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Imagine you are a 14-year-old musician living in Australia, accustomed to recording songs for your punk rock band in your bedroom. All of a sudden, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth is singing your praises, and you sign to Grand Royal (the Beastie Boys’ now defunct label). Over the next 11 years, you release five solo indie-pop albums, start your own record label, and collaborate with artists such as Ben Kweller, Ben Folds, Petra Haden,...

If you missed the Decemberists show last Saturday at Emo’s, you missed one hell of a show. We’ve seen them live a few times, and they never disappoint. The sold-out show opened with Okkervil River, who gave a fantastic, energetic performance. But really, we came for Decemberists' frontman Colin Meloy and his band of suit-wearing musical misfits.