Rolling Stone — For its 50th anniversary, the Newport Folk Festival has recruited two artists who took the stage at the inaugural 1959 event: Joan Baez and Pete Seeger. Newer acts like Fleet Foxes, Iron & Wine, the Decemberists, Neko Case and Breaking artists the Lo... more info

JamBase — George Wein's NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL 50 - AUGUST 1 & 2 FIRST ROUND OF ARTISTS & TICKET SALE DATES ANNOUNCED Newport Folk Festival 2008 by Amanda Albion Ticket sale dates and a partial list of artists are set for George Wein's NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVA... more info

411 Mania — Band to face down arch-nemesis Stephen Colbert one more time... more info

Secretly Belgian — Dat The Decemberists ooit een conceptalbum zouden maken stond met fluo-gele drukletters in de sterren geschreven. Frontman en songschrijver Colin Meloy schilderde al sinds het debuut miniatuurverhaaltjes  in zijn songs en het vorige album van de b... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - Stephen Colbert and his musical nemesis, The Decemberists, will go at it again. This, according to news on Monday from the band that they will perform on "The Colbert Report" (Comedy Central) on April 27 to promote... more info

Associated Press — NEW YORK (AP) -- Stephen Colbert and his musical nemesis, the Decemberists, will face off again.... more info

Altsounds — *The Decemberists* have confirmed a performance on Comedy Central’s *The Colbert Report* for Monday, April 27. This will be the band’s first appearance on the show since 2006’s ShredDown (http://www.colbertnation.com/th... more info

NME — They'll also appear on 'The Colbert Report' more info

Battery In your Leg — The last few weeks have seen some excellent live performances from many of my favorite artists, so I thought I’d gather them together for you in one convenient place. Aren’t I nice? ;) Natasha Kahn! This is the performance on Letterman that Char... more info

The (Un)lonley Crowd (Features) The Decemberists: The Hazards of Love (Reviews) Part 1: The Thin Red Line to Star Wars Episode I (January - May 1999) (Features) An Eclectic Master Craftsman: An Interview with Steven Wilson (Features) DOOM: Born Like ... more info