Conor Oberst is an American singer-songwriter born February 15, 1980 in Omaha, Nebraska. He began his recording career in 1993 at the age of 13 and has since produced an enormous amount of material. Conor was deeply influenced early on by singer-songwriters David Dondero and Simon Joyner. His first two albums "Water" and "Here's to Special Treatment" were both released in 1994. Rolling Stone has referred to him as "rock's boy genius. 1 - Cape Canaveral - 4:04
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Bright Eyes is an American indie/folk band founded by singer-songwriter and guitarist Conor Oberst and consisting of Oberst, multi-instrumentalist and producer Mike Mogis, trumpet and piano player Nate Walcott, and a rotating lineup of collaborators drawn primarily from Omaha's indie music scene. Bright Eyes is signed to Saddle Creek Records, an American label also founded by Oberst and distributed by Sony Corporation. In 2004, the singles "Lua" and "Take It Easy (Love Nothing)" took the top...Read Full Story
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Conor Oberst
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Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst CD WOW! Abandoning the Bright Eyes moniker he's been performing under since his teens Conor Oberst reverted to his birth name for his 2008 follow-up to 2007's Cassadaga. As he not only released the record under his own name but titled it Conor Oberst it's hard not to think of the album as a new beginning or statement of purpose as that's generally the case when a singer/songwriter splits from his main band but this is such a low-key record it can't support such...Read Full Story

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Cassadaga Visit Lifts Spirits of Top Indie Band Bright Eyes
Cassadaga, FL October 31, 2007
Top Indie Rockers Bright Eyes’ hit album “Cassadaga” was born of a new perspective gained by front man Conor Oberst after a life-changing visit to the Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp.
Fronted by brooding and introspective Conor Oberst, Indie band Bright Eyes has been bathing an avid fan base in waves of melodic, thought -provoking...Read Full Story
One of those Omaha musicians influenced by Simon Joyner is Conor Oberst, the man behind the band Bright Eyes. "The way he structures his songs, the importance he places on lyrics and the phrasing really became the template for my music," Oberst says.
A documentary about Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band titled One of My Kind: The Story of the Mystic Valley Band will get a release on DVD thanks to Team Love, Consequence of Sound points out. The film was released in 2009 for free to ...
Pitchfork MediaBright Eyes Reissues + Conor Oberst Fights Omaha LawTwentyFourBitWith the promotional rounds on their excellent 2011 LP, The People's Key, tapering off, Conor Oberst, Bright Eyes, and other folks at Saddle Creek are back to making headlines in their home base of Omaha, Nebraska. The first story to catch our ...Saddle Creek to Reissue Early Bright Eyes AlbumsPitchfork MediaBright Eyes Lines Up Vinyl ReissuesExclaim! (blog)Saddle...
Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst and 16 other musicians are speaking out about a bill I posted about last week proposed by State Sen. Beau McCoy that would prohibit local municipalities across Nebraska from enacting their own anti-discrimination ordinances. The...
Fêted by the likes of Michael Stipe, Lou Reed and Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore, Oberst is a rather enigmatic individual who last year performed with the LA Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl. "This here," says Conor Oberst, twisting off a turquoise ...
Conor Mullen Oberst (born February 15, 1980) is an American songwriter, singer, poet, best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including ...
Official website for Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band ... check out a digital short of Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band at work and at play while making the new ...