hiya, i'll be playing a solo show in Astoria, OR at the Liberty Theater on Saturday, August 30th -- tix go on sale Friday May 9 10 am pacific via decemberists.com. Come on out!

A quilted butterfly on a white background. The text surrounding the butterfly reads "Don't remember what I oughta be, I only know what's right"

I made this quilt last year, and as things get more and more difficult for my communities, it's a nice reminder. ⚧️ ♾️
Text is from Joan in the Garden, written by @colinmeloy.bsky.social

RFK Jr. says there aren't autistic poets. We asked an autistic poet. "I will challenge RFK Jr. to write a poem as good as me any day of the week."

RFK Jr. says there are no autistic poets, so we interviewed one.

Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.

hey folks: i'll be playing live at the Machine Shop (my Substack) on Friday, April 11 at 1 pm pt/4 et -- come on by! colinmeloy.substack.com

We are living under a dumbassarchy

To be clear: right when I was about to launch into mariner’s, I was informed I had 4 minutes left till “a very strict” curfew — something no one had bothered to tell me about prior to the show — so I had to run with the shorter song

I was going to impose Mariner’s Revenge Song on you all, but that certainly would’ve run very afoul of the curfew (which i didn’t know was a thing!) LDN, I owe you one

Turkish student at Tufts University detained, video shows masked people handcuffing her A Turkish national and doctoral student at Tufts University has been detained by U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents without explanation, her lawyer said Wednesday.

This is so appalling & terrifying. I can’t believe that this is what we’ve become apnews.com/article/tuft...

They are just disappearing people off the street. Having a hard time thinking about literally anything else.

Thank ‘ee! Already shopped at @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social, took in the Yeats exhibit at the library, bought some lemon verbena soap at Sweny’s, glimpsed a page of the Book of Kells, and had boxty at the Winding Stair… I’m hibernasized af and ready for the show tomorrow at vicar street

The Decemberists' 'Picaresque' Turns 20 When I saw the Decemberists play NYC venue Webster Hall in the fall of 2005 — a little over six months after the band released their third album Picaresque — there was a sense that Colin Meloy and his...

'Picaresque' was released 20 years ago today.

Take a look back at the Decemberists’ tremendous third LP…

DHS official defends Mahmoud Khalil arrest, but offers few details on why it happened Homeland Security deputy secretary Troy Edgar offered few details on the Trump administration's legal reasoning to deport Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil.

This interview is required listening: DHS Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar defends Mahmoud Khalil arrest

www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...

How can these motherfuckers sleep at night

Trump Lawyer Stonewalls Judge on Deportation Flights: Live Updates

"A New York Times review of the flight data showed that none of the planes in question landed in El Salvador before the judge’s order, and that one of them did not even leave American soil until after the judge’s written order was posted online."

THEY. ARE. LYING.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...

Hey Bluesky: is there any theater in London I should *absolutely* see? Preferably one that a twelve year old will dig... Going to be there in early April

When I wrote my camps book, people sometimes had difficulty understanding how concentration-camp regimes were proud of what they were doing and wanted attention for it, even as they also hoped to keep many aspects secret and terrorize vulnerable classes. Anyway, this is what that looks like.

I, for one, would be open to a Pete Buttigieg autocracy

I am but I’m still like eh what’s it all for

Martyr! v. Rejection — The Tournament of Books The opening round continues at the 2025 Tournament of Books, presented by Field Notes, as Jean Chen Ho decides whether to advance “Martyr!” or “Rejection.”

A travesty of justice! www.tournamentofbooks.com/2025/martyr-...

Opinion | There Is a Liberal Answer to Elon Musk Right-wing populism thrives on scarcity. The answer is abundance. But a politics of abundance will work only if Democrats confront where their approach has failed.

super interesting read/watch from @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social -- let's ride that Merced > Bakersfield line! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/o...

Tonight’s cooking music brought to you by @colinmeloy.bsky.social and The Decemberists. The first album I ever heard from them and quite possibly my favorite. #thehazardsoflove

There appears to be a correlation between deleting balatro from your phone and better battery life 🤔

I'm talking to my friend Vera about her book at the B&N in Hillsboro on 5/9 -- come on out!

Rep Zephyr’s speech flips 13 Republicans, trans bills die in Montana YouTube video by Erin In The Morning

Powerful stuff from @zoandbehold.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxZg...

super cool when shell takes over your grocery store's free EV station, makes it pay-to-use, and it's suddenly super glitchy and doesn't work. almost like they planned that way...

Gethsemane by Car Seat Headrest on Apple Music

always appreciate it when a band leads with a 10+ minute song from a new album: music.apple.com/us/album/get...

Demonstration Tapes: One Engine The one that (barely) got away

Talkin One Engine over at the Machine Shoppe colinmeloy.substack.com/p/demonstrat...

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Shameful. That is all.

by the by, we're doing a couple shows with the oregon symphony in November www.orsymphony.org/productions/...