New Monsters Of Folk Video - "Say Please"

The last time a video featured Conor Oberst in a public performance period piece, he was getting clobbered by trash and tomatoes. But that was before he and Mogis recruited Yim Yames on drums and M. Ward on piano to... CONTINUE READING NEW MONSTERS OF FOLK VIDEO - "SAY PLEASE"»

The 'Gum Drop CXII: Hear New Jookabox, Win A Guitar Signed By Monsters Of Folk

In a very special Halloween edition of the 'Gum Drop, David "Moose" Adamson, aka Jookabox, told us "Evil Nite" -- "a song about the infection taking hold of a pure soul in limbo" -- is an early version of "Zombie... CONTINUE READING THE 'GUM DROP CXII: HEAR NEW JOOKABOX, WIN A GUITAR SIGNED BY MONSTERS OF FOLK»

Monsters Of Folk @ Paramount Theatre, Seattle 10/15/09

Conor Oberst, M. Ward, Jim James, Mike Mogis, and Centro-matic's Will Johnson donned their best late-night suits and played Seattle's Paramount Theatre last night. Photographer Laura Musselman was on hand and delivers this set of shots. ... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS OF FOLK @ PARAMOUNT THEATRE, SEATTLE 10/15/09»

Monsters Of Folk "Say Please" On Conan, Release "Right Place" Video

Monsters Of Folk are four dudes better known for other projects, they are the Them Crooked Vultures of the NPR-section of contemporary music, they are like the Traveling Wilburys but not as iconic, all of this is true. But also... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS OF FOLK "SAY PLEASE" ON CONAN, RELEASE "RIGHT PLACE" VIDEO»

Monsters Of Folk Unveil Their Album Art

And art it is. On the front sleeve of the forthcoming Monsters Of Folk album is an illustration of the lite-indie superheroes' beatific mugs, just beckoning you to listen to more NPR. Matthew Hollings rendered the drawing, and also scribbled... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS OF FOLK UNVEIL THEIR ALBUM ART»

Street Scene 2009 In Photos

Some 30,000 people over two days crammed into the six-block area in San Diego's East Village that hosted the 25th annual Street Scene this past weekend. That's a strong number, albeit down from last year when people weren't scrambling for... CONTINUE READING STREET SCENE 2009 IN PHOTOS»

New Monsters Of Folk - "Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.)" & "The Sandman, The Brakeman, And Me"

The Paste-y supergroup of Conor, Matt, Yim, and Mike drop another pair of tracks from their forthcoming mindmeld. These aren't as free as was "Say Please," you'll have to pony up a couple bucks at iTunes. But at least one... CONTINUE READING NEW MONSTERS OF FOLK - "DEAR GOD (SINCERELY M.O.F.)" & "THE SANDMAN, THE BRAKEMAN, AND ME"»

Monsters Of Folk Announce Fall Tour

The all-star roots troupe of Conor Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward, and Mike Mogis finally let us sample their Monsters Of Folk project with the not very folky "Say Please" the other day. The self-titled LP is due 9/22 via... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS OF FOLK ANNOUNCE FALL TOUR»

Indie Rockers Play Dress-Up For The New York Times

Coachella is already the most fashionable of the summer festivals by virtue of its proximity to Los Angeles, so this year the NYT ran with the glam, taking a bagful of high fashion garments and draping them on a bunch... CONTINUE READING INDIE ROCKERS PLAY DRESS-UP FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES»

New Monsters Of Folk - "Say Please"

Finally some sounds to round out the months of vague news reports and website launches for Monsters Of Folk, the project that brings Yim Yames + M. Ward + Conor Oberst + Mike Mogis to one set of liner notes.... CONTINUE READING NEW MONSTERS OF FOLK - "SAY PLEASE"»

Conor Oberst Brings "Spoiled" To Letterman

While we're all probably a little more intrigued by the Monsters Of Folk (coming soon), Conor's still doing his job to support his latest release under his own name, Outer South. The push got its start when CO and the... CONTINUE READING CONOR OBERST BRINGS "SPOILED" TO LETTERMAN»

Posted on July 7, 2009 in Video (15 comments)
Tags: Conor Oberst | David Letterman

Monsters Of Folk Coming Soon

The previously reported Jim James/M. Ward/Conor Oberst collab project has a release date (9/22). Also a site which doesn't offer much (yet), although the credit to Yim Yames is a nice touch. ... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS OF FOLK COMING SOON»

Coachella 2009: Moz, Macca, Cohen Lead Friday's Nostalgia Parade

By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy Our trek into Indio went so smoothly this year that we've both become paranoid about something going incredibly wrong at any moment, but so far we've made it through without broken bones or spirits.... CONTINUE READING COACHELLA 2009: MOZ, MACCA, COHEN LEAD FRIDAY'S NOSTALGIA PARADE»

Download Free Conor Oberst Documentary

When we posted "Nikorette" we also included a trailer for Phil Schaffart's One Of My Kind: The Story Of The Mystic Valley Band. The complete 60-minute Oberst-packed documentary's now available for download and streaming at Causecast.org.... CONTINUE READING DOWNLOAD FREE CONOR OBERST DOCUMENTARY»

Posted on April 15, 2009 in Video (5 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes | Conor Oberst | Sisters

