Decemberists

Sunday night was the second night of Yo La Tengo's annual Hanukkah Week residency at Maxwell's with surprise openers Fred Armisen and Sun Ra Arkestra...

Decemberists side project Black Prairie, whose members already included Chris Funk, Nate Query, and Jenny Conlee of Decemberists, are set to release a new album this year and it was recorded with Decemberists drummer John Moen...

Justin Vernon & My Morning Jacket before the Grammys (by dariusjagjag) Someone from Jagjaguwar tweeted the above picture not long before Justin Vernon shouted out "Jagjaguwar" to end his acceptance speech at the Grammys pre-show this evening (2/12)...

DOWNLOAD: Laura Gibson - La Grande (MP3) Laura Gibson's latest, La Grande, is out this week via Barsuk. The album, her third, also saw her in the producer's chair...

Mountain Goats @ Knitting Factory, Halloween 2005 (more) As previously mentioned, John Wesley Harding is holding a "Cabinet of Wonders" variety show at NYC's City Winery on October 28th with Hamilton Leithauser (The Walkmen), Eugene Mirman, John Hodgman, Emma Straub, Paul Harding, and more TBA...

Eleanor Friedberger @ 4Knots in July (more by Chris La Putt) today in NYC * Yeti Camp @ Barbes * Rafiq Bhatia @ The Stone * Slavic Soul Party @ Barbes * James Pants @ Other Music * Steve Lehman Trio @ The Stone * Tell Your Friends @ Lolita Bar * Rusty Roses, Bosco Delrey @ Zebulon * Beach Boys @ Count Basie Theatre (NJ) * Kakande, Imaginary Homeland @ 92YTribeca * Deerhunter, Eleanor Friedberger @ Webster Hall * Great Divide, Jones Street Station @ Brooklyn Bowl * J-Live, Oddisee, Von Pea, Boogie Brown @ Mercury Lounge * James Maddock Duo, Reed Waddle @ Rockwood Music Hall * Saint Motel, Freshkills, Follower, Sea Monsters @ Glasslands * Cy Barkley, Shingles, Enthusiasts, Hunters @ Death By Audio * Purling Hiss, Night Manager, Punks on Mars @ Bowery Electric * Alecia Chakour, Nigel Hall, Corey Glover @ Rockwood Music Hall * David Vandervelde, Christopher Paul Stelling @ Mercury Lounge * Abadabad, Radiation City, Color War, Cassette Kids @ Pianos * Crinkles, Tooth Ache, New Beard, Shira Goldberg @ Knitting Factory * Governor, The Shake, Penrose, Dog Soldier Society @ Cameo Gallery * Lenka, Casey Shea, Robbie Gil, Pearl & The Beard, Emma @ City Winery * Austin Lucas & The Bold Party, Marcellus Hall & The Hostages @ Union Hall * Chris Buckridge and The Last Friend, Georgiana, Andrew Vladeck @ Bruar Falls * T...

"The Decemberists were perfect. So great to have Jenny Conlee back on stage.. bald and beautiful from fighting cancer. One of her first shows" - CrystalAnne After taking some time off to fight cancer (she missed Bonnaroo, Newport and Prospect Park), a brave and beautiful Jenny Conlee returned to the stage at Stubb's last night, joining the Decemberists once again as they headlined the large Austin venue with Caitlin Rose as support...

Newport Folk Festival took place in Rhode Island this past weekend (7/30-31). Day one featured performances, Delta Spirit, Gogol Bordello, Tegan and Sara, Gillian Welch, Mavis Staples (who was joined by Colin Meloy), The Decemberistsand others...

Jenny Conlee @ Beacon Theater in January (more by Dominick Mastrangelo)A Note from Colin and Jenny About a month ago, we all at Decemberists HQ got hit with some pretty hard news...

today in NYC * Whiplash @ UCB * David Yazbek @ 92YTribeca * Joy Orbison, Francois K @ Cielo * Julian Lage, Chris Eldrige @ Barbes * Alarm Will Sound, ETHEL @ Le Poisson Rouge * The Drums, Matthew Dear @ Knitting Factory * Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen @ Littlefield * Ginal Leishman's In My Skin Quartet @ Barbes * Matt Jones, Chimneys, The Long Eye @ Zebulon * Toro y Moi, Braids, Adventure @ Bowery Ballroom * 67 Mob, The Untouchable DJ Drastic @ Southpaw * Jonny Corndawg, Shovels and Rope @ Brooklyn Bowl * Tony Scherr Trio, Hayley Sales, Ben Carroll @ The Living Room * Small Beast w/ Mazz Swift, Mathias Kunzil & more @ The Delancey * Eddie Jobson, John Wetton (U...