Donewaiting.com LA writer Han Q. Duong gives us the goods on the Decemberists’ Los Angeles show last week:
Colin Meloy shyly began the set with “Los Angeles, I’m Yours,” simultaneously serenading and mocking the crowd with its wry lyrics. “I mean no offense,” he apologized as he finished, but the crowd was hot for it, standing to be insulted and paying for the privilege. The set continued with “Billy Liar,” a tremendous “July, July!” and a jaunty “Legionnaire’s Lament,” which is about as catchy a trio of songs as you’ll ever hear. It was as animated an audience as you could expect, mouthing the lyrics with fair accuracy and bouncing along to the pleading choruses. (full review)