New Conor Oberst And The Mystic Valley Band - "Nikorette" (Stereogum Premiere)

When Conor premiered this one on Conan last year, we figured it was called "Nicorette" because we spell things correctly and probably don't have an IP lawyer as good as Merge's. Now it's dubbed "Nikorette" (tricksy) and is the second... CONTINUE READING NEW CONOR OBERST AND THE MYSTIC VALLEY BAND - "NIKORETTE" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»

Posted on April 7, 2009 in MP3, Tour Dates, Video (15 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes | Conor Oberst

New Conor Oberst - "Slowly (Oh So Slowly)"

You were warned, you didn't listen, and so maybe this will help Conor fans reclaim him from the Killers' souled-out dance cover. This is the first studio listen from Oberst and his Mystic Valley Band's new LP Outer South. We've... CONTINUE READING NEW CONOR OBERST - "SLOWLY (OH SO SLOWLY)"»

Posted on March 27, 2009 (14 comments)
Tags: A Place To Bury Strangers | Bright Eyes | Conor Oberst

The Killers Cover Bright Eyes

The Killers are headlining Lolla and Coachella, Conor's also headed to Coachella, they both are suffering for their recent fashions, how about a track to celebrate all that. The Las Vegans are releasing a single/EP thing for Day & Age's... CONTINUE READING THE KILLERS COVER BRIGHT EYES »

Posted on March 27, 2009 in MP3 (121 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes | Conor Oberst | The Killers

Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band's Outer South Album Art

For the forthcoming Outer South, Conor Oberst's left the eponymous cave and woken up from his solitary nap in his best hammock to put on a pink sweater and a blindfold and make time with his Mystic Valley Band in... CONTINUE READING CONOR OBERST & THE MYSTIC VALLEY BAND'S OUTER SOUTH ALBUM ART»

Posted on March 24, 2009 in Album Art (10 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes | Conor Oberst | Peter Bjorn And John | Sufjan Stevens

Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band Return With Outer South

A year ago Conor dropped the Bright Eyes for his birth name, ditched Mogis (but not Walcott) for some other dudes, and headed off to Tepoztlán, Morelos, México to make an eponymous LP. It went well, and by November he... CONTINUE READING CONOR OBERST & THE MYSTIC VALLEY BAND RETURN WITH OUTER SOUTH»

Posted on February 19, 2009 in Tour Dates, Video (14 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes | Conor Oberst | The Like

Conor Oberst Returns To The Late Late Show

Last night the Mystic Valley Band dropped by The Late Late Show a few months after sharing "Moab" during the week of Conor Oberst's release. (UPDATE: Astute commenter Tim notes the band's identical outfits in both performances. This was prerecorded!)... CONTINUE READING CONOR OBERST RETURNS TO THE LATE LATE SHOW»

Posted on December 24, 2008 in Video (25 comments)
Tags: Conor Oberst | Craig Ferguson

Conor Oberst Plays A New Song For Conan

Oberst's eponymous solo album just came out a few months ago, but the man and his Mystic Valley Band are already folding new songs into their set. There were a couple new ones (and a Paul Simon cover) in Austin... CONTINUE READING CONOR OBERST PLAYS A NEW SONG FOR CONAN»

Posted on November 12, 2008 in Video (13 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes | Conor Oberst | HEALTH | Vampire Weekend

Conor Oberst Covers Paul Simon, Plays New Songs In Austin

Eponymous solo artist Conor Oberst played Austin City Limits with his Mystic Valley Band this past Saturday. Those in attendance heard a couple new songs -- "10 Women" and the extended Rolling Stone-referencing "I Got A Reason #2" -- along... CONTINUE READING CONOR OBERST COVERS PAUL SIMON, PLAYS NEW SONGS IN AUSTIN»

Posted on September 30, 2008 in MP3 (23 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes | Conor Oberst | Paul Simon

Stereogum x Neighborhoodies Think Ups T-Shirt #1

It's been awhile since we dressed you guys. Lucky for you shirtless folks, Neighborhoodies approached us about designing some new swag as part of their Think Ups collaboration with bloggers. We have been watching Project Runway so we accepted the... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM X NEIGHBORHOODIES THINK UPS T-SHIRT #1»

Courtney Love On The 2008 VMAS: "Y'all Need Some Pussy And Some Cock And Shut The Hell Up"

After all that Ryan Adams blog drama, she'd supposedly given up blogging (via a Burroughs reference or two), but thankfully the cease and desist didn't last because Courtney Love's riffing on the "so fucking Urban" 2008 VMAs is some of... CONTINUE READING COURTNEY LOVE ON THE 2008 VMAS: "Y'ALL NEED SOME PUSSY AND SOME COCK AND SHUT THE HELL UP"»

Posted on September 8, 2008 (25 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes | Conor Oberst | Courtney Love | Ryan Adams

New Conor Oberst Video - "Souled Out!!!"

Sorta loving everything Conor is up to these days. "Souled Out!!!" was a grabber from first stream, and his self-titled record with the Mystic Valley Band delivered with a rural, dusty, warm return-to-form LP. This first Alan Tanner-directed video from... CONTINUE READING NEW CONOR OBERST VIDEO - "SOULED OUT!!!"»

Posted on August 8, 2008 in Video (32 comments)
Tags: Conor Oberst | Modest Mouse