Album Review

Death Cab for Cutie’s Thank You for Today Is Pleasant and Underwhelming

Seattle indie royalty return for a ninth album—slick, nostalgic, and lacking.

08/15/2018 By Stefan Milne

Ticket Alert

Death Cab for Cutie and the Decemberists Announce Benefit Concert in Seattle

All proceeds from the acoustic show will go toward Planned Parenthood and the ACLU.

05/10/2017 By Darren Davis

Ticket Alerts

Ben Gibbard Plans Standing Rock Benefit Concert

The Death Cab for Cutie frontman heads to the Showbox with Sherman Alexie and Naomi Wachira to raise funds for the Water Protector Legal Collective.

02/07/2017 By Seth Sommerfeld

Ticket Alerts

Seattle Singer-Songwriters Come Together To Honor Leonard Cohen

Ben Gibbard, Kimya Dawson, Tomo Nakayama, and more prepare to play a tribute concert for the departed Cohen at Town Hall on December 22.

12/01/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Seattle Sound

Death Cab for Cutie Releases a New Anti-Trump Track

The Seattle group indie rock mocks the GOP nominee with a music video for "Million Dollar Loan."

10/10/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Slide Show

Death Cab for Cutie Plays the Paramount: A Photo Recap

The band wrapped up the U.S. leg of its tour with three sold-out hometown shows at the Paramount.

10/06/2015 Photography by Alison Klein

Concerts

Death Cab for Cutie, Reinvented

The local band finally comes home.

09/29/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Seattle Sound

Album of the Month: Death Cab for Cutie's 'Kintsugi'

Death Cab artfully repairs its cracks on its latest record.

04/01/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Seattle Sound

Death Cab for Cutie Delivers "Black Sun" Lyric Video and Announces Paramount Show

And is probably headlining Sasquatch! Festival.

01/26/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Concert Recap

Death Cab for Cutie Unveils New Songs, New Lineup at the Crocodile

Meet the Death Cab for Newbies.

01/21/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Pop-A-Shot

Breaking Down Ben Gibbard's Basketball Skills

The Postal Service singer conducts interviews for the concert film Everything Will Change in a hoops context. We analyze the tape.

12/02/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Film

Chatting with Lynn Shelton About 'Laggies'

The director discusses her biggest film to date and her musical collaboration with Ben Gibbard.

10/22/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Ticket Alert

Ben Gibbard Headlines Little Big Show 10

The Death Cab for Cutie frontman headlines the tenth edition of the fundraising concert series at the Neptune.

10/01/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Concert Recap

Death Cab for Cutie Plays Surprise Acoustic Set at the Showbox

Barsuk Records' 15th Anniversary celebration got underway with some help from its biggest band.

11/08/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Summer Festivals

Death Cab for Cutie, Heart, and Fun to Headline Bumbershoot

Death Cab will play its breakthough album Transatlanticism in its entirety.

05/03/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Ticket Alert

Hometown Delivery: The Postal Service to Play KeyArena

The platinum-selling Sub Pop act (finally) announces a Seattle stop on its reunion tour.

04/23/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Funny or Die

The Postal Service's Audition Video

It's a joke. But what a glorious joke it is.

03/05/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Post

Perfect Party

Here’s who we’d invite if we could entertain this month’s most interesting visitors, locals, and newsmakers.

02/20/2013 By Allison Williams

Concert News

The Postal Service Announces Tour Dates

No Seattle shows?

02/04/2013 By Laura Dannen

Seattle Music News

The Postal Service Reunites; Sasquatch Date To Come?

Ben Gibbard's platinum-selling side project returns in 2013.

01/21/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld