New Decemberists Album Coming in February?
Not too long ago, we told you that R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck would be collaborating with The Decemberists for their sixth album. Now, though the band’s publicist cannot confirm a release date for the album, R.E.M.‘s official website says Colin Meloy & Co.’s next record could drop as soon as February 2011.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsNeko Case, M.I.A., Kanye West and More get Scott Pilgrim-ized
So there's a movie coming out soon called Scott Pilgrim vs. The World... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesBlack Prairie: Feast of the Hunters’ Moon
Instrumental quintet bridges continents Combining the forces of Jenny Conlee, Chris Funk and Nate Query of The Decemberists with folk musicians Annalisa Tornfelt and Jon Neufeld, Portland’s Black Prairie crafts an eclectic mix of traditional bluegrass and eastern European sounds. Though peppered with Tornfelt’s wispy vocals, this debut album is primarily instrumental, shifting between twangy folk (“Atrocity at Celilo Falls”), fiddle-heavy bluegrass (“Back Alley,” “Annie McGuire”) and gypsy swoon, full of weeping strings and bouncy accordions (“A Prairie Musette,” “Tango Oscuro”). The melodic ebb and flow through time and space is full of surprises—just when you’ve settled into the rootsy... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsR.E.M.'s Peter Buck to Appear on Sixth Decemberists Album
The Decemberists are upholding their reputation for fostering great collaborations... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe Decemberists Announce Benefit Concert for Oregon Artist
The Decemberists just announced they will play a show April 30 at the Liberty Theater in Astoria, Oregon. The tickets range in price from $35 for floor and balcony seats to $75 for VIP tickets that include a limited-edition silkscreened poster by Decemberists illustrator Carson Ellis. All proceeds go toward Jessica Schleif, an uninsured musician and friend of the band, who was left with huge debts after a recent medical emergency. The show is the only live performance The Decemberists have scheduled for the year so far. Tickets go on sale tomorrow, April 2, at 10 a.m. PST, and you... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWilco, Death Cab, Decemberists, Pearl Jam Featured on Free Bonnaroo Compilation for Climate Change
Free music for a good cause is the right kind of free music. Bonnaroo seems to agree. Beginning today, the mammoth Tennessee festival, in partnership with HeadCount.org and the NRDC Action Fund, is offering up Best of Bonnaroo, a compilation of 17 festival performances from Wilco, My Morning Jacket, Death Cab for Cutie, The Decemberists and more environmentally-minded artists.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsEleven Wimpy Sports Songs
Hey, the Super Bowl is tonight! read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayTwenty Sneaky Spy Songs
Last week was an odd one for spy-related news... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 12 Best Concerts I Saw in 2009
We talk a lot about albums and songs at Paste, but nothing compares to hearing music performed live... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayDecemberists Side Project Black Prairie Preps Debut Album for Sugar Hill
If the godfather of ambient (Brian Eno), a ’60s country-rock guitarist (Clarence White), and one of the most renowned composers of all time (Ennio Morricone) ever had the chance to make music together, they may end up sounding like the latest act to sign onto Sugar Hill Records.... read more
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