Altsounds — Other Lives previously announced dates with The National and The Decemberists as well as a tour with S. Carey (Bon Iver) in support of their forthcoming album Tamer Animals out May 17th on tbd records. New dates are now announced with The Rosebud... more info

Stereogum — Wilco, The Strokes, Lupe Fiasco, The Decemberists, and many many others headed down to New Orleans for the week-long New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The festival started in the 70s, and it’s gotten pretty diverse — there probably aren’t m... more info

Stereogum — Wilco, The Strokes, Lupe Fiasco, The Decemberists, and many many others headed down to New Orleans for the week-long New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The festival started in the 70s, and it’s gotten pretty diverse — there probably aren’t m... more info

KEXP Seattle — Some concerning news starts off this week’s roundup as Jenny Conlee, the lovely Decemberists’ mulit-instrumentalist, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Thankfully, the cancer was caught early and the “prognosis is very very good for a full ... more info

Guardian Music — Okkervil River's extravagant new album sounds like a lunge at the big time, reckons Alexis PetridisSome albums take time, slowly revealing their meanings and aims only after repeated listening. Others seem to announce their intentions the moment you ... more info

Popeater — Filed under: Music News, Health Issues Some sad news to report from the Decemberists' camp. According to Pitchfork, the band's keyboardist Jenny Conlee has been diagnosed with breast cancer and is expected to miss several upcoming shows in order to u... more info

E! Online — The Decemberists are temporarily going to be down a member. Accordion and keyboard player Jenny Conlee announced on the Portland, Ore.-based folk-pop band's website that she was... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jenny Conlee @ Beacon Theater in January (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) A Note from Colin and Jenny About a month ago, we all at Decemberists HQ got hit with some pretty hard news. Jenny Conlee, our since-the-very-beginning accordion and keyboard... more info

NME — Band say keyboardist has 'caught it early' and 'prognosis is very, very good' more info

ContactMusic — Jenny Conlee, the keyboard player with cult indie act The Decemberists, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The musician and band leader Colin Meloy have taken to the group's website to break the bad news to fans - but both remain optimistic... more info