The Decemberists are one of my favorite bands to be birthed over the last few years. If you haven't heard them, check out the mp3s at the end of the tour dates, and be sure to catch one of these shows:

September 2004
04 - Bend, OR @ Les Schwab Ampitheater w/ the Pixies
09 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos w/ Xiu Xiu, the Gossip, Deerhoof, the Punks
10 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater w/ Xiu Xiu, the Gossip, Deerhoof
11 - Olympia, WA @ Eagle's Hall - Yeah! Fest!
22 - Champaign, IL @ High Dive
23 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Calvin Coolidge
24 - Cleveland, OH @ Beechland Ballroom
25 - Clinton, NY @ Hamilton College
26 - Baltimore, MD @ Recher Theater
28 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
29 - Montreal, QUE @ La Sala Rossa (Pop Montreal Festival)

October 2004
14 - Burlington, VT @ Club Metronome
15 - Portland, ME @ Big Easy
17 - Columbus, OH @ Little Brother's w/ Apollo Sunshine
18 - Galesburg, IL @ Knox College
19 - St Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hills Duck Room
20 - Columbia, MO @ Blue Note
21 - Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot
22 - Norman, OK @ Opolis

MP3: Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect | Grace Cathedral Hill | The Soldering Life