Culture Bully — The Decemberists “Days of Elaine (11/03/2008)” (mp3) The Decemberists: (Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia) The Decemberists “The Crane Wife” (album) Subscribe to Culture Bully Here more info

Chorus.fm — *The Decemberists* (http://www.myspace.com/thedecemberists)' new EP is for sale on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ref=pe_33770_10692920_pe_t4/?ASIN=B001INN1H2). more info

Stereogum — It was originally reported that the Decemberists were going to go the current events route and play "Valerie Plame" for their Election Day-eve spot on Conan. Instead, they offered up a tiny Obama button and Always The Bridesmaid Vol. 2 A-side "Days ... more info

Pitchfork — The twentieth anniversary edition of the annual Rock for Kids Rock & Roll Charity Auction will take place December 5 at Chicago's Park West, with the aim of raising some coin for the city's homeless and underprivileged youngsters. Over the years, the... more info

Pitchfork — Back in May, we learned about an exciting new benefit compilation that's in the works. Curated by Aaron and Bryce Dessner of the National, the compilation will gather a galaxy of indie all-stars in the service of the Red Hot Organization, which raise... more info

Pitchfork — Many a moon ago we brought the lowdown on Australian arts zine The Lifted Brow's "Fake Bookshelf" issue, a rather ambitious endeavor that involved getting a bunch of indie rock and literary types to create songs, stories, and comics based on gonzo bo... more info

Pitchfork — Many a moon ago we brought the lowdown on Australian arts zine The Lifted Brow's "Fake Bookshelf" issue, a rather ambitious endeavor that involved getting a bunch of indie rock and literary types to create songs, stories, and comics based on gon... more info

All About Jazz — Wilco To Be Featured on "The Colbert Report" Wilco As if good ol' Stephen Colbert wasn't enough to make you watch "The Colbert Report," this Thursday the wonderful Wilco lads will be the special musical guest. Set to perform one song, the Chicago... more info

JamBase — Wilco To Be Featured on "The Colbert Report" Wilco As if good ol' Stephen Colbert wasn't enough to make you watch "The Colbert Report," this Thursday the wonderful Wilco lads will be the special musical guest. Set to perform one song, the Ch... more info

Pitchfork — Tip of the hat to Stephen Colbert for his choice of guests this Thursday. Chicago heroes Wilco will perform one song on the Comedy Central show "The Colbert Report" this Thursday, following in the footsteps of such previous Colbert musical guests as ... more info