the DECEMBERISTS on Leno & with the LA Philharmonic (audio & video), WIN tix to Summerstage, Tour Dates & stuff
DOWNLOAD: The Decemberists – The Tain w/ LA Philharmonic (MP3) (more)
the Decemberists @ Hollywood Bowl – 7.7.7 (CRED)
Download the rest of the audio from The Decemberists‘ recent (7/7/7) LA Philarmonic show @ the Archive.
The Decemberists are playing a free MySpace secret show at the Mohawk in Austin tonight (July 11).
They play a not-free show at Central Park Summerstage with Grizzly Bear and Land of Talk (who are also playing Citysol) on Monday July 16th. It’s sold out, but I have one pair of tickets to give away to one lucky winner. To win, e-mail [email protected] (subject: Decemberists) and let me know what the last show you saw was. One winner will be picked at random. Contest ends July 12 @ 5pm EST.
Check out their recent appearance on Leno, tour dates, and other stuff, below….
Jay Leno – July 9, 2007
We Both Go Down Together w/ LA Philharmonic – July 7
The show was the latest in a new Phil tradition that began last year with the appearance of the Scottish group Belle and Sebastian: Take the latest brainy band with an obscure sense of humor and fondness for antiquarian instruments, with a fan base exploding from cult to something large enough to almost fill the 17,000-capacity Bowl, match them with a few up-and-comers and position the orchestra to give rock songs a new dimension.
It may be less formulaic than that, but whatever it is, it seems to be working: Both times, these shows have produced near-sellout crowds — Saturday’s turnout was just shy of 14,000 — and roars of approval from the audience. [LA Times]
The Decemberists Backstage at Bonnaroo 07
And in related exciting news, the Decemberists chose Land of Talk to not only open Summerstage, but to tour with them in Europe too….
The Decemberists – 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 11 – The Mohawk (MYSPACE SECRET SHOW) Austin, Texas
Jul 13 – Chastain Park (w/Atlanta Symphony Orchestra) Atlanta, Georgia
Jul 14 – Merriweather Post Pavilion (w/Baltimore Symphony Orchestra) Columbia, Maryland
Jul 15 – Mann Center (w/The Mann Festival Orchestra) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jul 16 – Central Park Summerstage New York, New York *
Jul 18 – Millenium Park (w/Grant Park Orchestra) Chicago, Illinois
Jul 22 – Edgefield Winery Portland, Oregon
Sep 14 – Monolith Festival Red Rocks Amphitheater, Colorado
Sep 16 – Austin City Limits Festival Austin, Texas
Sep 22 – Paradiso Amsterdam *
Sep 23 – Live Music Hall Koln *
Sep 24 – Batschkapp Frankfurt *
Sep 25 – Substage Karlsruhe *
Sep 27 – Arena Vienna *
Sep 28 – Muffathalle Munich *
Sep 29 – Postbahnhof Berlin *
Sep 30 – Grosse Freiheit Hamburg *
Oct 2 – Royal Festival Hall London *
Oct 3 – Junction Cambridge *
Oct 5 – Wulfren Hall Wolverhampton *
Oct 6 – Anson Rooms Bristol *
Oct 7 – Academy Oxford *
Oct 9 – Vicar Street Dublin *
Oct 10 – Academy Liverpool *
Oct 11 – Academy Newcastle *
Oct 12 – Academy Glasgow, Scotland *
Oct 13 – Metropolitan University Leeds *
* w/ Land of Talk
Previously
* Long Winters vs the Hold Steady & Decemberists @ Bonnaroo
* Decemberists, an orchestra, Grizzly Bear, Feist, Land of Talk
* more Decemberists
