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The Decemberists Visit Colbert, Add Leg to Tour

3:11 p.m. · April 13, 2009 · by Jim Allen

The tenacious Decemberists don't take a trouncing lying down. Their (admittedly rather inappropriately named) guitarist Chris Funk may have tasted the bitter flavor of defeat on the Colbert Report a couple of years ago, when ringer Peter Frampton was brought in for an all-star "ShredDown," but the band will be appearing in full force on the show come April 27th. This will just be one of many chances to catch a glimpse of the bookish band, though, as they've announced a second leg for their "A Short Fazed Hovel" tour. For each show on the tour, the band will be performing two sets -- one featuring their new release, The Hazards of Love, in its entirety (it is a concept album after all, gotta preserve that narrative integrity), and one featuring songs from previous albums. And if that wasn't enough, there will be special guests -- Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond as well as Lavender Diamond frontwoman Becky Stark. No word as yet on whether any members of '90s country stars Diamond Rio will also be helping out.

Updated tour schedule:

May 19          Los Angeles, CA        Hollywood Palladium (w/ Other Lives)
May 20          Oakland, CA             Fox Theatre (w/ Other Lives)
May 21          Eugene, OR              McDonald Theater (w/ Other Lives)
May 23          Quincy, WA             Sasquatch Festival
May 24          Missoula, MT            Wilma Theatre (w/ Blind Pilot)
May 26          Denver, CO              Fillmore Auditorium (w/ Blind Pilot)
May 27          Kansas City, MO       Uptown Theater (w/ Blind Pilot)
May 29          Milwaukee, WI          Riverside Theater (w/ Blind Pilot)
May 31          St. Louis, MO           The Pageant (w/ Blind Pilot)
June 1           Columbus, OH           Lifestyle Communities Pavilion (w/ Blind Pilot)        
June 3           Atlanta, GA              Tabernacle (w/ Blind Pilot)
June 4           Raleigh, NC              Memorial Auditorium (w/ Blind Pilot)
June 5           Richmond, VA           The National (w/ Blind Pilot)
June 6           Upper Darby, PA       Tower Theatre (w/ Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3)
June 8           Baltimore, MD           Merriweather Post Pavilion (w/ Andrew Bird & Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3)
June 9           Boston, MA              Bank of America Pavilion (w/ Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3)
June 10         New York, NY           Radio City Music Hall (w/ Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3)               
June 11-14    Manchester, TN        Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
June 20         Minneapolis, MN        Rock the Garden/Walker Art Center (w/ Calexico, Yeasayer, Solid Gold)
July 17          Seattle, WA             Marymoor Park (w/ Andrew Bird & Blind Pilot)
July 18-19     Portland, OR            Edgefield Winery (w/ Andrew Bird & Blind Pilot)
July 21-22     Vancouver, BC         Vogue Theater (w/ Blind Pilot)
August 3       Toronto, ONT           Kool Haus (w/ Heartless Bastards)
August 5       Madison, WI             Orpheum Theater (w/ Heartless Bastards)
August 8       Indianapolis, IN         Murat Egyptian Room (w/ Heartless Bastards)
August 10      Louisville, KY            W.L. Lyons Brown Theater (w/ Blind Pilot)
August 11      Detroit, MI               Royal Oak Theater (w/ Heartless Bastards)