Decemberists to Rock with Barack on the Waterfront Sunday
Oh those sly Obama campaign managers. First they announce that Barack Obama will making an appearance on the waterfront this Sunday, setting into motion an inevitable RSVP frenzy. Now comes news that the Decemberists will perform in support of the increasingly presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee. But do they come out and say the Decemberists will be striking up its chords for the candidate? Not quite. Obama’s site instead decided to test your name knowledge of the not-so-mysterious Capitol-signed act.
Join Barack Obama at a rally in Portland on Sunday, May 18th.
Rally with Barack ObamaThe Bowl
Waterfront Park
Corner of SW Columbia St. and SW Naito Pkwy.
South of the Hawthorne BridgeSunday, May 18th, 2008
Doors Open: 12:30 p.m.Special Guest Performance by: Colin Meloy, Chris Funk, Jenny Conlee, Nate Query, and John Moen
The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required, but an RSVP is strongly encouraged. Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis.
See those five names listed as giving a guest performance? Maybe they were trying to throw a fork in the road of the RSVP rush or something by not just coming out and saying “the Decemberists?” Well, it doesn’t take a detective…
Anyway, if your heart aches to hear “Landlord’s Daughter” or “After the Bombs” this Sunday, you should know that the program begins at 2:30 pm after doors open at 12:30pm. Part of me hopes the five-piece covers “Barack OBollywood”:
Links:
Obama Portland Event Page (where you can RSVP)
DecemberistsSpace
Barack OBollywood on Youtube
Decemberists photo by Nilina Mason-Campbell
arya
says:still trying to decide if this a step up from jon bon jovi at the kerry rally in ‘04, or if it’s more of a lateral move.
Posted @ May 17th, 2008 at 1:05 pm (May 16th, 2008) | Flag this Comment | permalinkarya
says:that barack obollywood movie is aces though — no debate.
Posted @ May 17th, 2008 at 3:30 pm (May 16th, 2008) | Flag this Comment | permalinkSE Resident
says:I hate the Decemberists. Am I the only one?
Posted @ May 20th, 2008 at 8:58 am (May 16th, 2008) | Flag this Comment | permalinktravis
says:i don’t hate them, but i don’t really get it. i’ve seen them a couple of times, and they’ve been nice when they’ve come into my work. dude’s voice reminds me of harvey danger alot. they have really nice gear. has anyone heard the sam cooke cover album? seems like kind of sacred material….
Posted @ May 20th, 2008 at 7:23 pm (May 16th, 2008) | Flag this Comment | permalinkAMY MCCULLOUGH
says:I like the Decemberists, but Meloy’s Sam Cooke covers album is fairly boring. I reviewed it a few weeks ago in my weekly column.
Posted @ May 21st, 2008 at 2:02 pm (May 16th, 2008) | Flag this Comment | permalinktravis
says:ok amy mccullough, i jus read yr review. i haven’t heard the record, but i’ll take yr word for it.
you just caint fuck with sam cooke. i love recording covers and hearing other musicians do covers, but some shit is just unfuckwithable.
also, if anyone else saw the decemberists open for the violent femmes at the bite a few years back, what the fuck was up with chris funk thrashing that pedal steel? i could really use a pedal steel guitar, but since i have no money, i can’t afford one.
Posted @ May 21st, 2008 at 6:30 pm (May 16th, 2008) | Flag this Comment | permalinksmashing a guitar is pretty cool if you just wailed on it at the end of the set, but what the fuck is up with smashing a guitar on a stand for no reason?
youthshelter320stc
says:yeah. and what the fuck is up with smashing pumpkins?
Posted @ May 22nd, 2008 at 5:41 am (May 16th, 2008) | Flag this Comment | permalink