Death Cab is Going on Tour with a Full Orchestra

News like this makes my day. One of my absolute favorite bands, Washington-natives Death Cab for Cutie (@dcfc), are going on tour this spring with stops slated in New York, Maryland, Texas, and beyond. The band was last in our fair city this past summer for a breathtaking show at the Williamsburg Waterfront, and yet, I’m somehow more excited to see them at the famed Beacon Theatre in Manhattan. Oh, and did I mention they’re visiting with a full orchestra! This isn’t the first foray into the indie music world for San Fran’s Magik*Magik Orchestra. They have previously collaborated with not only The Dodos and The Walkmen, but also Mike Patton, and John Vanderslice. 

Watch out for the airing of their Live From The Artist’s Den, filmed in the Brooklyn Museum, on PBS on February 17th.  See their brand new video for “Underneath the Sycamore” below.

Tour dates (buy your tickets here):

4/10/12 – Denver, CO @ Ellie Caulkins Opera House
4/11/12 – Omaha, NE @ Omaha Music Hall
4/13/12 – Louisville, KY @ Louisville Palace
4/14/12 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Covenant Fine Arts Center
4/15/12 – Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theatre
4/16/12 – Chicago, IL @ CHICAGO THEATRE
4/19/12 – Toronto, ON @ Chicago Hall
4/20/12 – Montreal, QC @ St. Jean Baptiste Church
4/21/12 – Boston, MA @ Citi Performing Arts Center
4/23/12 – Providence, RI @ Veterans Memorial Auditorium
4/24/12 – Buffalo, NY @ Kleinhans Music Hall
4/25/12 – Upper Darby, PA @ Tower Theatre
4/27/12 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre*
4/30/12 – North Bethesda, MD @ Strathmore*
5/01/12 – Knoxville, TN @ Tennessee Theatre*
5/03/12 – Dallas, TX @ McFarlin Memorial Auditorium*
5/04/12 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at the Moody Theatre*
5/06/12 – Mesa, AZ @ Mema Arts Center — Ikeda Theater*
5/07/12 – Los Angeles, CA @ Walt Disney Concert Hall*
5/08/12 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater*
5/11/12 – Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall*
5/13/12 – Seattle, WA @ The Paramount Theatre*
5/30/12 — Barcelona, Spain @ San Miguel Primavera Sound 2012
6/07/12 — Porto, Portugal @ Optimus Primavera Sound 2012

*with Youth Lagoon