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First the good news: The Decemberists are making a killing in their charity auction to benefit the Portland youth organization p:ear. That guitar Chris Funk played on "The Colbert Report"? It went for a cool $2,225. Colin Meloy's jacket? $183.50. And the "bus mall" sign from the Picaresque liner notes? A whopping $455. (Why a cardboard sign is worth more money than a piece of clothing drenched in Colin Meloy's sweat is beyond me. Mmm...Colin Meloy's sweat...)

And there's still a few minutes left to give them your money, with auctions on a few tour posters still in progress.

Now the better news: the Decemberists have scheduled their second American tour in support of their latest album, the fabulous The Crane Wife. It takes them from scenic Jersey City, New Jersey all the way to Bellingham, Washington in March and April.

My Brightest Diamond will open all of the shows except for Knoxville, Nashville, and Atlanta. Sorry, Vols and Hotlantans.

As previously reported, the band heads to the UK and Europe in February. Also, the Decemberists DVD The Decemberists: A Practical Handbook will be released on Kill Rock Stars on March 20.

Dates:

02-02 Sheffield, England - Leadmill
02-03 Dublin, Ireland - Vicar
02-04 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC *
02-05 Manchester, England - Academy 2 *
02-07 Nottingham, England - Trent University *
02-08 London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire *
02-09 Southampton, England - University *
02-10 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique
02-12 Cologne, Germany - Prime Club
02-13 Hamburg, Germany - Knust
02-14 Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof
02-16 Fribourg, Switzerland - Fri-son
02-17 Bologna, Italy - Estragon Club
02-18 Munich, Germany - Ampere
02-19 Vienna, Austria - Flex Club
02-21 Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Paradiso
02-22 Paris, France - La Maroquinerie
03-21 Jersey City, NJ - Loews Theater #
03-22 Jersey City, NJ - Loews Theater #
03-23 Boston, MA - Avalon #
03-24 Boston, MA - Avalon #
03-26 North Bethesda, MD - Strathmore Music Center #
03-27 Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theater #
03-29 Wellesley, MA - Wellesley College (students only) #
03-30 Buffalo, NY - Center for the Arts #
03-31 Grantham, PA - Messiah College #
04-01 Norfolk, VA - The Norva #
04-02 Raleigh, NC - Meymendi Concert Hall #
04-04 Knoxville, TN - Tennessee Theater
04-05 Nashville, TN - City Hall
04-06 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
04-08 Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live #
04-09 Tallahassee, FL - The Moon #
04-10 Birmingham, AL - Alabama Theater #
04-11 Memphis, TN - New Daisy Theater #
04-13 Louisville, KY - Brown Theater #
04-14 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant #
04-15 Champaign, IL - Foellinger Auditorium (University of Illinois) #
04-16 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater #
04-18 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theater #
04-19 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theater #
04-20 Madison, WI - Orpheum Theater #
04-21 Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater #
04-22 Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium #
04-25 San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theater #
04-26 San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theater #
05-03 Eugene, OR - McDonald Theater #
05-04 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theater #
05-05 Bellingham, WA - Western Washington University #

* with Lavender Diamond
# with My Brightest Diamond