Colin Meloy

The 20 Worst Hipster Bands: The Complete List

The 20 Worst Hipster Bands: 10-1 Top 20 Worst Bands of All Time Top 20 Musicians of All Time, in Any Genre Top 20 Whitest Musicians of All Time Who are these hipsters we see each day in the streets, on our Tumblr feeds, and on the local news? And why are so many in bands? It's not the mere existen ... More >>

The 20 Worst Hipster Bands: 20-11

Top 20 Worst Bands of All Time Top 20 Musicians of All Time, in Any Genre Top 20 Whitest Musicians of All Time Who are these hipsters we see each day in the streets, on our Tumblr feeds, and on the local news? And why are so many in bands? It's not the mere existence of hipster groups that distress ... More >>

Everything You Wanted To Know About Death Cab But Were Too Emo To Ask

This right here is my swag​I know this is going to sound like a lowball estimate, but there are approximately 102,000 little brothers in the United States. I know this because Codes & Keys moved 102 large in its first week, and the general consensus amongst your friends who "know better" is th ... More >>

The Decemberists and Wye Oak - The Greek - 08/12/2011

Timothy Norris​What: The Decemberists With Wye Oak Where: The Greek When: 08/12/2011 If there's one god awful concert tradition that needs to die of a combination of ebola AND bird flu, it's the ridiculous ritual in which the band prematurely ends an excellent set, dishonestly says 'goodnigh ... More >>

Last Night: The Decemberists Bring it Like a Flood at Wiltern for Sold Out Gig

By Timothy NorrisClick image for entire Decemberists slideshow.Seeing the Decemberists live is like one of those rare equations in which the sum of all its parts is actually greater than what it would look like on paper.  It's magic that is unquantifiable and steers the show to great heights.&n ... More >>

Everybody Skate!

What to do this week

Record Reviews: Man Man, Tokyo Police Club, Roommate

Also, Langhorne Slim, Sub Rosa's Noise Anthology and MP3s

The 10 Best Local Albums Of 2007

10. Sea Wolf-Leaves in the River At times, Leaves In the River reads a little predictably quirky, but Alex Church's pop heart salvages this from being the effort of another accordian-toting, maritime metaphor-using copycat. The sound might not be the most original (I can't wait for Colin Meloy' ... More >>

The New Romantics

The Decemberists’ Colin Meloy likes Under Milk Wood and a nice Zinfandel, thanks much

Daylight Drive

Date With the Night