{"id":3786,"date":"2012-04-19T10:06:33","date_gmt":"2012-04-19T15:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=3786"},"modified":"2012-04-19T15:47:16","modified_gmt":"2012-04-19T20:47:16","slug":"death-cab-for-cutie-rocks-omaha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/3786","title":{"rendered":"Death Cab for Cutie rocks Omaha"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"By Sean Roberts ~<\/strong> When one thinks of the indie music scene in the Midwest, they often think of Omaha as being the central hub for concerts.\u00a0 This may be true for most bands, but the quintessential indie band Death Cab for Cutie has seemed to overlook this.<\/p>\n

Luckily for indie fans, Death Cab came through Omaha for the first time in three years on April 11 for a one night only performance at the Omaha Music Hall.<\/p>\n

After hearing that Death Cab was coming through the area, many snatched up tickets as soon as they went on sale, since they had missed out the last time they came through Omaha.\u00a0 This turned out to be a good idea, because upon arrival to the venue, there was a huge \u201cSold Out\u201d sign posted above the marquis.<\/p>\n

Once at the venue, concertgoers saw overpriced merchandise, food and drink and took in a wide variety of people at the event.\u00a0 Normally concerts tend to attract one or two types of people to the shows, but this one was different.\u00a0 There were indie snobs, hipster high school kids, young professionals, middle-aged people, middle school kids, and even some retirees.\u00a0 Just about every type of person from every subculture was at this show, which was a true testament to Death Cab\u2019s music and how far of a reach it had.<\/p>\n

The opening band went on and off without much as a stir of interest from the crowd, after a 45 minute long set.\u00a0 Then it finally came time for the moment people had been waiting for.\u00a0 The red velvet curtain rose, and a stage, awash in blue lights appeared with the traditional four-piece band set-up, and a slightly odd sight: a band riser with music stands and chairs.<\/p>\n

This was all cleared up when a full string section comprised of violinists, viola, and a cello player took to the riser.\u00a0 The string ensemble started off with a flourish of chords that mixed both classical and contemporary feels to it for about two minutes and then moved into \u201cPassenger Seat\u201d off of their fourth studio album \u201cTransatlanticism.\u201d \u00a0The rest of Death Cab then appeared on stage and put on a performance that was second to none.<\/p>\n

Since Death Cab doesn\u2019t tour very much, you\u2019d like to think that they spend that time practicing for live dates and releasing new albums, and you\u2019d be absolutely right.\u00a0 Death Cab went on to put on a performance that had the entire venue singing.<\/p>\n

Although Death Cab doesn\u2019t use a full string set up for most of their albums, it worked perfectly with their repertoire of old standards that fans love, and the title tracks off of their most recent albums.<\/p>\n

Finally Death Cab called it quits for the night after 16 songs, only to be called back out for a whopping six-song encore.\u00a0 Death Cab left the stage to a standing ovation that they greatly deserved. Hopefully after that show Death Cab will get the picture that they are loved here in the Midwest and will decided to frequent it a bit more often.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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