Mellow Portland Attracts Indie Bands; Musicians Enjoy Support, Relatively Lower Cost of Living

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PORTLAND -- Colin Meloy, songwriter for The Decemberists, salts his tunes with uncommon words -- palanquin, gadabout, folderol, coronal -- more likely to be heard in a college literature class than leaping off the tongues of pop music fans.

"I'm not trying to stump anybody," says the 31-year-old with a mop of auburn hair and Buddy Holly-like glasses. "It's the beauty of the language that I'm interested in."

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Mellow Portland Attracts Indie Bands; Musicians Enjoy Support, Relatively Lower Cost of Living

Meloy, who hails from Montana, is one of many musical transplants from across the nation who have turned this rainy, laid-back city into a hub f...

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