Modern-day art-prog rockets The Decemberists will kick off their “The Long and Short of It Tour” on October 28th. The Portland group will play multiple-night stands with different set lists each night. The band’s “The Perfect Crime #2″ EP is set for release next Tuesday, September 25th. Also, look for the group on PBS’s long-running Austin City Limits October 13th.

The new tour, which launches in Chicago, will hit 14 cities, playing at least two nights in each town. “Long” evenings will focus on the band’s epic, extensive pieces, and “Short” nights–though not shorter concert sets–will feature the group’s most compact, pop-oriented tunes. Laura Veirs, who guests on The Decemberists’ current album, “The Crane Wife,” will open all the shows.

THE DECEMBERISTS - “THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT ” TOUR
10/28 Chicago, IL Vic Theater (”Long of It”)
10/29 Chicago, IL Vic Theater (”Short of It”)
11/1 New York, NY Terminal 5 (”Long of It”)
11/2 New York, NY Terminal 5 (”Short of It”)
11/3 Boston, MA Orpheum (”Long of It”)
11/4 Boston, MA Orpheum (”Short of It”)
11/6 Winston-Salem, NC Millennium Center (”Long of It”)
11/7 Winston-Salem, NC Millennium Center (”Short of It”)
11/9 Washington, DC 9:30 Club (”Long of It”)
11/10 Washington, DC 9:30 Club (”Short of It”)
11/11 Washington, DC 9:30 Club (”Long of It”)
11/12 Washington, DC 9:30 Club (”Short of It”)
11/15 Columbus, OH Lifestyle Communities Pavilion (”Long of It”)
11/16 Columbus, OH Lifestyle Communities Pavilion (”Short of It”)
11/18 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theater (”Long of It”)
11/19 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theater (”Short of It”)
11/23 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore (”Long of It”)
11/24 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore (”Short of It”)
11/25 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore (”Long of It”)
11/26 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore (”Short of It”)
11/29 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern (”Long of It”)
11/30 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern (”Short of It”)
12/1 San Diego, CA Spreckels Theat (”Long of It”)
12/2 San Diego, CA Spreckels Thea (”Short of It”)
12/5 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom (”Long of It”)
12/6 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom (”Short of It”)
12/7 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
12/8 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre (”Long of It”)
12/9 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre (”Short of It”)

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