New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Capitol Records) - The
Decemberists album The Hazards of Love was released by EMI's Capitol Records in March to rave reviews with NPR calling the album an epic adventure and SPIN writing that it yields spectacular sparks, adding that it contains "some of the snarliest, bluesiest, rockingest moments in The
Decemberists catalog." The raves continued when the band hit the road for their "A Short Fazed Hovel" tour with Pitchfork calling the live performance "a triumph," The Wall Street Journal declaring it "a remarkable experience," and New York Magazine naming it the"Indie Rock Show of the Year."
On October 19, The Decemberists will unveil Here Come The Waves: The Hazards of Love Visualized, a special project that takes their ambitious and acclaimed song cycle to new heights for it's final American performance at UCLA's Royce Hall in Los Angeles. This unique live experience will feature The Decemberists in collaboration with four filmmakers-Guilherme Marcondes, Julia Pott, Peter Sluszka and Santa Maria-each of whom have created animation to accompany a section of the music. Presented in association with Flux, the event will also be a benefit for The GRAMMY Foundation's Grammy In The Schools music education programs for high school students.
At Royce Hall, The Decemberists will perform the entire piece synchronized with the animation, as well as an additional second set of older and newer material. A limited presale will begin at 10:00am PT on Wednesday, September 16 at https://www.decemberists.tickets.musictoday.com. General tickets will go on sale on Friday, September 18. The band will also kick off the final leg of their"A Short Fazed Hovel" tour this week. See full dates below.
The Decemberists' confirmed 2009 tour dates are as follows:
Sept. 18 Orono, Maine University of Maine (w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames)
Sept. 19 New York, NY Terminal 5 (*special lottery show w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames)
Sept. 20 Burlington, VT Flynn Theater (w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames)
Sept. 21 Montclair, NJ Wellmont Theater (w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames)
Sept. 23 Norfolk, VA The Norva (w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames)
Sept. 24 Charlottesville, VA Charlottesville Pavilion (w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames)
Sept. 25 Asheville, NC Thomas Wolfe Auditorium (w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames)
Sept. 26 Athens, GA The Classic Center (w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames)
Sept. 27 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium (w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames)
Sept. 29 St. Augustine, FL St. Augustine Amphitheater (w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames)
Sept. 30 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live (w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames)
Oct. 2 Houston, TX House of Blues (w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames)
Oct. 3 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Music Festival
Oct. 4 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom (w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames)
Oct. 6 Lexington, KY University of Kentucky, Lexington (w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames)
Oct. 7 Columbia, MO Ninth St. Fall Fest (w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames)
Oct. 8 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre (w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames)
Oct. 9 Minneapolis, MN State Theatre (w/ Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames)
Oct. 18 San Francisco, CA Treasure Island Music Festival
Oct. 19 Los Angeles, CA UCLA Royce Hall
Nov. 18 London, UK Forum
Nov. 19 London, UK Coronet
Nov. 21 The Hague, Netherlands Crossing Border Festival
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