Ben Gibbard

Does anyone know if he's going to be playing songs by dc4c/postal service? Or is it just stuff that he plays alone?

None. Stay home.

From the DCFC messageboards:

Minneapolis 05/03/07
Brand New Colony
Title and Registration
Why you want to live here
PhotoBooth
We will become Silhouettes
Casino Blues
You remind me of home
Passenger Seat
Soul Meets Body
Crooked Teeth
405
Blacking out the friction
All Appoligies (Nirvana cover)
I Will follow you into the dark
Lack of color
Sound of Settling
Such Great Heights

Chicago 05/04/07
Steadier Footing
Your Heart is an Empty room
We Will Become Silhouettes
Photobooth
Broken Yolk in Western Sky
Title and Registration
We Looked Like Giants
Passenger Seat
Soul Meets Body
Casino Blues
Crooked Teeth
Recycled Air
Brand New Colony
Blacking Out the Friction
All Apologies (Nirvana)
I Will Follow You Into the Dark
Harvest Moon (Neil Young)
A Lack of Color
Sound of Settling
Such Great Heights

Sweet, thanks for the reply.

thanks for the info, but will we really get that long of a set since there are 2 shows

those set lists got me excited for tonight (i'll be at the early show). but i was hoping to hear 'farmer chords' or 'carolina'

Video of Nirvana cover here…ick!

http://www.stereogum.com/archives/005315.html

Last night's setlist from Philly

To Sing for You (Donovan)
Brand New Colony
Title and Registration
Crooked Teeth
You Remind Me of Home
Why You'd Want to Live Here
We Will Become Silhouettes
Photobooth
I Was a Kaleidoscope
Casino Blues
Passenger Seat
Soul Meets Body
Palmcorder Yajna (Mountain Goats)
405
The Sound of Settling
Such Great Heights

Encore:
A Lack of Color
All Apologies (Nirvana)
Thriller (Michael Jackson)
I'll Follow You Into the Dark

I'll be at the early show as well.

ahhh @ the thriller. wonder if he does the dance.

i gotta say, these set lists are looking good. i'm pretty excited for tonight's show.

but i have to say just this one thing: for this show and the death cab show a few months ago at D.A.R., i've done the good fan thing of buying tickets the moment they were released. but at the D.A.R. show, the second night's set was waay better than the original night. i'll be pretty bummed if the late show is better than the early show, especially since the early show will be more of the bigger fans. (generalization, i know, but still.)

for those who can't make the show (for example, stuck in germantown), NPR will be streaming the show.

running home to change, hope i can make it on time for rice's set…

NPR to the rescue…again!! :D

Originally posted by lukas:
NPR to the rescue…again!! :D

And it's sponsored by PBR. Think I'll crack one open right now.

Man, it sounds so good so far. I wish I had decided to spend the money.

Agreed. I'm regretting passing on this show. If smackette hears this I'm going to have to find some tix to the sold out Filmore show.

What a fantastic show!

Honestly, I haven't been listening to DCFC or Postal Service at all lately, so I wasn't exactly excited for this show. But that all changed about two words into Gibbard's first song. I absolutely loved the minimalist, almost delicate arrangements, intimately performed. Beautiful. I enjoyed this show more than the full band Death Cab shows I've seen in the past. The crowd was really into it, whispering nearly every lyric to nearly every song, not too loudly though so as not to overwhelm the performance. The sound quality wasn't all that great for the opening acts, but it was spot on perfect for Ben.

I really enjoyed Jonathan Rice's opening set, particularly his "We're All Stuck Out In The Desert" song, so I picked up his 3-song EP for $3 (A Girl Called Miami). Well, worth it! Besides the aforementioned song, it also includes a duet with Jenny Lewis.

I was less than enthused with David Bazan. I didn't really care for either his singing or his songwriting. I really thought his set dragged, like it might go on forever. Ugh. I realize that I'm probably in the minority here, considering the amount of applause he received at the club.

yet another great evening at the club. forgive me, bboard, for i know not what i am about to write… corrections to follow in the morning no doubt.

i got there in time for the second half of rice's set, and other than the aforementioned "we're all stuck", he didn't do much for me. i was surrounded by peeps who wouldn't STFU, so that had a detrimental effect. beyond that, i just didn't feel he connected with me (definitely didn't connect with the crowd). there were some pretty songs under all that noise, but didn't come through.

Bazan was a little better for me, personally. he totally floored the place, from where i was standing (right balcony) when he explained why he was enuciating slowly between songs. "i was upstairs during jonathan (rice's) set, and i couldn't understand anything he was saying… not that i'm complaining (about the noise), it's a gift to be playing here tonight, so to those who can hear me (over the chatter) i hope you enjoy" (my paraphrasing). that managed to get a few folks to STFU. awesome.

ben was simply great. had the place eating out of his palm, and he played to us like a pro. "glove compartement" on the piano was an absolute treat. "all apologies" sounded much better than i was expecting, fit in to the set perfectly. overall, his voice was in top shape. lots of people mouthing words without it being an annoying sing-along.

i left the show on a total high. so high, in fact, that the lady and i drove back home, i had a quick bite to eat… and returned to the club for the second show, bought a ticket for face out front. yes, that good.

first show: crowd = 9/10, ben = 8. second show: reverse. at the second show, there were two groups of frat boys who wouldn't STFU ("GIBBARD, YOU RULE!!! YEAH MAAAAN, WOOOOO!!!!"). ben remarked as much during a quiet passage of "we looked like giants" (he made a similar remark during the first show, although less cutting - more along the lines of "wow, what a weird reaction" - different song, can't remember which one at the moment). despite this, another way-above-average performance. during ben's second set, somebody from The Office (supposedly) came out with a guitar and got some banter going… i've never seen the american series (yes, seriously) so i'm only going on what people around me were saying.

only rice opened for the second show, and ben came out to duet on the opening song - definitely lent some cred to rice. much better audience reception, overall.

the club did indeed sound amazing, again - that's two nights in a row. has something been done/changed to the PA? whatever it is, please keep it up.

zzz… tomorrow is going to suck, yet again.

DC Setlist 5/10

Early Show
———
To Sing For You
Brand New Colony
Title and Registration
Crooked Teeth
Silhouettes
Photobooth
Live Here
Passenger Seat
Soul Meets Body
Recycled Air
Farmer Chords
Breeze
Lack of Color
Settling
SGH
—-
Friction
All Apologies (Nirvana Cover)
…Dark

DC Setlist 5/10

Late Show
——–
Steadier Footing
Empty Rooms
Silhouettes
Photobooth
…Home
Title and Registration
Casino Blues
Passenger Seat
Soul Meets Body
Crooked Teeth
Giants
Friction
All Apologies (Nirvana Cover)
Brand New Colony
…Dark
—-
Lack of Color
Settling
SGH


Notes: Tim from the TV Show, The Office, was at the club. He was the guy who got up on stage and Ben sang him a song to get off stage.

Personally, I thought the second show was better