Ben Gibbard
Born | August 11, 1976 |
Hometown | Bremerton, Washington, United States |
Height | 6'2" (1.88m) |
Spouse | Rachel Demy (m 2016 - present) , Zooey Deschanel (m 2009 - 2012) |
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Death Cab for Cutie triumphantly returns to Tampa Bay after 19 years away
ST. PETERSBURG — After three opening songs and a lot of cheers from his fans, Ben Gibbard finally addressed the crowd that had sold out Jannus Live Tuesday. “Thanks for coming,” said the Death Cab for Cutie frontman. “It’s been too long.” Death Cab for Cutie had never actually performed in St. Petersburg before, a quick jaunt through both the Times archive and setlist.fm revealed. They have, ...
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Ben Gibbard Shares Title Theme for Jason Segel and Harrison Ford’s Shrinking: Stream
Segel and Ford star as codependent therapists on the Apple TV+ series. Ben Gibbard Shares Title Theme for Jason Segel and Harrison Ford’s Shrinking: Stream Eddie Fu
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What’s the Connection Between Running and Playing Music?
Running and composing music require a similar problem-solving area of the brain, so it might not be a coincidence that there's crossover
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Ben Gibbard on the Death Cab for Cutie/The Postal Service Tour, 2000s Indie, and More
The singer-songwriter also discusses DCFC's new album, Asphalt Meadows. Ben Gibbard on the Death Cab for Cutie/The Postal Service Tour, 2000s Indie, and More Consequence Staff
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Death Cab for Cutie and Postal Service Team Up for Double 20th Anniversary Tour
"I know for a fact I will never have a year again like 2003," Ben Gibbard says of why he's performing all of the albums 'Transatlanticism' and 'Give Up' every night on the tour
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Death Cab For Cutie and The Postal Service Teaming For Co-Headlining Fall 2023 U.S. Tour
Singer Ben Gibbard will pull double-duty in the first-ever joint outing by his bands.
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The Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie to Co-Headline 2023 Tour
Indie-rock institutions the Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie — both of whom are fronted and co-founded by singer-songwriter Ben Gibbard — will undertake a 20th anniversary co-headlining North American tour next year. The groups will perform their landmark 2003 albums in full — the Postal Service’s platinum-certified “Give Up” and Death Cab’s breakthrough fourth studio LP “Transatlanticism” — which were actually […]
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Top 50 Songs of 2022
Here is a list of the 50 songs that reminded us that music is a fine art worth fighting for. Top 50 Songs of 2022 Consequence Staff
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Noah Cyrus on Writing with Ben Gibbard and Living Out Her Legend of Zelda Fantasies
The singer-songwriter takes us into her debut album, The Hardest Part. Noah Cyrus on Writing with Ben Gibbard and Living Out Her Legend of Zelda Fantasies Ben Kaye
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Death Cab for Cutie possesses aging emo hearts at ACL Fest
Here are five key scouting notes about the veteran rockers that will make you reconsider their legacy as just “that band from teen drama 'The O.C.’”
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