Desaparecidos, Conor Oberst's political punk band, have only ever released one album, and that was way the hell back in 2002. But last year, Oberst got the band back together and released two new…   Read Story »

Ever since I was old enough to complain, my dad took great pleasure in the act of dragging my always-resistant ass to music festivals. A summer full of glorious music for him meant a summer full of…   Read Story »

Prior to their highly anticipated slot at the FYF festival, the recently reunited Desaparecidos easily sold out the Troubadour and ripped through a fourteen song set that included new songs…   Read Story »

Last Thursday, the reunited Desaparecidos played their first gig together at Minneapolis's 400 Bar, and over the weekend some footage from that show surfaced. Oberst sounds more alive than he has in…   Read Story »

A while ago, we brought you tidings that Conor Oberst planned to reunite Desaparecidos, and today he makes good on his word with two new songs. "MariKKKopa" is a seething political number targeting…   Read Story »

A day after news of an impending Desaparecidos reunion for Omaha's Maha Maha Fest, a secret show went down at Omaha's Slowdown featuring Conor Oberst and Co. They led off with a new song, "Left Is…   Read Story »

Conor Oberst and Omaha music buddy Phil Schaffart will open a bar in their hometown, reports The Omaha World-Herald. It's going to be called Pageturner's Lounge, an homage to the used bookstore…   Read Story »

Over the weekend, Desaparecidos reunited to perform at Concert For Equality, an event meant to raise awareness/ire about Arizona's SB1070 immigration law and Fremont, Nebraska's equally…   Read Story »

In his open letter to an Arizona promoter about SB1070 and the state boycott, Conor Oberst mentioned a similar law passing in Fremont, Nebraska. Writes Oberst: Our situation requires immediate legal…   Read Story »