Pitchfork

Oh, sure, they'll follow you into the dark... then they'll drop your punk ass with a grenade. This Friday (May 14), one half of beloved geek rockers Death Cab for Cutie will hook up to the Xbox LIVE nerd aggregation service internet gaming platform and take on all comers for a rousing round of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare as part of Xbox's "Game With Fame" program.

Starting at 7 p.m. ET, Xbox LIVE Gold members can shoot a friend request to Nick Harmer (GWF DCFC Nick) and/or Jason McGerr (GWF DCFC Jason) and opt for a chance to play with the dudes when they start things off around 7:30.

Shame there's no Crazy Taxi for 360, huh? That would just be too cute.

As for the Cab's less sedentary pursuits, well, Narrow Stairs is out now, and the band is gearing up to kick off their tour in high style May 24 in Bend, Oregon.

Death Cab for Cutie:

05-24 Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater ^
05-25 George, WA - The Gorge (Sasquatch!)
05-26 Lehi, UT - Thanksgiving Point %*
05-28 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre %
05-30 Kansas City, MO - City Market %
05-31 Columbia, MO - Ninth Street Summerfest %
06-02 Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre %
06-03 Chicago, IL - Millennium Park Pritzker Pavilion %
06-04 Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre %&
06-06 Montreal, Quebec - Jacques Cartier Pier %
06-07 Toronto, Ontario - Olympic Island %+
06-09 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion %
06-10 Brooklyn, NY - McCarren Park Pool
06-12 Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center for the Performing Arts
06-13 Cleveland, OH - Plain Dealer Pavilion %
06-14 Indianapolis, IN - The Lawn at White River State %
06-15 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
06-17 Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Theatre %
06-19 Mesa, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre
06-20 San Diego, CA - SDSU Open Air Theatre %
06-21 Berkley, CA - Greek Theatre
06-23 Los Angeles, CA - Nokia Theatre %
06-24 Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl %
07-03 Kristiansand, Norway - Quart Festival
07-05 Arvika, Sweden - Arvikafestivalen
07-07 Paris, France - Alhambra
07-08 Antwerp, Belgium - Riverenhof
07-09 Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall
07-10 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
07-11 Berlin, Germany - Kesselhaus
07-12 Hamburg, Germany - Grosse Freiheit 36
07-15 Birmingham, England - Academy
07-16 Manchester, England - Ardwick Green
07-17 London, England - Brixton Academy
07-18 London, England - Henham Park (Latitude Festival)
07-20 Benicassim, Spain - Benicassim Festival
07-27 Pemberton, British Columbia - Pemberton Festival
08-09 Tokyo, Japan - Summer Sonic Festival
08-10 Osaka, Japan - Summer Sonic Festival

^ with the Decemberists, Mates of State
% with Rogue Wave
* with Tegan and Sara
& with Sea Wolf
+ with Stars, Young Galaxy