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The Decemberists

Folk Bath!

August 7, 2009

Holey maloley — if, like me, you happen to think that wallowing in live music from last weekend’s Newport Folk Festival is just about exactly what you want to do, you’re in luck.
NPR Music covered the grapes out of Newport, so there are archived performances from heavy Vedge faves like The Avett Brothers, Gillian Welch, [...]

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She Told Me On Sunday She Was Checkin’ Me Out

June 4, 2009

After yesterday’s explosion of activity, I need to bring it down a little and get back to basics, which today feels like it could only mean Jimmie Rodgers or Hank Williams.
I’m chagrined to say neither fella has had a Vegetable yet, so let me attend to that right now.
Hey, everybody knows where Hank stands in [...]

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They Do Not Understand the Urgency Of Life

May 22, 2009

[I'm off on a mission next week, but I'll be back with fresh vegetables on June 1]
You can’t say Colin Meloy doesn’t know and appreciate his pop. He’s put out several solo EPs covering other artists: Sam Cooke, Shirley Collins, and our beloved Morrissey, who turns 50 today (So many years left!).
I’m always thrilled to [...]

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We Were Both A Little Hungry So We Went To Get A Hot Dog

May 21, 2009

Well, the Decemberists pretty much took the place apart last night.
With the help of “The Diamonds” (Lavender Diamond’s Becky Stark and My Brightest Diamond’s Shara Worden) and a passel of  on-the-spot instrument tech and roadies, they dropped the Hazards Of Love album front-to-back on all 2800 of us over there at Oakland’s new-again and astoundingly [...]

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All The Dead Sailors Slowly Slipping To Sleep

March 3, 2009

Longing for summer, living through winter. This song suits both feelings.
I’m perpetually amazed by songs. Just when you think you’ve heard all the melodies, meters, and metaphors, a song like this pops out of a guy sounding both brand-new and like its existed all along.
This is the  effortless sound of the careful application of craft.
Boh!
The [...]

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