Conor Oberst
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Monsters of Folk: Monsters of Folk...appropriately solo, also does regular tours as part of a duo dubbed She and Him (with actress Zooey Deschanel). The peripatetic Conor Oberst now leads his own Mystic Valley Band, when not collaborating elsewhere. What's unusual about the... In this article: M. Ward, Jim James, Mike Mogis, Conor Oberst, DVD, She and Him, Zooey Deschanel, My Morning Jacket, and Bright Eyes |
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The Huffington Post | 3 days ago
Shawn Amos: Let Us Now Give Thanks for These Bands Below the Top 40 Radar
...TV and radio channel these days. Monsters of Folk: "Monsters of Folk" This is a supergroup I can love. Indie darlings M. Ward, Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, and Jim James have banded together to raise the ghosts of '70s AM radio past.
In this article: YouTube, Grizzly Bear, Damon Albarn, The Avett Brothers, M. Ward, Amadou & Mariam, Derivative, and Itunes
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The Australian | 4 days ago
A very particular player
...a cover of Neil Young's Cortez the Killer. The medley is something that developed while Rawlings was touring with Mr Bright Eyes, Conor Oberst. "I would get to that moment in Method Acting and wanted to keep playing it and the groove is...
In this article: Gillian Welch, Nashville, Heartbreaker, Time, Bright Eyes, Epiphone, Trademark, and Cortez the Killer
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Athens Banner-Herald | 5 days ago
Dave Rawlings: The man in the machine
...a country and bluegrass record, but aside from lyrics, Rawlings' version bears little resemblance to the song written by Conor Oberst. But for Rawlings, doing justice to the song was almost more of an intellectual challenge than an...
In this article: Gillian Welch, Bright Eyes, Ryan Adams, and Cortez the Killer
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Pitchfork | 5 days ago
Holopaw - Oh, Glory. Oh, Wilderness.
Oh, Wilderness., sound slightly askew. The warble in Orth's voice, more pronounced here, is too high-pitched to ever be mistaken for Conor Oberst; the drawling pedal steel is more mood-setting than alt-countrifying; and the band arrive at...
In this article: Holopaw, Sub Pop, Isaac Brock, Colin Meloy, Death Cab, and Athens
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Independent.co.uk - Music | 6 days ago
Monsters Of Folk, Coal Exchange, Cardiff
...with rampant analogue echo, as quiet bits. Not that the rather flippant name of this ensemble, made up of Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, My Morning Jacket's Jim James, M Ward and the (unbilled) drummer Will Johnson is a...
In this article: Bright Eyes, M Ward, God, Cardiff, Coal Exchange, Mike Mogis, Traveling Wilburys, and Jim James
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The Michigan Daily | 6 days ago
Josh Bayer: Judging a band by its braids
...isn't to say that reality-rooted content is merely chump change in the spiritual realm of music - listening to a wordsmith like Conor Oberst without attending at all to his vivid imagery would be completely missing the point. But, when push...
In this article: Built to Spill, Loveless, Dog, MTV, Doug Martsch, Zack de la Rocha, Larry the Cable Guy, and Tortoise
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Drowned in Sound - News | November 20, 2009
Little Noise Session at Union Chapel, Islington, Mon 16 Nov
...hole of indie-rock. Lead singer Jack Steadman looks particularly at ease and has the jerky teenage introspection of a young Conor Oberst nailed down. It's often remarked how young Bombay Bicycle Club are, but it is tonight made obvious by...
In this article: Bombay Bicycle Club, Mat Horne, Tom Smith, Jo Whiley, Editors, Mencap, Union Chapel, Islington, Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors, and Royal College of Music
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Denver Post Entertainment | November 19, 2009
Enigmatic Emmylou
...peers (Mark Knopfler, Steve Earle) and people she has influenced throughout her storied career (Bruce Springsteen, Patty Griffin, Conor Oberst). (Rocky Schenck ) Call it "The Six Degrees of Nashville." Emmylou Harris' web of musical...
In this article: Emmylou Harris, IPod, Patty Griffin, Grammys, Mark Knopfler, Steve Earle, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Nashville
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Wales Online | November 15, 2009
Music: Music preview: Monsters of Folk, Coal Exchange, Cardiff
...of another of those gigs that will be written in the venue's annals. Monsters Of Folk is a supergroup featuring indie darling Conor Oberst and his Bright Eyes band mate Mike Moggis, as well as Jim James from My Morning Jacket and M....
In this article: Cardiff, Coal Exchange, Monsters, M. Ward, Rough Trade Records, Jim James, My Morning Jacket, and Bright Eyes
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Wales Online | November 12, 2009
Columnists: Sound Bites: Gavin Allen
...in Cardiff reopened last week and it's already creating new memories. Likely the best gig of the week in Wales will be when Conor Oberst brings supergroup Monsters Of Folk to the venue on Monday, while the capital also gets electro-vamp...
In this article: Leonard Cohen, Cardiff, Coal Exchange, Biffy Clyro, and Glenn Tilbrook
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Description from Wikipedia:
Conor Mullen Oberst (born February 15, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer, Commander Venus, Park Ave., and his newest project Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band.
- Name At Birth:
- Conor Mullen Oberst
- Birth Date:
- February 15, 1980
- Occupation:
- Singer-Songwriter
- Record Label:
- Years Active:
- 1992–
- Associated With:
- Bright Eyes
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