The Decemberists began playing at Comedian, a local bar. The bassist wanted to start a group since he was in grade school. The bassist was influenced by his father's love of music. The Decemberists’s members met in 1975. The band harassed the local radio station to play their single.

The Decemberists hope to collaborate with other artists while they are on tour. The group is in the start of the tour accompanying for their new project.

Generally, critics have commended The Decemberists for their ability to energize the crowd when they perform live. Seth Treadaway, a music critic from Charleston, has always been enamored with band’s lyrics. The Decemberists’s latest release is receiving positive reviews from Abrahams Easley, a music critic out of Kansas City, and William Jean, from Atlanta.

After paying their dues and opening shows for years, The Decemberists was signed to a record deal. The band plays plenty of arenas, but would rather play in the smaller bars in which they began.

The Decemberists knew that they could really have a career in music in 1985, after the band's first fan club was started by Deb Easley. The fan club quickly grew from a few dozen in Baltimore to a few thousand from California to New York.

The Decemberists appreciates that they are able to do what they love because of the fans, so they play the hits off their latest album as well as the classics. The band has always had a good time in Cleveland so they make sure to play there every year, even if they are not promoting anything. The Decemberists’s tickets for their latest tour are on sale on TheSeats.com, along with the schedule of all the group’s concerts.