Han hits us up with a review of a Los Angeles Decemberists show:
Crowding the stage with five members, the Decemberists weighed their setlists heavily towards their uptempo pop work and were able to put together a driving show that didn’t lag at any moment. Blasting off with their ode to Bee Season author, “Myla Goldberg,” the band’s work has a little more oomph than on vinyl. The lineup starts as a traditional rock band, but within a few songs Jenny Conlee substitutes her keys with an accordion, Chris Funk alternates his Telecaster with a pedal steel and Nate Query ditches his bass for an upright. (full review)
I really want to see this band live.