Ben Gibbard covers Nirvana; Debuts 2 New Songs
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Artist:Ben Gibbard
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Track:The Middle of the Road
Last night I ventured into Somerville Theatre to catch Death Cab For Cutie/Postal Service frontman Ben Gibbard perform a solo set for as he said "the quietest crowd" he'd ever played for. As he alluded to during the show, the lack of noise was clearly out of respect for his performance, and the general mood in the building was to listen and enjoy and nothing more. Well, aside from Ted Leo who was apparently in the audience, demanding that Ben and the rest of the DCFC boys take him on tour with them again, and also asking Mr. Gibbard to perform specific songs.Touring with Ben was David Bazan of Pedro the Lion and an artist I was previously unaware of, Johnathan Rice (see below for one of his songs). Rice, though soft-spoken had a witty sense of humor that perfectly served as an opener for the notorious Gibbard (who later in the show jokingly let the audience know that his fellow artists and crew were travelling the country in a Bio-Diesel Maserati that towed their equipment in one of those yellow baby carriages usually reserved for bikes). Bazan also was a good companion for Gibbard, and he played a great cover of Radiohead's "Let Down," which I taped... but lost somehow. Very odd. Though the lighting in the building rendered my camera useless to take photos, I was able to get a ton of video, including Ben's encore performance of Nirvana's "All Apologies," as well as two new songs, one definitely called "Casino Blues," the other I believe called "Thin Ice."All Apologies:Casino Blues:Thin Ice:Other songs included:Why You'd Want to Live HereTitle & RegistrationYou Remind Me of HomeWe Will Become Silhouettes-and-Brand New Colony
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