The Decemberists have announced a tour of North America, kicking off at the Newport Folk Festival this Saturday (August 1)

Flaming Lips, MGMT, The Decemberists and Grizzly Bear are among the bands set to headline the Treasure Island Music Festival this autumn.

Beastie Boys, The Decemberists, Arctic Monkeys and TV On The Radio are among the bands that are scheduled to play "aftershows" during the week of Lollapalooza 2009.

We've seen live videos of the Decemberists doing Decemberists tunes everywhere from The Colbert Report to The Tonight Show (Leno version) lately, but those professional clips don't contain half the thrill of this fan-captured-and-still-electrifying cover of Heart's "Crazy On You." The ladies Diamond (My Brightest and Lavender) are cast as the Si...

When the Decemberists (and Shara Worden) played "The Wanting Comes In Waves/Repaid" on Leno, it felt a bit fragmented. There was no such problem last night in Hollywood when the band launched their A Short Fazed Hovel Tour. Over the course of the 2-hour set, they tackled Hazards Of Love in its entirety and performed a slew of other songs from th...