the decemberists concert

how can you not be in love with a band made up of phd's with instruments that includes an accordian player and writes lyrics like three volume novels and lists this bio on their website and during their concerts gives the audience a cue to howl like they're being eaten alive by a giant whale in order to augment the climax of their epic song about a lonley mariner seeking revenge on the man who destroyed his mother's life and also don't you hate it when you go to a concert/club/bar and they write on your hand with permanant marker?