Maybe someone will find video footage on the web of these two shows?


http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/144955-gibba...is-team-for-dnc-show

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2008/08/26/lo...cnn?iref=videosearch

Here's one interview...

CNN! And what's all that stuff about playing? I've already heard about that private show that they're doing from ashley's thread, but he mentioned another....? And when is Ben planning on getting a hair cut?

Glad to see Chris talking in an interview for once. Not that I don't love Ben, but it seems he's always the one being interviewed.

Spin.com has some good pictures of it...
http://www.spin.com/articles/indie-stars-host-unconventional-convention-party

Alright, Ben should really just grow a beard now. Those chops are crazy.

Let's pray that the hobo beard makes its triumphant return.

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Originally posted by .brian:
Alright, Ben should really just grow a beard now. Those chops are crazy.

Let's pray that the hobo beard makes its triumphant return.

The one from the "Broken Yolk" video?

Yes!

Commentary and more photos here:

http://fuelfriends.blogspot.com/

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Originally posted by blureu:
Commentary and more photos here:

http://fuelfriends.blogspot.com/

That was a fun read.

wow, seeing Ben Gibbard, Zooey Deschanel, and Jenny Lewis on the same stage is just amazing

As far as I know there were two shows. One on 8/26 that was a benefit for League of Conservation Voters with Graham Colton opening for Ben and Chris. I was lucky enough to get into this one (setlist below).

The second was Ben with Jonathan Rice, Zooey D., and Jenny Lewis at Andeken Gallery on the 27th. Chris didn't play at this show.

The LCV show was great. I was fortunate enough to get a seat in the front row, and snagged the setlist afterwards. Ben and Chris both played acoustic guitar or piano.

Photobooth
Why You'd Want to Live Here
Crooked Teeth
No Sunlight
Talking Bird
Brothers on a Hotel Bed
Cath
Title and Registration
Start Again (Teenage Fanclub)
Soul Meets Body
I Will Follow You Into the Dark
Blacking out the Friction
I Was A Kaleidoscope
405
Movie Script Ending
Your Heart is an Empty Room

Encores
Engine Driver (The Decemberists)
The Sound of Settling


Overall was a great show! Got a chance to chat with Chris after the show, and he was pleasant as always.

Engine Driver??? I want! And Start Again. I am so jealous.

Whoa - Start Again, Blacking Out the Friction, I Was A Kaleidoscope, Engine Driver... that's pretty amazing.

I bet they're prepping BOTF and Kaleidoscope for the next tour... actually, I hope they aren't because I can't make it to a show.

Hells yeah, blacking out the friction = excitement, + why you'd want to live here acoustic sounds interesting. Engine Driver sung by Ben must've sounded beautiful.