Brooklyn Vegan — Chris Funk of Black Prairie/Decemberists in Austin in 2011 (more by Tim Griffin) Decemberists side project Black Prairie released their new album, A Tear in the Eye is a Wound in the Heart, this past September and went on a... more info

KEXP Seattle — Seattle band Hey Marseilles plays gracefully crafted pop songs that rise and fall with the swelling of viola, cello, and guitar. While they are at face-value reminiscent of fellow Northwest band The Decemberists, they play a blend of stately pop-folk... more info

Guardian Music — Macca will be joined by Rufus Wainwright, Irma Thomas and others to record Yuletide classics for Holidays RuleSir Paul McCartney, Rufus Wainwright and Irma Thomas are among the contributors to a new Christmas album. Holidays Rule will be released on ... more info

Guardian Music — Untitled record, due out in vinyl-only run of 2,000 copies, was written while former REM musician was laid up with a serious injury and unable to play guitarFormer REM guitarist Peter Buck has announced his first solo album. On sale this Friday, the ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Salt Lake Tribune interviews Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy about his new book, Under Wildwood, a sequel to Wildwood. What of the critics who snarked at elements of the first book, Wildwood, who complained that it was "too Portland," with... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Black Prairie has announced the arrival of their second album, "A Tear in the Eye is a Wound in the Heart..." which is due out Sept. 18. Black Prairie - the exploratory, back-porch ensemble founded by The Decemberists’ Chris Funk, Nate Query and... more info

Chorus.fm — The Decemberists (http://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCoQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdecemberists.com%2F&ei=Kzs9UJ_DLMuGhQfq1IGwCQ&usg=AFQjCNExY6mme7Bla-8MSGOfmngYCWdNqA&sig2=mRA2kfl1PL0tQ3ZlYUVyDA) shall have a cameo on an ... more info

Consequence of Sound — Colin Meloy tweets picture of yellow, cartoon band. more info

411 Mania — From Arcade Fire and The Strokes to Animal Collective, Bloc Party, the Decemberists and more, the 411 staff ranks their top 5 indie rock bands! more info

Brooklyn Vegan — 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. The new album... more info