Recently engaged Death Cab bard Ben Gibbard will lead his crew of Cuties across the U.S.

Ben Gibbard's mushy songwriting obviously works for Zooey Deschanel, but apparently those slow numbers don't have band member Chris Walla swooning.

2008 was a banner year for SPIN.com readers: Fans were treated to behind-the-scenes footage of Slayer and Bayside working on their new albums; were invited along on Pearl Jam’s North American tour with our blogger Zach Newman, who hit every show along the way and even interviewed guitarist Mike McCready; and were the first to hear new tunes from Scott Weiland, Minus the Bear, Death Cab for Cu

Maybe this is what Ben Gibbard had in mind when his band Death Cab for Cutie named its 2005 album Plans?

Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard is blaming the lack of a new Postal Service album on the album itself: "It's the record that never seems to want to come out," he tells Rolling Stone.

The holiday season is here and what better way to celebrate than with performances from your favorite bands? Seattle radio station 107.7 FM The End couldn't agree more and invited a few friends to join the festivities at the city's WaMu Theater Tuesday night: hometown heroes Death Cab for Cutie, plus the Killers, Cold War Kids, Shiny Toy Guns, and Aqueduct.