The Decemberists and The Thermals are amongst the acts contributing tracks to a charity album rooted in their native Portland, Oregon. The compilation is titled ‘Bridging the Distance: A Portland, OR ...
The Kill Rock Stars 30th anniversary covers series continues today with Hadestown creator and Bonny Light Horseman member Anaïs Mitchell covering The Decemberists‘ “Grace Cathedral Hill” from their ...
From Morning Becomes Eclectic producer Ariana Morgenstern: We had the good fortune to bring The Decemberists back to Morning Becomes Eclectic this morning to play all new songs – and one very special ...
The time is drawing near for us to revisit the early Decemberists era. Next year the bookish and occasionally proggy Portland folk-rock band's debut album Castaways And Cutouts turns 20 years old this ...
Kiki and Herb‘s final performance at Carnegie Hall is now a double CD. And as cool as I think it is that they covered the Decemberists, I really only wrote that to grab your indie rock attention. It’s ...
Meloy will be singing from his new recording Colin Meloy Sings the Kinks at the Fonda Theater in Hollywood tonight. He joined us to talk about it. Back in the early 2000s, musician Colin Meloy made a ...
On the third day of his livestreaming series, Ben Gibbard busted out a cover from The Decemberists, his fellow Pacific Northwesterners. “I remember when they were first making waves, going to see them ...
You’ve done this kind of tour inspired by covers before, where you’ve worked with the songs of Sam Cooke, Morrissey, etc. How did you prep for this tour differently? To be honest, I threw something at ...
The Decemberists, the Thermals, and the Dandy Warhols, among others, will contribute tunes to Bridging the Distance, a covers compilation album dropping April 17 via Arena Rock, Filter-Mag.com reports ...
When The Decemberists came to Morning Becomes Eclectic to perform songs from their R.E.M.-inspired release, The King Is Dead, I asked them to cover one of their favorite tracks by the Athens band.