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This picture was taken about two weeks ago in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. We didn't stick around long enough to see someone taking aim at a "freak." A similar booth was set up at Coney Island and yet no freak in sight. It's most likely someone dressed up like Chewbacca.

Moving along from freaks, The The Decemberists are back in the studio with Producer Chris Walla (Death Cab For Cutie) at the helm. (link). "The new album, most likely wrought with nautical imagery is due out around February/March of next year. Additionally, the band is finishing up an EP featuring two songs entitled "Sunshine" and "Everything I Try to do, Nothing Seems to Turn Out Right" recorded during the Her Majesty." This make three albums released within a 3 year period. The Decemberists will head out on a brief west coast tour in September with various bands such as the Pixies, Xiu Xiu and others. The Decemberists gang on tour as much as another Aeki Tuesday favorite, Rilo Kiley.

Rilo Kiley's new album, More Adventurous, will be released on August 17th. You can pre-order it at Amazon.com . According to RK's press release, RK has founded their own label and called it Brute/Beaute Records -- (fitting, considering RK’s propensity for unlikely combinations) – and then secured major label distribution for the imprint. That distribution label happens to be Warner Bros. Their new single, It's A Hit, is available for digital download on iTunes.

Rilo Kiley is featured as part of NPR's Summer Music Preview where RK perfoms Does He Love You (which is compared to The Beatles She's Leaving Home). Their official site has posted fall dates:

Thu-Sep-23 San Francisco, CA
Fri-Sep-24 Portland, OR
Sat-Sep-25 Seattle, WA
Tue-Sep-28 Minneapolis, MN
Wed-Sep-29 Omaha, NE
Thu-Sep-30 Chicago, IL
Fri-Oct-01 Detroit, MI
Sat-Oct-02 Cleveland / Columbus
Sun-Oct-03 Toronto, ONT
Mon-Oct-04 Montreal, QUE
Tue-Oct-05 Boston, MA
Thu-Oct-07 New York, NY
Fri-Oct-08 New York, NY
Sat-Oct-09 Philadelphia, PA
Sun-Oct-10 Washington, DC
Mon-Oct-11 Carrboro, NC
Tue-Oct-12 Atlanta, GA
Wed-Oct-13 Athens, GA
Fri-Oct-15 St.Augustine, FL
Sat-Oct-16 Orlando, FL
Sun-Oct-17 Miami, FL
Mon-Oct-18 Tallahasse, FL
Wed-Oct-20 New Orleans, LA
Thu-Oct-21 Houston, TX
Fri-Oct-22 Denton / Dallas
Sat-Oct-23 Austin, TX
Tue-Oct-26 Albuquerque, NM
Wed-Oct-27 Tucson, AZ
Thu-Oct-28 Tempe, AZ
Fri-Oct-29 San Diego, CA
Sat-Oct-30 Pomona, CA
Sun-Oct-31 Los Angeles, CA

If you didn't get a chance to buy tickets for their sold out show on 8/4 the at Knitting Factory, count your blessings and buy your tickets ASAP when those October tickets goes on sale.

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