* Colin Meloy, lead singer and songwriter of The Decemberists.

Colin Meloy, singer for The Decemberists, also released a solo album on the label in April 2008.

* Colin Meloy, lead singer of The Decemberists

* Colin Meloy, lead singer and songwriter for The Decemberists

Colin Meloy of The Decemberists recorded a whole EP of Shirley Collins tunes.

The band's seventh album, self-titled ( but known as The Gun Album ), was released early 2006, and features, along the regular line-up, guest appearances by Wilco, Kelly Hogan and The Decemberists ' singer / songwriter Colin Meloy, among others.

* The song was also recorded by Tarkio, an alt-country band led by Colin Meloy later of The Decemberists fame for their self-released EP " Sea Songs for Landlocked Sailors " in 1998, and also included on Omnibus, a collection of Tarkio's recordings released by Kill Rock Stars in 2006.

Colin Patrick Henry Meloy ( born October 5, 1974 ) is the lead singer and songwriter for the Portland, Oregon, folk-rock band The Decemberists.

Tarkio, featuring Colin Meloy of The Decemberists, recorded " Goodbye Girl " in 1998.

Ellis shares her birthday with Meloy, and is a graphic artist for the Decemberists.

* A song by The Decemberists on their album " The Hazards of Love "

Castaways and Cutouts is the first full-length album by The Decemberists, originally released on May 21, 2002, on Hush Records and reissued on May 6, 2003, on Kill Rock Stars.

A song on the album Picaresque by indie rock band The Decemberists ' is titled " The Bagman's Gambit ," and describes romance and espionage during the Cold War.

* Her Majesty the Decemberists, an album from The Decemberists

" Grace Cathedral Hill " is track 7 on The Decemberists ' Castaways and Cutouts album.

*" The Infanta " is the title of the first track on the album Picaresque by The Decemberists

He is also a frequent guest musician on recordings by other bands, appearing on the Death Cab for Cutie album Transatlanticism, the Nada Surf album The Weight Is a Gift, The Decemberists album Picaresque, and the David Bazan album Curse Your Branches, as well as recordings by BOAT, Visqueen, Say Hi, Denver Dalley, and Ken Stringfellow.

The Oconee region is mentioned in the song " Yankee Bayonet ( I Will Be Home Then )", by the indie rock group The Decemberists.

* Chris Funk, Guitarist for The Decemberists

* John Moen-drummer for the popular Indie rock group, The Decemberists ( born in Brainerd )

* Nate Query, bass guitar / string bass for The Decemberists

The Decemberists ' song The Legionnaire's Lament invokes the French origin of the vehicle and its use for sightseeing, as recalled wistfully by a soldier far from home: " On the old left bank / my baby in a charabanc / riding up the width and length / of the Champs Elysees.

Nelson has also recorded and performed with Death Cab for Cutie, The Decemberists, Robyn Hitchcock, The Long Winters ( of which he was a founding member ), Nada Surf, The Minus 5, and others.

Other events currently presented at the Loew's Jersey include performances of Gilbert and Sullivan operas, Jersey City sponsored events, touring productions ( such as Nicklodeon's Jamorama, a live show for children ) and live performances by musicians and bands such as Beck and The Decemberists.

Some 1990s and 2000s rock and pop bands use a double bass, such as Barenaked Ladies ; Indie band The Decemberists ; and punk rock / psychobilly groups such as The Living End, Nekromantix, The Horrorpops, and Tiger Army.

* " Constantinople " is the title of a song by The Decemberists.

Another popular band on KRS was The Decemberists, who released three full-length albums on the label between 2001 and 2005.

Matthiessen inspired the Decemberists to retell the story as " E. Watson " in their EP Long Live the King.

Neutral Milk Hotel's sound has influenced numerous groups such as Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, Beirut, Franz Ferdinand, and The Decemberists.

The city's reputation as a hipster mecca has paralleled the rise of local indie musicians such as The Decemberists, Gossip, The Dandy Warhols, M. Ward, and the late Elliott Smith.

In December 2006, Robert Schneider appeared on the popular television show The Colbert Report to kick off a guitar solo contest between the show's host Stephen Colbert and Chris Funk of The Decemberists.

; Petra was a member of progressive folk group The Decemberists, Rachel played in the rock band The Rentals, and Tanya is married to actor Jack Black.

In 2005, she joined The Decemberists as a full-time member, but no longer plays with the band.

Other writers closely associated with the newspaper include Sean Nelson, lead singer of Seattle band Harvey Danger, formerly the Stranger's Film Editor and a staff writer, profiling the Portland, Oregon band the Decemberists and the pre-teen Seattle band Smoosh when they landed a record deal.

" For most of the band's last decade, Mike Musburger filled this role, but other Fastbacks drummers before him ( or when he took occasional breaks ) included Bloch himself, Richard Stuverud ( perhaps best known from War Babies, Fifth Angel and Three Fish, side project of Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament ), Nate Johnson and Rusty Willoughby ( both of whom also played in both Flop and Pure Joy ), John Moen ( of the Dharma Bums, later of Steven Malkmus's Jicks and The Decemberists ), Jason Finn ( of the Presidents of the United States of America ), Dan Peters of Mudhoney, and Tad Hutchison of the Young Fresh Fellows.

In recent years, the folk festival has expanded to include performances from folk-influenced indie rock artists and acoustic rock bands, such as the Decemberists and the Low Anthem.

2009 marked the 50th celebration of the Newport Folk Festival, featuring established folk artists like Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Ramblin ' Jack Elliott and Pete Seeger, along with newer musicians like the Decemberists, Fleet Foxes, the Avett Brothers, and Neko Case.

" James is co-producing the record with The Decemberists collaborator Tucker Martine in an old church in My Morning Jacket's hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.

Released in November 2010, it was largely inspired by The Shins music as well as other indie artists such as Arcade Fire and The Decemberists.

Members of the Portland band The Decemberists are from Montana, and were in a band named after the small town of Tarkio, in Mineral County.

In 2005, it began webcasting and podcasting live concerts from Washington, D. C .' s 9: 30 Club, including acts such as Animal Collective, The Decemberists, Neko Case and Tom Waits.