Tag Archives: The Decemberists

Favorite Albums of 2011

My top ten eleven from 2011.  Listed alphabetically by first name.  Top three noted with an *asterisk. Austin Lucas:  A New Home in the Old World Austin Lucas: Thunder Rail *Chris Bathgate:  Salt Year Chris Bathgate: Levee Dark Mean: Dark Mean Dark Mean – Lullaby The Decemberists: The King is Dead The Decemberists: Down By [...]

The 2011 New Year Mix

I’ve been making and throwing around a mix every early January since 2003 or so. Despite the name, there is no theme, other than a bunch of great tunes I’ve been listening to over the last year. It was a more difficult this year to pick a selection of tunes, because I’ve been churning out [...]

Portland Show Calendar: January – March 2011

January January 7 (Friday) Celilo and Parson Red Heads at Mississippi Studios – $10 January 7 (Friday)  Casey Neill and Lindsay Fuller at Doug Fir – $10 January 14 (Friday) Peter Wolf Crier at Doug Fir – $10 January 21 (Friday) Root Jack at Dante’s – $5 and 3 cans of food for OR Food [...]

New Band: Black Prairie

In Portland, indie-pop groups composed of skinny-jeans-clad 23-year old boys seems to multiply exponentially, so it’s always refreshing to hear that some accomplished musicians are making music I might actually want to hear. Black Prairie (love that name) is composed of three members of the Decemberists – Chris Funk, Nate Query and Jenny Conlee with [...]

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Final Thoughts on 2009

THE GOOD These are some albums that nearly missed the top twenty, or that I didn’t spend enough time with until recently. Slaid Cleaves: Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away. Honestly, I stayed away from this one because dude’s name freaks me out. I mean, how do you even say that? It makes me [...]

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