Conor Oberst

Directed by Philip Schaffart, this movie was never intended to be a movie. Instead, Schaffart just wanted to document a very special gathering at Valle Místico in Tepoztlán. When The Mystic Valley Band started playing though, he knew that these ...  

Jesse Harris is perhaps best known for writing and playing guitar on Norah Jones’ breakout hit “Don’t Know Why,” which earned him his first Grammy. But Harris is more than just a wordsmith, and as he prepares to release his 11th album, Sub Rosa ...  

Conor Oberst has just announced initial dates of solo tour will make it's way to NYC on November 21 at Carnegie Hall. Tickets go on sale Monday, May 21 at 11AM. In other news, Oberst has reformed his band Desaparecidos who only made one album -- 2002's ...  

We have some fortunate news for those living in Los Angeles and New York: Conor Oberst has announced two live dates to his 2012 tour schedule. Oberst will be performing at Royce Hall in Los Angeles on September 27 and at Carnegie Hall in New York City on November 21. These dates will follow Oberst's reunion tour with Desaparecidos, his Nebraska-based post-hardcore band. The five-piece hasn't toured together since 2002 and have only...  

Also at the L.A. Live venue and on sale at that time: Hot 92.3′s Solar Galaxy of Stars, starring Morris Day, Midnight Star, Dazz Band and more, Oct. 19, $29.50-$89.50 … and a second show from the Fresh Beat Band, a matinee on Nov. 24 ...  

After reuniting with his old punk band Desaparecidos and announcing a performance at this summer's Maha Music Festival, Conor Oberst has officially revealed some more tour dates to get behind. First the singer-songwriter will hit the road solo, starting ...  

Desaparecidos, helmed by Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst, has reunited for a string of tour dates this summer. The band originally formed in 2001, but has not toured or released music since 2002....  

The prolific Conor Oberst may be best known for his ever-evolving Bright Eyes project, but among his many side projects is the punky quintet Desaparecidos, who have suddenly reunited after a ten-year hiatus. The Nebraska-based group haven’t ...  

Singer-songwriter and guitarist Conor Oberst has been influential in shaping the lighter sound of indie music today with his band Bright Eyes. He will visit the Lehigh Valley 8 p.m. July 24 for a performance on the Musikfest Cafe stage at the ...  

Artistdirect.comBright Eyes' Conor Oberst to Open Bar in OmahaArtistdirect.comBright Eyes' leader Conor Oberst is an enterprising young mean. He will open a bar with fellow Omaha musician Phil Schaffart in his home state of Nebraska. They are, to quote Lady Gaga, cool Nebraska guys. There will be no music at The Pageturners ...Watch: Conor Oberst's Reunited Punk Band Desaparecidos Play New Song at Secret ...Pitchfork MediaWatch: Desaparecidos...  

NME.comBright Eyes' Conor Oberst to open his own barNME.comBright Eyes mainman Conor Oberst is to open his own bar in his home state of Omaha. The singer, who released his latest album 'The People's Key' in early 2011, is planning the venture with friend and fellow Omaha musician Phil Schaffart.Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst to Open Bar in OmahaAllMediaNYBright Eyes singer Conor Oberst to open cocktail loungeDigital SpyConor Oberst Reforms...  

The band reunited for just one show in 2010, playing The Concert For Equality in the group’s hometown of Omaha, Neb. Along with Oberst (vocals, guitar), the group features Landon Hedges (bass guitar, vocals), Matt Baum (drums), Denver Dalley (guitar ...  

Desaparecidos is Spanish for "the disappeared ones," and that's just what Conor Oberst's short-lived, punk-ish Omaha band were for a very long time. In other Conor Oberst news (a phrase that hasn't been used all that often lately, don't you think?  

So how much of his daily schedule is Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst devoting to Pageturners Lounge, his new cocktail bar in Omaha? Not enough, apparently—the Saddle Creek staple has announced plans to reform Desaparecidos, his short-lived hardcore ...  

So much of his daily schedule is Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst devoting to Pageturners Lounge, his new cocktail bar in Omaha? Not enough, apparently—the Saddle Creek staple has announced plans to reform Desaparecidos, his short-lived hardcore punk ...  

According to the Omaha World-Herald, singer-songwriter and noted drinker Conor Oberst will open a cocktail bar in the Dundee district of his hometown, Omaha. Teaming up with fellow Omaha musician Phil Schaffart, Oberst will open a space ...  

Conor Oberst’s former emo/punk rock band Desaparecidos will reunite for a one-off gig this summer. The Omaha World Herald reported this weekend that the band is scheduled to perform at the city’s Maha Music Festival, taking place at Stinson Park, Aksarben Village on August 11.  

Conor Oberst and fellow Omaha musician Phil Schaffart have leased space at 5004 Dodge St., where they are planning to open a cocktail lounge. The space was formerly occupied by Pageturners Used Books. Schaffart said the two are planning to call ...  

Conor Oberst and fellow Omaha musician Phil Schaffart have leased space at 5004 Dodge St., where they are planning to open a cocktail lounge. The space was formerly occupied by Pageturners Used Books. Schaffart said the two are planning to call ...  

One of emo's most unabashed drinkers, Conor Oberst, will open a cocktail lounge in his native Omaha, Nebraska, as the Omaha World-Herald reports. The bar will be called Pageturners Lounge, after the bookstore that formerly inhabited the space ...  

Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst has made plans with fellow musician Phil Schaffart to open a cocktail lounge in their hometown of Omaha, Neb. Pageturners Lounge, named for the bookstore previously occupying the 5004 Dodge Street location, is set to open in the next several months....  

