The Decemberists

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Wednesday, Sept. 30, Overture Hall, 7:30 pm

For years, the Decemberists had pretty much cornered the market on theatrical, bookish indie rock. But in 2011, the Portland-based five-piece took a hard left musically, releasing to critical acclaim The King Is Dead, a relatively bare-bones folk rock album. Their most recent effort, this year’s What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World, bridges the gap between the group’s two distinct eras. With Olivia Chaney.