The Decemberists | News 1.15.10
Points of Order
• Contribute to the relief effort in Haiti
• Tickets for Australia shows
• Introducing... Black Prairie
Adored Mailing List Recipients,
As you all know, a catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti earlier this week. The devastation is enormous. In case you haven't had a chance to contribute to relief efforts, let us add another urgent plea to do so. Remember that during catastrophes like these, contributions often shrink as the days go on, and help will be needed for a sustained amount of time. Here are some easy ways to donate: Red Cross, Oxfam International, Mercy Corps or remember you can simply text "HAITI" to 90999 to donate $10 to American Red Cross.
The Decemberists made their Southern Hemisphere debut last week in Auckland - thanks to the great crowd that turned out for that set, as well as the Gold Coast and Sydney shows. A limited quantity of tickets still remain for The Decemberists headline shows in Melbourne at Billboard on January 25. Tickets are also still available for the second Sydney Big Day Out show.
We're also pleased as punch to introduce Black Prairie, a side project featuring Decemberists Chris Funk, Jenny Conlee, and Nate Query plus local Portland musicians Annalisa Tornfelt and Jon Neufeld. This eclectic bluegrass-but-not-really group will make its live debut at Noise Pop in San Francisco next month. Their record, Feast of the Hunters' Moon, will be released later this spring. Black Prairie's website will be launched soon. In the meantime you can follow them on Twitter or visit them on Facebook. Here's a list of upcoming Black Prairie dates. Visit venue websites for ticketing information:
February 27, Noise Pop Festival at Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA
April 1, The Woods, Portland, OR
April 2, Sam Bonds Garage, Eugene, OR (with Mimicking Birds)
April 3, Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA (with Mimicking Birds)
Yours truly,
The Decemberists
www.decemberists.com
twitter.com/thedecemberists
Donate To Relief Effort in Haiti
As you all know, a catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti earlier this week. The devastation is enormous. In case you haven't had a chance to contribute to relief efforts, let us add another urgent plea to do so. Remember that during catastrophes like these, contributions often shrink as the days go on, and help will be needed for a sustained amount of time. Here are some easy ways to donate: http://www.redcross.org/, http://www.oxfam.org/, http://www.mercycorps.org/ or remember you can simply text "HAITI" to 90999 to donate $10 to American Red Cross.
The Decemberists | News 12.17.09
Adored Mailing List Recipients,
Briefly, a plug (or two):
The Decemberists Shop (est. 2003) is your destination for top quality Decemberists clothing, tchotchkes, souvenirs and memorabilia of all shapes, sizes, colors and sounds. We use the good ol' U.S. Post Office to ship, but our team at the shop feels that if you order up to Sunday night, and you don't live outside of the Continental U.S., chances are very very good you'll receive your goods by December 24. As you can see in this more-graphic-than-usual email, there are new merch items at the site featuring classic designs by illustratrix Carson Ellis including mugs, water bottes, knit hats, Moleskine notebooks, new long-sleeve tees, and more. If you spend more than $60 on an order, we'll include a complimentary copy of The Decemberists Show Book. Also, we are still offering a copy of the DVD version of Here Come the Waves: The Hazards of Love Visualized as a free bonus with all orders of The Hazards of Love on CD or vinyl. It is available digitally in HD at iTunes as well.
Hmm, let's say you don't live in the Continental U.S. Perhaps you live in Europe? As it turns out, on this very day, we are pleased to announce that a fine (though limited) selection of shirts and hoodies are now available via our UK store, so you can save considerably on shipping from afar. In addition, signed and numbered copies of the limited edition silkscreen poster created for the two recent London shows are available on this site. As always, our U.S. shop will gladly ship orders abroad if you are looking for an item only available in the U.S.
The Decemberists' virgin pilgrimage to Australia is approaching. Limited tickets are still available for the band's headlining shows in Sydney (January 20) and Melbourne (January 25). Tickets are also still available for the Auckland Big Day Out date.
Thanks for all of your support this past year. Happy holidays everyone!
Yours truly,
The Decemberists
www.decemberists.com
twitter.com/thedecemberists
The Decemberists | News 12.1.09
Points of Order
• Colin Meloy solo show in Helena, MT, 12/27
• Here Come the Waves available NOW at iTunes
• Also available, via Decemberists' Shop, on DVD
• New merch for the holidays!
Adored Mailing List Recipients,
As the time of solstice approaches and the faded, mottled apparitions of ancient druids walk the land in search of killer deals on the latest tech gadgets, we here at Decemberists HQ are pleased (as spiked punch, actually) to announce a few pertinent points of order.
First off: thanks everyone who came out to the A Short Fazed Hovel tour dates and to that one keen observer who updated our Wikipedia page with mention of the fact that the tour title was indeed an anagram of the record title. One spends a good deal of time thinking these things up and one was concerned that maybe the joke would disappear into time's oscillating ether with nary a single begrudging giggle.
Secondly, we're pleased to announce a Colin Meloy solo benefit concert at the Myrna Loy Center in Helena, MT, on December 27th. Tickets are $37 (it's a benefit, kids!) and are available through the Myrna Loy box office by calling 406-443-0287. All proceeds benefit the Helena High School Girl's Soccer Program. This will be Colin's only solo show for the foreseeable future so jump on it!
Furthermore, Here Come the Waves: The Hazards of Love Visualized is available NOW at iTunes (unfortunately only in the U.S. as many of the other iTunes stores do not offer long-form videos yet). Watch the new trailer here.
For those who would prefer their 60 minutes of animation in DVD form, there is salvation at the Decemberists Shop. Starting today, while supplies last, all orders of The Hazards of Love on CD or vinyl will get a copy of the DVD as a free bonus. If you already own the record, think of it as buying the DVD and getting a bonus CD or vinyl record. Give the record to your spiteful little sister, use it to ply your uncle for dirty jokes, see how far it'll fly if thrown from a great height. The possibilities are truly limitless.
Speaking of the store, there's a large, even unprecedented influx of new merchandise available at the Decemberists Shop. There's something for every mottled druid-ghost on your list, each emblazoned with a lovely illustration by the Decemberists' talented illustratrix/art-slave, Carson Ellis. There are garments to clothe you and keep you warm, vessels to drink from, a repository to write or draw in (the Decemberists-branded Moleskine notebook is pretty rad). And if you are fond of buying things for the babies / toddlers / kids in your lives, boy have you won the Decemberists' holiday merchandise derby. Everything is in stock - come by the shop anytime.
That's all!
Yours truly,
The Decemberists
www.decemberists.com
twitter.com/thedecemberists
