Desaparecidos, last seen around the year 2002, are getting together once again to protest a law passing in Fremont, Nebraska that is very similar to Arizona’s SB1070. They’re playing a festival in a suburb of Omaha alongside Cursive, Lullaby for the Working Class, and that other Conor Oberst project, Bright Eyes. The proceeds for both [...]
More »John Prine, one of my favorite doleful country singer/songwriters, will get the due he deserves on an upcoming tribute album. Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine will be released on June 22, and it looks like it’ll be pretty great. The tracklist has been released, and some excellent artists have come forth [...]
More »Supergroup Monsters Of Folk (Conor Oberst, Jim James, M Ward and Mike Mogis) held a contest for fans to make a music video for their song “Dear God.” Loads were made. Some great, some not so great–but of course, the best prevailed. The boys chose filmmakers Kathleen Bryson and Nele Hecht’s effort. Watch it here [...]
More »Hey kids, remember your Saddle Creek phase? Or maybe just that time you saw some girl ask Conor to blow coke off her tit backstage at Webster Hall? Well we can all breathe a little easier, because the 2004 Bright Eyes/Neva Dinova collaborative effort, One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels, is up for reissue. What’s [...]
More »Jason Boesel, former drummer for Rilo Kiley and current Conor Oberst collaborator, has a solo record coming out next Tuesday. It’s called Hustler’s Son. You can pre-order it here. The album features contributions from Mystic Valley Band member Nik Freitas, Blake Mills (currently with Julian Casablancas), producer Jonathan Wilson (Elvis Costello Momofuku and Jenny Lewis [...]
More »Let’s just get this out of the way before we go any further–you, reader (although you are probably a male), watch Gossip Girl sometimes. It’s a cultural curse, deal with it, no one’s judging. That out of the way, can we just appreciate for one moment how horrible the music has gotten on that show [...]
More »Former Irving bassist, Alex Church has recently released his second solo album under the moniker Sea Wolf. White Water, White Bloom is the name of the record. See the video for “Wicked Blood” after the jump. It was directed by Alan Tanner who has also made videos for Conor Oberst, Tilly & The Wall, Jenny [...]
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