In order to promote their new album Codes and Keys, due out May 31 via Atlantic, Death Cab for Cutie have announced tourdates for something they’re calling the “Underplay Tour,” which will find the band playing at intimate venues all over the US. I don’t know if it’s his out of control sideburns, shaggy dog-esque hair cut, or general ridiculousness, but Ben Gibbard is really the last person that I’d want to see in an “intimate” setting. I don’t know how you do it, Zooey. Let’s just hope he doesn’t insist on wearing the sailor hat around the house.
Death Cabbin’ on the road:
05.18.11 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre &
05.20.11 - Chicago, IL - Metro &
05.21.11 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue &
05.24.11 - Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Centre %
05.25.11 - Calgary, AB - Stampede Corral %
05.27.11 - Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheatre %
05.28.11 - George, WA - Sasquatch! Music Festival &
06.01.11 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom &
06.03.11 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club &
06.04.11 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero &
06.05.11 - Boston, MA - The Paradise &
06.07.11 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre &
06.09.11 - San Francisco, CA - Fillmore &
& The Lonely Forest
% Bright Eyes
Codes and Keys tracklisting:
01. Home Is a Fire
02. Codes and Keys
03. Some Boys
04. Doors Unlocked and Open
05. You Are a Tourist
06. Unobstructed Views
07. Monday Morning
08. Portable Television
09. Underneath the Sycamore
10. St. Peter’s Cathedral
11. Stay Young, Go Dancing
• Death Cab for Cutie: http://www.deathcabforcutie.com
• Atlantic: http://www.atlanticrecords.com
[Photo: Katelyn Eichwald]
