Pitchfork - Tours — 09-04 Seattle, WA - Memorial Stadium *09-11 Portland, OR - Musicfest Northwest* with Bob Dylan, Neko Case more info

Stereogum — Outside Lands’s line-up announcement yesterday didn’t inspire discussion, but maybe Bumbershoot, the other late-in-the-season (Pacific North)West Coast festival, will? The September festival announced the full line up today. Headliners are Bob Dy... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 09-04 Seattle, WA - Memorial Stadium ** with Bob Dylan, the Decemberists more info

Perfect Porridge — I’m a bit behind listening to a bunch of music I downloaded last month. One of them is the debut album by a new group called Black Prairie called Feast of the Hunters’ Moon. It’s formed of three members of the Decemberists and two other Portla... more info

Stereogum — Colin Meloy tested out a couple of in-progress Decemberists songs at a PDX Pop Now! Benefit last night. The first is under the working title “January Hymn,” the other called “July Hymn.” The latter references “the summer’s early sway,” ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Capt. Willard said... ERIC CLAPTON'S Rainbow Concert (1973) Clapton's live return from two year exile, with Pete Townshend, Ronnie Wood, Stevie Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Rebop and others. We're posting off the shelf live stuff all week. Listen Before You... more info

Guardian Music — (Welkmusic Group)Joining the many hybrids of alt. country, here's an album that's almost chamber country. Black Prairie is a side project for three members of the Oregon group the Decemberists, bringing that group's dobro and accordion into a largely... more info

Rolling Stone — In a short video interview posted on his own Trapmuzik site, T.I. reveals his new post-prison album is going to be “different in many ways,” adding “Paper Trail was more about thoughts, this is more about feelings.” He says the “significant... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about making a grand entrance. This time, it's all about making a grand re-entranceWell, bless my soul, I'm the son and the heir/You were working as a waitress in dismal, dull affairs.I didn't quite know how to start this week's blo... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Brian Leli Right now, Portland bookworms the Decemberists are in the studio, hard at work on their sixth album. And this time around, they'll have at least one pretty serious guest: R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck. Last week, Decemberists frontm... more info