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"»

Monsters Of Folk Do "Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.)" With The Roots On Fallon

Your local triple-A format radio station's favorite of this year's supergroup explosion stopped by 30 Rock last night. That's M. Ward, Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, and Yim Yames, singing "Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.)," the minor key harp and soul track... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS OF FOLK DO "DEAR GOD (SINCERELY M.O.F.)" WITH THE ROOTS ON FALLON»

Posted on November 5, 2009 in Video (10 comments)
Tags: Jimmy Fallon | Monsters Of Folk | The Roots

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»

Hear Monsters Of Folk

The debut LP from Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes), Jim James (My Morning Jacket), M. Ward (She & Him), and Mike Mogis (Saddle Creek VIP) is streaming. Album's out 9/22 and they play Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit with No Doubt,... CONTINUE READING HEAR MONSTERS OF FOLK»

Posted on September 15, 2009 (2 comments)
Tags: Interpol | Julian Plenti | Monsters Of Folk

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»

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»

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"»

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»