The Decemberists

So last week, or was it two weeks ago? Ack my blogging has been slipping. Either way Rodney of Kingston took the train into town two Thursdays (Oct 13th) ago to go see The Decemberists at The Pheonix (which is apparently some dance club most of the time).

Now I hadn't actually heard of The Decemberists prior to the show, I'd heard of them, but never actually heard them. I agreed to go to the show cause it seemed like fun and the band has some significant buzz.

We caught the last two songs of the opening band, whose name I forget. They sounded alright, but were far to mellow for my appreciation that evening, had I known their stuff it might have been different.

After a few beers The Decemberists took the stage and put on a very good show. I would describe their music as jangly bedroom-pop (what?). After the show, which featured some instrument trading and some fan participation, we headed back to the apartment and a few drinks with Marge and Fiachra.

The next day Rod let me Rip the CD so that I could actually hear some of their stuff, since then I have been listening to it and Propagandhi almost exclusively. Needless to say I will be purchasing Picaresque the next time I venture into Sonic Boom.