L.A. Times - Entertainment — And those two voices and two guitars are all it takes. The duo play the Music Box in Hollywood on Friday behind their first album in eight years, 'The Harrow & the Harvest.'The volume seemed to be turning up: Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings were movi... more info

Pop Candy — Today's pic was sent by Amy D. in Blacksburg, Va. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Tim Griffin Bob Mould @ Book People in Austin This past weekend marked the 19th anniversary of the Sugar classic Copper Blue (check out The Decemberists covering "If I Can't Change Your Mind"). Those curious about the life &... more info

Guardian Music — From Dub Side of the Moon to Dave Depper's Ram Project, the heroically pointless act of covering an entire album is one of pop's odder habits. Peter Paphides tries to rationalise itThe footnotes of pop are littered with all sorts of heroic but arguab... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The singer embarks on a children's series with illustrator-wife Carson Ellis that features a strong-willed girl's quest to rescue her brother from kidnapping crows.A baby is snatched by crows. His sister treks into the woods to find him and is follow... more info

Altsounds — *The Decemberists* have unveiled their latest video for “*Calamity Song*,” a collaboration with director *Michael Schur* in his music video maiden voyage. Schur is the co-creator of NBC's acclaimed comedy series Parks and Recreation... more info

Impose Magazine — Bear with me here. The Decemberists (yeah, your mom's favorite new band) and Michael Schur from Parks and Rec (yeah, the only show you watch on 'broadcast,' whatever that means now) have come together to re-enact a scene from Infinite Jes... more info

Stereogum — The Decemberist’s new video is awash with hip jump-offs: It’s directed by Michael Schur (Parks And Recreation writer, Mose Schrute in several episodes of The Office, enthusiast of nerdy stuff) and its based on a scene from David Foster Wallace’... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Okkervil River - Your Past Life as a Blast (MP3) Okkervil River at Terminal 5 in June (more by Amanda Hatfield) After the Soundtown Music Festival and a few shows with The Decemberists and Fruit Bats this month, Okkervil... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Just beneath the peaceful Portlandian visage of Colin Meloy, there's an undercurrent of murder, sexual assault and sociopathy in the lyrics.Just beneath the peaceful Portlandian visage of Colin Meloy, there's an undercurrent of murder, sexual assault... more info