Ben Gibbard

We should also cut Ben some slack considering he is now divorced from Zooey Deschanel and likely a Mariners fan considering the hat he is sporting in the article photo. We would be bitter at winners too. [Rolling Stone]  

photos by Joe McCabe Ben Gibbard @ Beacon Theater - 4/29/12 NYC showed Ben Gibbard and his band Death Cab For Cutie much love during a recent three night run at Beacon Theater. Ben did not return that love in...  

Craig Calcaterra of HardballTalk reported that Rolling Stone asked some rock stars to reveal their favorite ballpark. Dodger Stadium and Wrigley Field were the winners. “It might look like the old one from the outside, but inside it's more like a gaudy ...  

Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard performing Tuesday May 8, 2012 at the Fox Theater in Oakland(SF Weekly photo) When you're a big time musician like Ben Gibbard from Death Cab for Cutie, there's a lot of time to kill on the road between shows; and the ...  

It's a rare occasion for Death Cab for Cutie to let outsiders into their music. Guitarist Chris Walla produces the band's records, and few friends have even been invited to join them on stage. But for their spring tour -- which includes a sold-out show at ...  

and McGerr is sure these shows will be unlike any played before by Death Cab For Cutie -- which also includes singer/guitarist Ben Gibbard, guitarist/keyboardist Chris Walla and bassist Nick Harmer. “We’re bringing eight string players on th ...  

Now Ben Gibbard and company have announced a Cleveland date July 3 at Jacobs Pavilion at ... Dream Theater's latest studio effort, "A Dramatic Turn of Events," was released last year and debuted at No. 8 on the album charts.  

Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie talks Denver tour kick off in advance of Ellie Caulkins Opera House show  

That’s what I like doing. I like to work.” Deschanel filed for divorce from her husband, Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard, in January. Deschanel and Gibbard were married for a little more than three years, and Deschanel said that ...  

(CBS News) It's been three months since Zooey Deschanel announced her plans to divorce Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard, and she's not itching to jump back in the dating game just yet. The "500 Days of Summer" star tells the May issue of ...  

I like working. That's what I like doing. I like to work.'' Having split with Death Cab for Cutie front man Ben Gibbard in November after just two years of marriage, Zooey also insists dating is off her agenda for now. She said: ''Honestly ...  

The 'New Girl' star - whose big sister and 'Bones' actress Emily welcomed baby Henry with husband David Hornsby in September ... Having split with Death Cab for Cutie front man Ben Gibbard in November after just two years of marriage, Zooey ...  

Some highlights from the interview: On whether she's dating (after splitting from Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard: "Honestly, I'm just going through a divorce, so I don't really think that's something I want to get into now. I don't have time to date.  

Even though she's the coveted "New Girl" in town, Zooey Deschanel doesn't have much time for the fellas. Or rather, any time at all. The quirky actress filed for divorce from her husband of two years, musician Ben Gibbard, at the beginning of the year, and has been focusing on work ever since.  

Zooey Deschanel says that her career is keeping her too occupied to find love again. The New Girl star split from her rocker husband Ben Gibbard last November after two years of marriage but maintains that she is not ready to find a new beau. The quirky ...  

Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard didn't share the enthusiasm for a perfect game against his beloved M's While plenty of Mariners fans were cheering the perfect game tossed against the team Saturday by Chicago's Philip Humber, Death Cab for Cutie ...  

photos by Dominick Mastrangelo Ben Gibbard and Death Cab for Cutie are trying something different for a 2012 tour that kicked off Tuesday in Colorado, performing with the eight members of the Magik*Magik Orchestra -- six violins and two cellos....  

The one-off tour might also owe to leader Ben Gibbard's recent life changes — and desire for the alterations in scenery that grace many of his narratives. Late last year, he and actress Zooey Deschanel announced an impending divorce after a brief marriage.  

The band started in 1997 after vocalist Ben Gibbard got a record deal with Barsuk Records. He recruited other members to complete the band. The current line-up consists of Gibbard (vocals, piano), Chris Walla (guitar, production, keyboards ...  

Walk-Up Song: "Filler" by Minor Threat. ("As many times in a row as it takes to warm up.") Fun Fact: Ben sang the National Anthem before Game 3 of the 2010 National League Championship Series in San Francisco.  

Even though she's the coveted "New Girl" in town, Zooey Deschanel doesn't have much time for the fellas. Or rather, any time at all. The quirky actress, 32, filed for divorce from her husband of two years, musician Ben Gibbard, at the beginning ...  

Their pretty, textured low-key rock always seemed to epitomize that natural beauty and cloudy disposition of their Northwestern environs, while frontman Ben Gibbard’s somber melancholy romanticism found purchase in a way Conor Oberst couldn’t.  

While there’s no word on whether Deschanel had been cheating on Mr. Cab, the article goes on to note that “Deschanel and Cab were married for a little more than three years.” In fact, Deschanel and Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard ...  

Last week we stepped into Ben Gibbard’s shoes for a moment with a peek behind the scenes of the Death Cab/Magik*Magik tour, as clips leaked out to us from director Justin Mitchell. This is the final clip we have from the ongoing tour ...  

Step into Ben Gibbard’s shoes for a frame or two as our peek behind the curtain of the Death Cab for Cutie & The Magik*Magik Orchestra tour continues. Last week we saw the two bands in harmonious synchronicity together, and got a taste of that ...  

