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Hi Tim, Josh, and Phil!

I’m a huge fan of Hey Rosetta! and I’ve seen you perform 6 or 7 times since I first heard your music. Thanks for doing this AMA! I have a couple of questions for you.

Creating music as a band is hard enough, but I imagine it’s extra challenging when your band has 7 members. Can you talk a bit about the collaborative process, how songs are created, etc?

My favorite show I ever saw you play was late at night (3 AM?) on the first night of Bonnaroo in 2012. There were about 80 of us in a little wooded area out by the tents and you played one of the most phenomenal sets/shows I’ve ever seen. Do you remember this show? Was it by chance as special for you as it was for us? 5 of my friends converted to lifelong Hey Rosetta! fans that day.

Lastly, you’ve played a lot of different sized venues with a lot of different bands. Do you find yourselves having “favorite” places to play? Favorite venue sizes? The show you played at Lincoln Hall in Chicago on the Seeds tour was amazing.

Thanks again for taking the time to do this!

Not from Hey Rosetta! but they're doing a ton of US touring this Winter/Spring!

Josiah - I have been a huge fan for a long time. I've seen y'all 7 times, and will be seeing you for the 8th time at The Pageant in STL in less than a week. My question is this, as you continue to grow as a band, and find yourself playing bigger venues, do you crave playing more intimate shows? Something akin to what you did with Fuel/Friends a couple years ago? I would love the opportunity to see you do a smaller stripped down set in an intimate venue. Thanks again for all you do, your music is incredibly important to me.

Colin -

Thanks for doing this. Long time music-lover, blogger, promoter - and much of it is thanks to you and your music.

A lot of folks view The Decemberists (along with Radiohead, Sufjan, The National, etc.) as one of the progenitors of modern indie music.

How do you feel about the music "scene" today? Do you feel it's more welcoming/supportive of unique artists and experimentation than it was when you first started writing music?

Who are some of your favorite bands today? Is it surreal, in any way, to realize there is a stronge chance your music may have influenced one or more of these bands?

As non-traditional shows and venues continue to get a head of steam (house shows, secret shows, etc.) do you, either solo or with The Decemberists, envision yourself ever doing a unique tour taking advantage of that movement?

Thanks so much for taking the time to do this!