Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dominick Mastrangelo Ben Gibbard and Death Cab for Cutie are trying something different for a 2012 tour that kicked off Tuesday in Colorado, performing with the eight members of the Magik*Magik Orchestra -- six violins and two cellos.... more info

Chicago Tribune — The first paid concerts in Taste of Chicago history will be announced Thursday, including performances by Jennifer Hudson, Death Cab for Cutie, Chaka Khan and Dierks Bentley. more info

CNN Showbiz — Denver's stately Ellie Caulkins Opera House hosted the kickoff of Death Cab for Cutie's intimate theater tour last night, beginning a 22-date jaunt that finds the indie-pop band collaborating with San Francisco's Magik*Magik Orchestra. more info

Guardian Music — New double LP, The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends, features Ke$ha, Chris Martin, Nick Cave and more – and each individual album will be uniqueThe Flaming Lips are going big for Record Store Day, releasing an album of team-ups that includes appearanc... more info

Guardian Music — On the eve of a new Channel 4 series, the Black Cab Sessions' music director reveals his five favourite performancesBlack Cab Sessions started out as a way to promote new bands in London and give them a platform to showcase their talents. Since then ... more info

KEXP Seattle — Christopher Reimer of the Jagjaguwar band Women passed away in his sleep. The cause of death is unknown. He was 26. His sister has created a memorial websiste in his honor. Check out Death Cab for Cutie performing for a bunch of middle aged people at... more info

KEXP Seattle — Congratulations to Bon Iver for winning two Grammys last night for New Artist and Alternative Album! While this year’s nominees included a healthy dose of KEXP favorites — Fleet Foxes, The Decemberists, The Black Keys, Wilco, Death Cab for Cutie,... more info

Totally Fuzzy — PK are one of those young acts with the gift of sounding timeless and established, like they could've opened for David Bowie in 1981 or Death Cab for Cutie in 1999 or Foster the People in 2011. So it makes sense that they're now jamming a (f... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Death Cab for Cutie at Williamsburg Waterfront (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) Death Cab For Cutie have just announced a tour that will take place this spring. The tour will see the band being joined on stage by San Francisco's Magik*Magik... more info

Pop Candy — If you took my advice last week and delved into some Ed Brubaker, you may wanna supplement that with the new Death Cab for Cutie video. more info