not in bellingham anymore

Although it’s more than a week away, you might want to start looking at your dayplanner, TiVo, or VCR timer functionality [Ed: do people still have working VCRs?] to make sure it’s ready for next Thursday. Local indie rock heroes, Death Cab For Cutie will be paying a visit to television’s the o.c. [fox] on the 21 April episode.

After seasons of lusting after their poppy goodness on road trip mixtapes, Chrismukkah cover inspirations, and bedroom wall posters, all of Seth Cohen’s rock and roll dreams come true. The band takes the stage at the Bait Shop, Newport’s most improbable venue at 8 pm next week. Lead singer Ben Gibbard has a few words for the fans who loved them since Something About Airplanes [$] who are furious about their mainstream exposure:

“Radio, for the most part, is not so helpful to bands,” says Gibbard. “And, frankly, I don’t see much difference between performing on Letterman and on The OC — you’re just playing your songs. I’m sure it’s not cool to some people who’ve liked us in the past, but I could really give a fuck.” [rollingstone]

Let’s just hope that the band doesn’t get involved with any of the series’s traditional fisticuffs if [/when?] DCFC plays “why you’d want to live here” as their opening number.

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