Rolling Stone — Already renowned for their ambitious narratives and literary bent, Portland indie rock band the Decemberists have topped themselves with an hour-long story-album based on the themes of British folk songs. Detailing clover’d beds and crowing corn cr... more info

Ryan's Smashing Life — DO NOT MISS THIS LINEUP - TICKETS ON SALE TODAY!The DecemberistsJoan BaezLanghorne SlimNeko CaseJosh RitterBilly BraggDeer TickThe Avett BrothersElvis Perkins in DearlandTICKETS ON SALE TODAY AT 10am: George Wein’s FOLK FESTIVAL 50 (July 31 â... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The 50th annual Newport Folk Festival will take place at Rhode Island's Fort Adams Park on Saturday, August 1st and Sunday, August 2nd. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, May 6th at 10am Pete Seeger, who is a cofounder of the... more info

All About Jazz — Celebrate five decades of folk music in Newport, RI, August 1 - 2 at George Wein's Folk Festival 50. The 2009 festival, which takes over Fort Adams State Park from 11:30 am - 7:00 pm each day, will celebrate 50 years of rich history in Newport, where... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Watch The Decemberists perform The Wanting Comes in Waves live on The Colbert Report - 2009/04/27. » decemberists.com HCTF review of The Hazards of Love. more info

Stereogum — When My Morning Jacket released Evil Urges , "Highly Suspicious" immediately stood out from the rest of the track list with its disco falsetto, group chain-gang vocalisms, and, most of all, its peanut butter pudding surprise. It's no surprise (so... more info

Altsounds — *Check out The Decemberists featured on the cover of the May issue of PASTE magazine! *PASTE writes “Hazards is both the most daring and logical leap of the band’s career. It’s an hour-long romp through traditional Brit... more info

Stereogum — Picking up on the good vibes left by 2006's Guitarmageddon showdown, Stephen invited back Chris Funk along with the rest of the Decemberists for an interview (Colin defends his 19th century fixation) and a performance of "The Wanting Comes in Waves" ... more info

JamBase — Austin City Limits 2009 | October 2-4 | Zilker Park | Austin, TX Austin City Limits Music Festival has announced the lineup for the 2009 event. Set to go down October 2-4 at Zilker Park in Austin, TX, the festival features 130 bands on 8 stages ov... more info

Stereogum — As festival-lineup announcement season (yes, it's its own season now) continues, the most entertaining game to play with respect to headliners is "What year is this, 1991?" I thought Lolla had it wrapped with their zeitgeist grabbing spread of Too... more info