Showing All "The Decemberists" Posts
Oct 12th, 2007 8 Comments
Now entering its 33rd season, the Austin City Limits PBS show's been mandatory viewing for all of us here at Stereogum for years -- impeccable curation, legendary performances, an A/V treat always.…   Read Story »
Sep 18th, 2007 24 Comments
At some point we called this year's Austin City Limits festival "Friday and Sunday heavy," but that shit ain't right; this year's ACL dance-card was tilted entirely toward the tail end. In fact,…   Read Story »
Sep 4th, 2007 13 Comments
Last night Weeds welcomed Matthew Modine to the cast! How ... not as exciting as the creators think. And to usher in Matthew's stint as the smarmy, township-of-Majestic rep guy, "Little Boxes" was…   Read Story »
Aug 27th, 2007 9 Comments
Never thought we'd hear the Decemberists backed by Liquid Liquid bang-on-a-can drums and slicing Rapture-style guitar chops, but that's because it took until now for A Touch Of Class to get their…   Read Story »
Aug 23rd, 2007 20 Comments
If reality TV has taught us anything (it hasn't), it's that you can in fact dance to Junior Boys. And the take home from our nights with Colin Meloy? You can dance to the Decemberists too! But…   Read Story »
Jul 24th, 2007 7 Comments
To this day, we've never been able to sit through more than three minutes of Lil' Bush, which is almost as difficult to bear and far less hilarious than a W. Bush speaking engagement. But the show's…   Read Story »
Jul 10th, 2007 239 Comments
There's no way Pablo Honey or even The Bends could have prepared us for OK Computer. This isn't a new thought, but it is worth mentioning that in just over four years Radiohead graduated from "Creep"…   Read Story »
Jul 9th, 2007 14 Comments
While most of NYC's card-carrying hipsters spent the day of 7s watching (or waiting in line to see) lots of drummers bang to the direction of the Boredoms (post soon, promise), southern Cali's big…   Read Story »
Jun 18th, 2007 4 Comments
Last time Cloak & Dagger pranked someone, they asked Ben Gibbard for Colin Meloy's phone number. This week, it pays off when Cloak & Dagger rings up Colin and ask him about the formative sexual…   Read Story »
Jun 18th, 2007 28 Comments
While Saturday's lineup was the most set-hopper friendly, Sunday's spread offered two trump cards with eagerly anticipated sets from Wilco and the first post-Icky US show from the White Stripes.…   Read Story »




































