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...band rocked through their multi-faceted set they played a modernized cover of the Psychedelic Furs’ “Heaven” and a brilliant multi-paced rendition of “Blacking Out The Friction” among many other emotionally driven compositions. Jason, who joined the band just last year, played his heart out. Nick danced wildly and soaked up every minute on stage. Chris, jumping from guitar to Rhodes, dazzled the room with precise riffs and flowing rhythms. And Ben, sweating like a wild animal, put his soul into every note he played and every...

Author: By James F. Collins, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Death Cab Rocks Avalon | 10/22/2004 | See Source »

...Morphizm.com interview Gibbard said, “I think art and politics are directly related to each other, and people that deny the cross-influence are kidding themselves.” Additionally, Chris writes a regular column for the politically interested indie culture magazine, Under the Radar, and the band is involved with several charities...

Author: By James F. Collins, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Death Cab Rocks Avalon | 10/22/2004 | See Source »

Though still a largely underground band, Death Cab is unavoidably reaching new territory, a strange land where die-hard fans sometimes run away and new pop fans pour in. Certainly there were many new fans at Tuesday’s show, but just how many and what that means is unclear. This next year is going to be a very significant time in Death Cab’s path, especially with rumors of major label activity that recall the recent mainstream leap of Modest Mouse. Small decisions at this stage can have major impacts. But if Death Cab can stay...

Author: By James F. Collins, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Death Cab Rocks Avalon | 10/22/2004 | See Source »

...Good Vibrations” propelled Wilson into his newest project, a self-described “teenage symphony to God.” Meanwhile, Lennon-McCartney marshaled their creative resources for a showdown with the upstart, entering the studio to begin Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Both groups sought to make pop into art, and jumped on any advantage they could find: animal, vegetable, or chemical. Like the Beatles and other contemporaries, Wilson had begun to dabble in LSD and found that its influence unleashed new possibilities for his music. His burgeoning sense of competition with...

Author: By William B. Higgins and Chris A. Kukstis, THE DOPPELGANGERS? DUELS | Title: Dipping into the Drug Album Stash | 10/22/2004 | See Source »

...Mondays’ holiday is one of such threats, masqueraded as exultation by the jubilant sound. Without a break, “Harmony” follows. The beat slips into languor as once again the band inverts the familiar, this time plying a Coca-Cola jingle onto their own terms: “I’d like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony / cut it up into little bits and give it away for free.” Harmony, it seems, cannot be attained without the presence of favored chemicals. The blend of familiar and friends...

Author: By William B. Higgins and Chris A. Kukstis, THE DOPPELGANGERS? DUELS | Title: Dipping into the Drug Album Stash | 10/22/2004 | See Source »

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