Singer and his friend Phil Schaffart are apparently planning to launch a cocktail lounge  

Desaparecidos, the recently reunited act featuring Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes, have released a handful of dates on their website in addition to the previously announced appearance at this year's Maha Music Festival. In addition, Conor Oberst has released the dates for which he will be performing solo.  

This year’s festival features:My Morning Jacket, Jackson Browne, Conor Oberst, Iron & Wine, Patty Griffin, Guthrie Family Reunion, Dawes, The Head & The Heart, Deer Tick, Punch Brothers, City and Colour, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Tallest Man on ...  

Merge was founded in 1989 in Chapel Hill by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan of Superchunk. The label has released music by Arcade Fire, Neutral Milk Hotel, Spoon, the Magnetic Fields, Destroyer, Lambchop, Dinosaur Jr., M. Ward/She & Him, Conor Oberst ...  

Desaparecidos, Garbage, Josh Rouse and Icky Blossoms will perform at the one-day indie rock festival on Aug. 11 in Omaha. Indie rock fans will be excited by the reunion of Desaparecidos. The group was Conor Oberst's former rock band. He ...  

Conor Oberst and his ressurected punk/emo project Desaparecidos played a secret show last ... the deal went down at a local Omaha venue called Slowdown. "Hi guys, thanks for comming to our band practice," Oberst said to the crowd as reported by Rock ...  

Check out the great new music The Current has added to our mix this week and last, including tracks from emerging retro-soul singer Nick Waterhouse, Here We Go Magic, Conor Oberst, local hip-hoppers Heiruspecs, Here We Go Magic and Canadian indie-pop ...  

The guitars gently waft amidst keyboard drizzle while Gibbard waxes philosophical with longing and existential ache, suggesting a less angst-ridden Conor Oberst. The band began in the mid-'90s when a demo solo cassette by Gibbard attracted the attention of ...  

Desaparecidos were a short-lived, blisteringly loud punk/indie rock band fronted by Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes from 2001-2002. They released one album, Read Music/Speak Spanish (their Spanish name means "disappeared," a euphemism for the secret executions ...  

When Smith moved to Minneapolis, her cozy tunes became a staple at 400 Bar, a venue that helped launch the careers of Elliott Smith and Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst. Her following has swelled, leading to gigs in faraway lands like Brooklyn and Austin ...  

As you probably know already, the festival announced its lineup on Sunday. It includes Conor Oberst, who has reunited his punk-styled band Desaparecidos, and alt rock group Garbage, who will count Maha as one of its only American tour dates in 2012.  

“My question for you is, why don’t you play my videos anymore?” Morello asked him back. (He went on to later say he admired The Arcade Fire, Conor Oberst and Ben Harper.) It was a looser crowd and more family-friendly than the contingent on the ...  

As previously reported, the multi-day event will take place in Newport, RI on July 28 and 29 featuring My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst, Jackson Browne, Dawes, Deer Tick, Head and the Heart, Punch Brothers, Guthrie Family Reunion, Tallest Man on ...  

The Yellow Bird opens Saturday in a former bank building on East State Boulevard. According to owner Mike Royal, the name refers to a song by Conor Oberst of the band Bright Eyes. A yellow bird, Royal says, is a metaphor for a person’s destiny ...  

If Matt Ward tends to be overlooked among indie rock's greatest talents, it's because dude hangs back – behind Zooey Deschanel in She and Him, behind Conor Oberst and Jim James in Monsters of Folk, behind the scenes as collaborator with Jenny ...  

Indie rockers, rejoice! Desaparecidos, the Nebraska-based five-piece fronted by Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst, have reunited. The band, who haven't toured together since 2002, recently played a surprise show in their hometown of Omaha where they ...  

He and actress Zooey Deschanel have put out three albums as the duo She & Him and he’s also as a member of the Monsters of Folk project with Jim James and Conor Oberst. Ward sat down with The Associated Press on a quiet morning before a busy ...  

Spending their formative years drinking from the fountain of American classics – everything from Buffy Sainte-Marie (you can hear FAK’s revamped version of her 1964 protest classic ‘Universal Soldier’ here, to the likes of Conor Oberst – it ...  

In the very same week, the reigning king of angst Conor Oberst puts on a rare solo show in Albany, while Lyle Lovett and Wilco play Brewery Ommegang on subsequent nights. All four shows are a bit of a challenge for our vehicle-less brethren ...  

The tour follows the release of the band's self-titled album on Conor Oberst's Team Love record label. For this week's edition of Guest List, we caught the band performing at its CD release party at the Waiting Room Lounge. Watch them play ...  

His music would be more suited to the quiet and more intense venue and audience. He does beg comparison to the likes of Elliot Smith or Conor Oberst, but there’s nothing wrong with that, it’s a good thing. He finishes with ‘What We Want’, a ...  

(That would be Jim James and Conor Oberst, respectively.) And in She, he’s not the cute-as-a-button ingenue who wins big points for her retropop songwriting skills. (That’s Zooey Deschanel.) Even on his own albums, Ward is self-effacing.  

The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, The Killers, Conor Oberst and Kings of Leon. What do you hope to achieve from playing in the Great Midwest Battle of the Bands? New connections, new friends and new opportunities.  

The album was recorded in Omaha in the US with the help of producer Mike Mogis of Bright Eyes, the album sees the girls collaborate with The Felice Brother and Conor Oberst also makes an appearance.