Brooklyn Vegan — Colin Meloy in Ohio, June 1st '09 (unruly badger) Ah, yes, young Meloy....Colin, isn't it? Yes, yes...jolly good. I must say he is a springy lad...most flexible...hewn of wands, you know...they splice them down by the river...he was part of... more info

Ryan's Smashing Life — SHOW HYPE Tonight - Wednesday 6/10/09SCENE: TT the Bears in CambridgeEverybody's concerned about their budget, and rightfully so these days. Never has the dollar been worth so little and the prospect of making more of it seem so far away to so many.... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Peter said...The Decemberists - Ripping Off R.E.M.?(Second in a series - "Learning to like the Decemberists")My hmphs - http://www.myhmphs.comMr Moodswings said...Pop:THE BEATLES "LET IT BE...NAKED"Heavy Metal:SONATA ARCTICA "RECKONING NIGHT"Indie Ro... more info

Pasta Primavera — Tonight in Baltimore Ted Leo and The Pharmacists play the Ottobar along with Sleeper Agent! and Titus Andronicus.  Over at Merriweather Post Pavilion an amazing group of bands and musicians are taking the stage including Andrew Bird, The Decemberi... more info

The Late Greats — Why, you may ask, is The Duke doing a Philadelphia Folk Fest theme week in June when the Folk Fest isn’t until August 14, 15 & 16? Two reasons: A) Because there was a very special announcement yesterday. Every music blog’s favorite band... more info

Instrumental Analysis — Caught your breath yet from Friday night? Saturday and Sunday are no let down. Let's get to it.Two one-day festivals Saturday dominate the scene. The Metro Gallery in Baltimore is the place to be for Rufustival. Local acts galore fill this line-up al... more info

Rolling Stone — Queen, “Bohemian Rhapsody” [Schizofonics Remix] Forget Adam Lambert: maybe what Queen needs to do is take Schizofonics on the road with them to turn out sugared-up electro re-workings on the fly. They could do that for a living — it would be li... more info

My Old Kentucky — I was clearing out my gmail when I came across this Sarah Jarosz cover of The Decemberists' Shankill Butchers. I have not been so enticed by the last few Decemberists albums, but I do enjoy this track. Jarosz is a eighteen-year-old, Texas-based sin... more info

Stereogum — We've seen live videos of the Decemberists doing Decemberists tunes everywhere from The Colbert Report to The Tonight Show (Leno version) lately, but those professional clips don't contain half the thrill of this fan-captured-and-still-electrify... more info

Live Daily — Taking place on the picturesque Columbia River Gorge, about 3 hours southeast of Seattle, the backdrop of the Sasquatch! Music Festival was as epic as the lineup. Under mostly sunny skies, fans celebrated the Memorial Day holiday (5/23-25) listening ... more info