KEXP Seattle — There’s been no shortage of benefit concerts popping up the last six months, specifically for the ACLU and Planned Parenthood. With every stress-inducing news alert we get on our phones, there’s no reason to believe this trend will be slowing dow... more info

Stereogum — Offa Rex is a new collaboration between the Decemberists and British singer and musician Olivia Chaney, and it was inspired by Colin Meloy's love of British folk "revival" music. The group is releasing their debut album, The Queen Of Hearts, in the s... more info

Stereogum — "Anchorwoman Of The Great Alaska Earthquake" already sounds like a Decemberists song, so it makes sense that several members of the bookish indie-rockers contributed original music to the recent "Anchorwoman Of The Great Alaska Earthquake" episode of... more info

Chorus.fm — Death Cab for Cutie and The Decemberists are teaming up to lead a special benefit show in Seattle on June 9th. The press release can be found below. Death Cab for Cutie and The Decemberists have announced plans for a benefit concert to show support a... more info

Stereogum — Death Cab For Cutie and the Decemberists have announced an acoustic benefit show to support the American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood. It'll take place on 6/9 at The Paramount in Seattle, and tickets will go on sale this Friday (5/12)... more info

Stereogum — English singer-songwriter and instrumentalist Olivia Chaney teamed up with the Decemberists to form a new psych-folk band called Offa Rex. Their debut album, The Queen Of Hearts, was produced and recorded by Tucker Martine and Colin Meloy in Portland... more info

Chorus.fm — Craig Ismaili photographs The Decemberists and Julien Baker in Philly. more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — With the opening of the highly anticipated new Bowery Presents venue Brooklyn Steel, the venue has locked in an impressive lineup of shows that have put them on the map in a big way. One of the first batch of shows for the venue – which holds about... more info

Stereogum — The Decemberists kicked off a spring tour a couple of days ago, and they've been playing new songs that presumably will be included on the follow-up to 2015's What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World . One of the new tracks they performed is ca... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Bowery Presents' newest venue, Brooklyn Steel, is set to open in Williamsburg in April. Check out this sneak peak and enter to win some free tickets to shows there (PJ Harvey, Mitski and the Decemberists included). Continue reading… more info