The Decemberists have announced that accordionist/keyboardist Jenny Conlee had been diagnosed with breast cancer. According to a release from the band, she will miss their May and June shows. The full statement from Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy and a note from Conlee below. Adored Mailing List Recipients, About a month ago, we all at Decemberists HQ got hit with some pretty hard news. Jenny Conlee, our since-the-very-beginning accordion and keyboard player and all-around rad person was diagnosed with breast cancer. If you or anyone in your world has been handed a similar diagnosis, you know what a bolt-out-of-the-blue this news[Read More…]