The Decemberists

  • Notable Philadelphia: 4/11–4/17

    Tuesday 4/11: Tamara J. Ralis reads from Dreamers of Earth and Aether. 7 p.m. at Wooden Shoe. SUNDRUNK reading series: Lost & Found. Featured poets: Brittanie Sterner, Kassidi Jones, and Patrick McNeil. 7 p.m. at Crime & Punishment Brewing. Ron Silliman…

  • Swinging Modern Sounds #75: The Petra Haden Story

    Swinging Modern Sounds #75: The Petra Haden Story

    At every turn, Haden’s decisions, while labor-intensive and rigorous, feel fresh, passionate, funny, and new.

  • Make/Work Episode 7: Nate Query

    Make/Work Episode 7: Nate Query

    Every creative laborer has a story about negotiating the relationship between their creative work and their paycheck. In Episode 7 of the podcast Scott Pinkmountain talks with Nate Query, bass player for The Decemberists and Black Prairie,

  • Music Video Appreciation

    There are many ways to appreciate the work of David Foster Wallace. Michael Schur, the man who co-created the tv show, “Parks and Rec,” is reproducing a scene from Infinite Jest in music-video form. Schur’s directorial debut is the coexistence…