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Article: Gibbard's affability lifts mood of haunting set
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- May 10, 2007
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MUSIC REVIEW
Ben Gibbard
With David Bazan and Johnathan Rice
At: the Somerville Theatre, Monday
SOMERVILLE - It takes a special kind of energy to hold 900 people
in thrall for 75 minutes with just an acoustic guitar, piano, and
voice.
Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard has that energy.
Monday night at the Somerville Theatre, Gibbard commented a few
times on the hushed reverence of the crowd.
Indeed, even the whispery singalongs to Death Cab hits like the
ultra-poppy "Crooked Teeth" made it clear the sold-out house was
intent on giving Gibbard his space.
Wisely, the witty and self-deprecating Gibbard opened up that
space with frequency. He goofed on his own mistakes - restarting
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