"That's the only goal we have in the long run." The long run has taken Death Cab from a solo project for frontman Ben Gibbard to its current status as an indie-rock band firmly established on a major label. And while key member Chris Walla has ...  

Do we really live in a country where pianos have priority over women? Probably. 3. We thought we saw Ben Gibbard so many times in the audience that we didn’t immediately realize it when he was introduced by the Mountain Goats as “bass tech ...  

So, I was all set to have a reviewer go see Ben Gibbard and His Death Cabs play live at Tower Theater on Wednesday, but something came up and now he can’t do it. When that happened, I promptly fired off the following email to the other fine ...  

I was a little reticent.” frontman/-songwriter Ben Gibbard said. “Orchestral arrangements, well, so many of them are terrible. They can add a gross level of pomp to something that is already overblown.” Thankfully, Magik Magik conductor Minna Choi ...  

Death Cab for Cutie has been one of the most popular indie bands of the past fifteen years, with fans and critics alike becoming hooked on the band's ethereal style promoted by the tender voice of Ben Gibbard. Despite the number of bands playing tour dates ...  

The quartet, which consists of leader Ben Gibbard (guitar), Chris Walla (keyboards ... That title goes to Smokey Robinson, who first presented the group in Las Vegas. Robinson took the group’s penchant for covering Motown tunes to a higher ...  

"We had such a good time working with them in that environment, we thought we should take them into this environment for something even more awesome," said lead singer Ben Gibbard. Death Cab's music is melancholy and melodic. It's introspective, romantic ...  

Then, under the guise of thick blue fog, front man, Ben Gibbard, walked onto the stage alone, took a seat at the piano and belted out Passenger Seat. When DCFC played Codes and Keyes, the title track off their 2011 release, the stage was lit to ...  

The set list was a solid sampling of songs from the past and present. The show opened with a solo Ben Gibbard on "Passenger Seat," followed by an almost non-stop delivery of energetic, heartfelt tunes including "Different Names For The Same Thing," "Title ...  

Though Ben Gibbard didn't talk much Wednesday night, he did mention that he and Death Cab for Cutie love Omaha. "Back when this record came out — the one the song we're about to do is on — we came here for the first time and we were taken in ...  

Magik*Magik, known for their stage collaborations, aren’t opening for Ben Gibbard and crew (that falls to Low and Youth Lagoon), but accompanying them on stage. The orchestra have conspired with them previously, including performing the string ...  

Leader Ben Gibbard seems determined to showcase tunes that will push the new orchestral arrangements to the fore, instead of trotting out another new-album-plus-greatest-hits setlist. A lanky, moppy-haired Gibbard took the stage in silhouette ...  

Death Cab for Cutie has been one of the most popular indie bands of the past fifteen years, with fans and critics alike becoming hooked on the band's ethereal style promoted by the tender voice of Ben Gibbard. Despite the number of bands playing tour dates ...  

The band will be headlining the Omaha Music Hall this Wednesday. The Daily Nebraskan had a quick chat with the band’s bassist, Nick Harmer, about his relationship to Ben Gibbard’s lyrics and how they respond to criticism a decade and a half ...  

Ben Gibbard is afraid. He said it himself. "It's a little terrifying," the Death Cab for Cutie frontman said last week, right before his band embarked on rehearsals for its spring tour of intimate venues with the Magik*Magik Orchestra.  

She And Him's Zooey Deschanel has filed for divorce from Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard following last year's announcement that their marriage was over. According to People magazine, Deschanel filed for divorce on December 27 2011 with the Los Angeles ...  

Death Cab For Cutie are no strangers to playing with an Orchestra. Teaming up with the Magik* Magik Orchestra, Death Cab For Cutie worked through a twenty-four song set of Ben Gibbard’s self-described “baroque pop.” Some of the highlights included the acoustic interpretation of “405,” the string flourishes during Gibbard’s solo acoustic take on “I [...]  

The band would record in each studio for no longer than two weeks, with vocalist and guitarist Benjamin Gibbard noting, "We're all moving into a period in our lives where family is very important. So living off in the woods for a month away from ...  

Death Cab for Cutie was formed by core members Harmer, guitarist Chris Walla and singer/guitarist Benjamin Gibbard (Jason McGerr has filled the drum seat since ’03), and named after a 1967 song performed by The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band in The ...  

This was, of course, after The Postal Service really blew up-- those of us enthralled by the soft-serve ice cream swirl of Ben Gibbard's vocals and Jimmy Tamborello's beats went fast and deep into the back catalogues of Death Cab For Cutie and Dntel ...  

Melodic verse vocals bring to mind Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie, while soaring vocal choruses pay homage to past Springfield rock acts the Graduate and Park. In summary, the band has the unique sound to go somewhere - it's just a matter of going for it.  

Nevertheless it's a fine line-up indeed for 2012, with Jennifer Hudson a local star, having made her name in both music and film since competing in 'American Idol,' whilst DEATH CAB FOR A CUTIE'S BEN GIBBARD will just be delighted to be back on the road ...  

The Eyes stretch gently strummed guitars and spry drums over 10 stay-home-tonight anthems that could be cribbed from some of Death Cabbie Ben Gibbard’s songwriting 101 blue books. “One Night’’ takes a tiny Casiotone beat and synth bleat ...  

Songs foray into obscure non-sequiters at a moment’s notice.  There are phrases which seem very Ben Gibbard and even more that have no easy comparison.  “Divide by Zero” launches into a psychedelic fantasia.  “If I equals u” has ...