Brooklyn Vegan — Words and photos by Faith-Ann Young crowd-surfing Obama & Chris Fun @ Terminal 5 It's hard to bring chamber folk to life with a sold-out audience who lives and breathes The Decemberists, but Loch Lomond did so blissfully. It's the... more info

Stereogum — Fresh off a late-night performance of "Days Of Elaine," the Decemberists are back with Always The Bridesmaid: Vol. III A-side "Raincoat Song," which fittingly focuses on a woman named Caroline, angry because at 28 she sleeps "like a spinster." It's ... more info

Detroit Free Press — The Decemberists will be in East Lansing on Wednesday. The Portland, Ore., band is touring in support of the three-volume "Always the Bridesmaid." more info

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