Live Daily — Death Cab for Cutie [ tickets ] will make its Hollywood Bowl debut this summer with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, led by conductor/arranger David Campbell, according to a press release. The July 5 show will feature opening acts Tegan and Sara, and Th... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The venue calls it 'creative packaging,' pairing acts like Death Cab for Cutie and the L.A. Phil; Adele and Etta James; and Grace Jones, Of Montreal and Dengue Fever. ... more info

Live Daily — Indie rockers Ra Ra Riot [ tickets ] will divide their summer touring plans between a US headlining run and opening gigs for Andrew Bird and Death Cab for Cutie. The roadwork begins with a solo appearance July 8 in Interlochen, MI, followed by a r... more info

Chorus.fm — *Death Cab for Cutie* (http://www.myspace.com/deathcabforcutie)'s new EP, The Open Door, is on sale for 99 cents at Amazon MP3 (http://tinyurl.com/lnkyjw). more info

Rolling Stone — Who: Aussie indie-pop duo Kate Cooper and Damon Cox, whose tunes snagged them opening spots on 2008 tours by Tegan and Sara and Death Cab for Cutie. The pair — whose debut, Rearrange Beds, came out in March — met as employees at their local recor... more info

Chorus.fm — For a limited time, the *Death Cab For Cutie* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/deathcabforcutie) webstore is offering (http://store.deathcabforcutie.com/) 15% off purchases of $40 or more. There are discounts on a variety of individual items as well. Su... more info

CNN Showbiz — Death Cab for Cutie, the Grammy-nominated indie band that shot to the top of the Billboard charts with its latest album, "Narrow Stairs," has come a long way since its basement-recording beginnings in Bellingham, Washington. more info

The Vinyl Villain — So it is with great honor that I am guest writing for the Vinyl Villain. As a loyal reader (and in some cases, co-opter of good column ideas for my own blog), I felt a certain need to dig deep to find something that was both representative of the mus... more info

Ryan's Smashing Life — ON FURTHER REVIEWlive music in New England...Ice Palace at the Paradise 4/7/07Photos by Sean HaffertyDATELINE - BOSTON: As most of you have noticed, last week was a pretty music-packed time here in Boston. There's been the WBCN Rock 'n' Roll Rumble (... more info

Guardian Music — With so many righteous bands looking, smelling and sounding like a disgrace, it's difficult to reconcile loving their politics with hating their musicEggheads with too much time on their hands often like to debate the question: "Is it OK to like Wagn... more info