We went to see The Decemberists and Head and the Heart last night at the Aragon Ballroom. The show was absolutely amazing. If you don't know either of those bands, I encourage you to check them out. While our relationship was slow to develop, The Decemberists have become one of my favorite bands. The vocals of a band will ususally make it or break it for me. At first the strange needling voice of Colin Meloy really bugged me, but the more I listened to him tell stories through song, I must have either gotten used to his voice or learned to appreciate it's unique characteristics. Either way, it all works for me now and I love it. This is a sketchbook blog though, right? Correct. Let me get to the visual art. One of the other unique things I appreciate about The Decemberists is that their album art, t-shirts, posters, and other merchandise are illustrated by the talented Carson Ellis who also happens to be Colin Meloy's wife (the lead singer). She's got a sketchy, fairytale-like quality to her illustrations that I really love (almost as much as the music).
The two of them have also written/illustrated a book called Wildwood to be released at the end of August. More on that when I get my hands on a copy...
2 comments:
i'm jealous. although , i shouldn't be. we get to go to Outside Lands for free by volunteering at one of the food stands in the AM for 2 hours. so i'll be seeing decemberists again real soon :).
H-definitely go see them. They hinted that they won't be touring again for a while...also, really cool that you will get in for 'free'.
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