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Ben Gibbard Takes on John Lennon, Phoebe Bridgers and More During All-Covers Livestream

Ben Gibbard has been livestreaming concerts from his home studio all week, and while most sessions have included a cover, the Death Cab For Cutie…

Katrina Nattress / March 22, 2020

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Death Cab for Cutie Perform "Gold Rush" on Ellen

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Death Cab for Cutie Performs “Gold Rush” on Ellen

Death Cab for Cutie made their Ellen debut on Thursday morning, playing "Gold Rush" for an appreciative daytime studio audience swaying and dancing in the…

Maggie Serota / September 20, 2018

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Death Cab for Cutie to Release Live At The Showbox Benefit Album

Death Cab for Cutie will release a new live album, Live At The Showbox, for just 24 hours as a Bandcamp Friday exclusive on May 7. A…

Katherine Turman / May 5, 2021

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Ben Gibbard Covers Kirsty MacColl in Livestream, Says Death Cab for Cutie Is Recording a New Album

For the first few weeks of quarantine, Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard did his best to entertain fans by performing livestreams, sometimes with…

Daniel Kohn / March 17, 2021

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Death Cab for Cutie Cover TLC’s ‘Waterfalls’ on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

In December, Death Cab For Cutie released The Georgia EP, serving up covers of bands including R.E.M., Cat Power and TLC, and last night (Jan. 26),…

Katherine Turman / January 27, 2021

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Death Cab for Cutie Announce EP With Covers of TLC, R.E.M. to Support Georgia Runoff Elections

Ever wanted to hear Ben Gibbard sing "Waterfalls" by TLC for a good cause? If so, you have some weird desires, but you're also in…

Josh Chesler / December 2, 2020

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The 50 Best Songs of the Year 2000

The year 2000 looms large in pop culture history: the Y2k non-scare, the Seinfeld "Newmannium" episode, the "In the Year 2000" sketch from Conan O'Brien's…

SPIN Staff / September 25, 2020

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Ben Gibbard Covered John Fogerty’s ‘Centerfield’ Before Mariners Opening Day

If you know anything about Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard beyond his music, you know that he's a diehard Seattle Mariners fan. If you don't,…

Daniel Kohn / August 4, 2020

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Jimmy Eat World’s Jim Adkins Enlists Ben Gibbard, Tegan Quin for New Podcast

Jimmy Eat World's Jim Adkins will discuss the intricacies of songwriting with Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard, Tegan and Sara's Tegan Quin, Blink-182's Mark…

Ryan Reed / August 4, 2020

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28 Musicians Predict the 2020 Baseball Season

Against all odds and the advice of many virologists, the 2020 MLB season is finally underway. Whether that's a good idea in the midst of…

Daniel Kohn / July 24, 2020

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NPR Shares Over 100 Live Performances From 9:30 Club Archive

Since we have no idea when we'll realistically be able to attend concerts again (at least, without hazmat suits), NPR is bringing the concerts to…

Katrina Nattress / May 30, 2020

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Ben Gibbard Performs All-Beatles Set in Latest Livestream

Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard has been offering generous livestreams to fans for a couple months now; he was one of the first to…

Dan Weiss / May 7, 2020

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Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie Talks We Have the Facts and We’re Voting Yes 20 Years Later and Live from Home Series

In the shattering wake of the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of canceled tours have given way to musicians streaming live shows from their own living rooms…

Dan Weiss / March 27, 2020

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