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Photos by Will Marsh

While two of his fellow PDXers tore it up for Buckman Elementary School boosters over the weekend, another of Portland's finest, Colin Meloy, rolled through the nation's capital in support of his just-released Sings Live!.

And sing live is just what Mr. Meloy did at this 9:30 Club gig, which saw support from yet another Rose City tunesmith, Laura Gibson. But just what did Meloy sing? Why, old Decemberists favorites, such as "Shiny", a couple new compositions, including one called "Valerie Plame", and even a cover of Sam Cooke's "Cupid", on which he dueted with Gibson.

Meloy and Gibson's tour travels continue through early May, and the former will retake the helm of the good ship Decemberists for a May 24 performance at Bend, Oregon's Les Schwab Amphitheatre with Death Cab for Cutie and Rogue Wave. Sensitive types unite!

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LAURA GIBSON





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LAURA GIBSON


Colin Meloy (all dates with Laura Gibson):

04-15 Somerville, MA - Somerville Theatre
04-16 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg
04-17 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg
04-18 Buffalo, NY - Tralf Music Hall
04-19 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Hall
04-21 Chicago, IL - Park West
04-22 Milwaukee, WI - The Pabst Theater
04-23 Madison, WI - Barrymore Theater
04-25 Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall
04-26 Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
04-28 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater
04-29 Santa Cruz, CA - The Rio Theatre
04-30 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
05-02 Seattle, WA - Showbox
05-03 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom