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The Decemberists (left to right): Chris Funk, Nate Query, Jenny Conlee, Colin Meloy, John Moen, Petra Haden
The Decemberists in Concert
Opening act Rebecca Gates
Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy and violinist Petra Haden performing at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.
Opening act for The Decemberists, singer/songwriter Rebecca Gates, performing at the 9:30 Club
May 7, 2005 - This show originally Web cast live on NPR.org on May 6, 2005. It's the latest in a new series of live concerts from NPR's All Songs Considered and the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. Previous live shows are listed at right.
The Decemberists are an indie pop group from Portland, Ore., known for their fun, clever lyrics steeped in world history and modern fiction. The band is currently on tour to promote its latest CD Picaresque.
Rebecca Gates got her start in the Portland rock group The Spinanes in 1991. Gates later relocated to Chicago where she was involved with the city's underground music scene, working with artists like John McEntire of The Sea and Cake, and Brian Deck of Califone. Gates' debut solo release was Ruby Series in 2001. She's currently at work on a new album.
The Decemberists' Setlist
The Infanta
The Legionnaire's Lament
Song for Myla Goldberg
We Both Go Down Together
The Bagman's Gambit
The Sporting Life
From My Own True Love (Lost at Sea)
Sixteen Military Wives
Wuthering Heights
The Engine Driver
Los Angeles, I'm Yours
The Chimbley Sweep
California One/Youth and Beauty Brigade
Encore
Of Angels and Angles
The Mariner's Revenge Song
This streaming performance is a presentation of NPR's 'All Songs Considered' and Washington, DC's 9:30 Club
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