Ryan's Smashing Life — PICK IT UP - ROCK FOR A CAUSE: Musicians are working together these days performing some pretty sensational songs for Dark Was The Night a new benefit albums for the Red Hot organization (an international charity dedicated to raising money and awaren... more info

Chorus.fm — *The Decemberists* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/TheDecemberists) have just announced the tour that will be in support of their upcoming album The Hazards of Love coming out on March 24th. The first batch of dates can be found in the replies and some... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Decemberists show at Radio City Music Hall. Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Opeth / Enslaved show happening at Grand Ballroom. Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the... more info

Paste Magazine — When Mastodon unveiled the next installation of its routinely epic cover art for forthcoming LP Crack the Skye, metalheads the world over could feel their double-bass-drum senses tingling. Then more details trickled out : Astral travel! Tsarist Ru... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by Andrew Frisicano, photos by Jonny Leather The Builders and the Butchers started the show with an up-tempo set, echoing other new traditional bands O'death and the Decemberists - especially in its strained, twangy vocals and mandolin/banjo on... more info

JamBase — Words by: Jillian Horn | Images by: Josh Miller Delta Spirit :: 02.04.09 :: Bottom of the Hill :: San Francisco, CA Matt Vasquez :: 02.04 :: S.F. Delta Spirit kicked off the opening night of their first headlining tour at a sold-out Bottom of t... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The National @ Carnegie Hall (more by Tim Griffin) Check out the tracklist. Consider the possibilities. -- Other shows coming up at Radio City (by artists who also appear on Dark Was The Night): The Decemberists & David Byrne.... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — I never thought I would see the day…when The Wrens play a concert again. That and lots more tickets are on sale today: The Wrens are playing a KEXP benefit with Titus Andronicus, Bell, and We Were Promised Jetpacks at Bowery Ballroom on March 13. ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets to the Decemberists show at Radio City Music Hall are now on Am Ex presale. A Music Today presale started Monday. Tickets go on regular sale Friday. All dates HERE.... more info

NME — The Decemberists have announced the first leg of a North American tour, scheduled to kick off May 19 in Los Angeles, CA. more info