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Ben talks candidly about the inspiration that Jack Kerouac has had on his life and his pull to wanderlust in this week's issue of the SF Weekly. Check it out here.

If you haven't heard already, Ben will be in San Francisco on Tuesday, September 11th, 8pm, at the Palace of Fine Arts as part of the prestigious City Arts & Lectures series, which is being co-presented by the Noise Pop Festival. He will be in conversation with host, Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket) and play a few songs.

Click here to purchase tickets for this event.

Hope to see you there!

This week, the NYPost named the Postal Service's "Against All Odds" one of the "100 best cover songs of all time." "Against All Odds", originally a Phil Collins song, came in at 8.

Click here to read the article.

This week sees the release of the new DNTEL album, Dumb Luck . This is the first release from Jimmy Tamborello's side project in 6 years and it's well worth the wait. Dumb Luck includes vocal contributions from friends Jenny Lewis (Rilo Kiley), Edward Droste (Grizzly Bear), Valerie Trebeljahr and Markus Acher (Lali Puna), Mia Doi Todd, Grant Olsen and Sonya Westcott (Arthur & Yu), Andrew Broder (Fog), Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes) and Christopher and Jennifer Gunst (Mystic Chords of Memory). The organic instrumentation by Chris Hathwell (drummer, Moving Units) and Paul Larson (guitarist, The Minor Canon) is manipulated, chopped and pasted amidst Tamborello's skittish beats, house clicks, organ washes and dreamily pixelated symphonies. The result is at once understatedly epic, ethereal and concrete.

If you're in the UK the CD is available from -
http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?sku=666872

And from all good records stores.

The download is available here -
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=253377204&s=143444

And elsewhere in Europe the CD can be bought here -
http://www.cooperativemusic.com

And from most record stores.

http://www.moshimoshimusic.com

As always, be sure to visit http://www.jimmytamborello.com for the latest news, content, and more.

Seattle music fans have one more chance to buy tickets to see Ben! A limited number of tickets have been released for both Sunday and Monday nights' performances at the Showbox.

Don't miss this critically acclaimed, rare & special tour. Buy your tickets now, because they're selling fast.

Tickets are available online & at the Showbox box office.

Buy tickets for Sunday's show.

Buy tickets for Monday's show.

Ben Gibbard's solo tour is garnering rave reviews. This week, Ben's performance received accolades from both the Chicago Tribune and the NY Times. Also, Pitchfork posted photos from his May 7th show in Somerville, MA.

Check 'em out:

NY Times: "Sometimes Rock Belongs to the Quiet and the Shy"
Chicago Tribune: "Gibbard: Less can be more compelling"
Pitchforkmedia: "Photos: Ben Gibbard [Somerville, MA; 05/07/07]"

Great news for all music fans! You can listen to Ben Gibbard's performance tonight from anywhere in the world! Hear him live on NPR.org in a full concert from Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club TONIGHT, Thursday, May 10th at 7pm EST.

The show will also include performances by Pedro the Lion's David Bazan and singer-songwriter Johnathan Rice.

Be sure to tune in!

Hurry now! We just released a small number of tickets for Ben's solo show in Detroit at Majestic Theatre. You can buy tickets through Ticketmaster or at the box office.


We might be releasing more tickets in other cities, so keep on visiting to see which city is next!

Jimmy will be DJ-ing at Amoeba in San Francisco TOMORROW, May 4th from 7-8pm. Come visit and say "hi"!

Amoeba SF
1855 Haight St.
San Francisco, CA

For those of you guys in LA next FRIDAY, May 11th, come check out Jimmy DJ at Amoeba from 8-9:30pm. Pick up the new Dntel AND hear what's on Jimmy's iPod these days.

Amoeba LA
6400 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA