detroit News -
Death Cab For Cutie Preview Their Critics' Choice Tribute To John Hughes
For the men of Death Cab For Cutie, it's a natural fit. "John Hughes was very much a captain of our youthful revolution," drummer Jason McGerr told MTV News ... (January 15, 2010)MTV.com -
Ben Gibbard from Death Cab for Cutie talks about living in LA *UPDATED
The Seattle Times' correspondent at large Jonathan Zwickel recently telephoned with Ben Gibbard, front-man for Death Cab for Cutie. ... (January 20, 2010)Seattle Times -
New Sage Francis- Li(f)e
Collaborators include Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla, Sparklehorse's Mark Linkous, ex-Grandaddy frontman Jason Lytle, Tim Fite, and members of Califone, ... (February 08, 2010)Kill Your Stereo
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Death Cab for Cutie Questions
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Anybody know what album has the acoustic version of A Movie Script Ending by Death Cab For Cutie? Or any other acoustic stuff of theirs? 1 AnswerArtist: Sound Effects Album: Wicker Park Soundtrack Year: 2004 Track 3 - A Movie Script Ending Acoustic by Death Cab for Cutie The album is amazing! Snow ... read more -
Any Death Cab for Cutie fans out there have recommendations of solid trax? I like Crooked Teeth, Summer Skin, Fall to Pieces so far... 1 AnswerI hate to be obvious...but Soul Meets Body is an awesome song. Also good are "I Will Follow You Into The Dark", "Someday You Will Be Loved", and "Title and Regi... read more
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Who is set to win the Best Alternative Music Album Grammy Award? 3 AnswersI'll be honest, I don't know but here is what the experts at Rolling Stone have to say about the Best Alternative Music Album 2009 Grammy Award Nominations TRAV... read more
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Death Cab for Cutie Blogs
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Death Cab for Cutie rocker turns up the giving volume for ...
Bothell native and Death Cab for Cutie guitarist Chris Walla, second from left, is joined by Chris Sullivan, Gretchen Walla and Trevor Salayi during the Northshore YMCA fund-raiser kickoff event at Alexa's Cafe Feb. 2. ... (February 08, 2010)pnwlocalnews.com -
Death Cab for Cutie :: News :: Video: Death Cab for Cutie perform ...
If you missed Death Cab for Cutie on the Critics' Choice Movie Awards, you can check out the performance on the VH1 website. The band performed a cover of the classic Simple Minds song, "Don't You (Forget About Me)" from the classic ... (February 01, 2010)deathcabforcutie.com -
Pitchfork: Death Cab for Cutie Cover Simple Minds for John Hughes ...
On Friday night at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Death Cab for Cutie performed a cover of Simple Minds' Breakfast ... (January 18, 2010)pitchfork.com -
Death Cab For Cutie Cover "Don't You (Forget About Me)" - Video ...
The Critics Choice Movie Awards, whatever that is, aired live on VH1 tonight. I could not tell you who won what, but it looked like a lot of Hollywood Movie Stars attended. James Cameron! The girl from Up In The... (January 15, 2010)stereogum.com
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