Bright Eyes News

Newish band Blood Pony releases its debut EP, Kissing Cities , with a show tomorrow night at Lemmons.

Although many musicians joined the band's rotating lineup, Bright Eyes was primarily the songwriting vehicle of Conor Oberst, a quivery-voiced Nebraska native who first attracted attention in 1994 -- when he was only 14 years old -- as the singer and guitarist for Commander Venus.

On first glance you wouldn't think Matt Ward had the personality to match his large reputation in indie folk-rock circles.

Jason Boesel Gets a Little Help From Band of Horses, Orenda Fink, David Rawlings and More on Solo Debut After over a decade behind a drum kit, Jason Boesel is ready to step out front.

Neutral Milk Hotel/Holland,1945/In The Aeroplane Over The Sea/1996 Built to Spill/Made Up Dreams/Perfect From Now On/1997 Bright Eyes/Gold Mine Gutted/Digital Ash In A Digital Urn/2005 Feist/Mushaboom/Let It Die/2004 Louisiana Territory/Beauty is Growing/Traces of Gold/2009 Nick Coward and the Last Battle/Fireline/Live at Ipanema/2009 Death Cab For ...

Released: Jul 15, 2008 Genre: Indie Label: Expunged Records Number Of Tracks: 11 If you enjoy this genre of music, you will not be disappointed with Blind Pilot's debut album '3 Rounds and a Sound.' overall: 8 Reviewed by: ak10 , on december 04, 2009 0 of 0 people found this review helpful Sound: Perpetuating the stereotype that every indie-rock ...

Beirut The Flying Club Cup Rating: Four stars out of five Zach Condon was clearly born in the wrong decade, but we're lucky he's living in our times.

Part of the Omaha, Neb., music scene that's included Conor Oberst and Bright Eyes, Maria Taylor and Azure Ray, the Faint and the record label Oberst co-founded, Saddle Creek, Cursive's 14 years in the field of adventurous rock produced an escalating series of breakthroughs.

Video makers get shot at fame Aspiring music video makers, take notice: Monsters of Folk is looking for you.

Over the past few months, contributors to NPR Music have been combing their collections, reading listener nominations and putting together a list of the Decade's 50 Most Important Recordings .

The supergroup Monsters of Folk. Forming a supergroup has long been considered one of the least cool things a group of prominent musicians can do.

Monsters of Folk at Stubb's . This combo of Jim James , Conor Oberst , raspy-voiced indie rocker M. Ward and producer/musician Mike Mogis released a self-titled debut in October, a low-key affair pulling from the diverse backgrounds of each member.

The former singer from southern grunge band Verbena is now a solo artist and has two albums under his belt.

Monsters of Folk started playing before the curtain rose on Friday night at the United Palace, and they were playing when it came down nearly three hours later.

Although many musicians joined the band's rotating lineup, Bright Eyes was primarily the songwriting vehicle of Conor Oberst, a quivery-voiced Nebraska native who first attracted attention in 1994 -- when he was only 14 years old -- as the singer and guitarist for Commander Venus.

A month ago, a few Frequency frequenters and I picked apart Pitchfork's list of the best records of the past decade, and commenter Shannon said she was looking forward to Paste magazine's picks.

Touring with Jim James, M. Ward, and Mike Mogis in the indie super group Monsters of Folk has been like "a fantasy, an erotic dream" for Conor Oberst.

Though the Strokes decision to go on indefinite hiatus disappointed thousands of fans, lead singer and songwriter Julian Casablancas is making a name for himself with his debut solo album "Phrazes for the Young." Deriving the album's title and inspiration from the Oscar Wilde essay, "Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young," Casablancas ...

The Traveling Wilburys, the late 1980s supergroup that featured Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne of ELO, set the blueprint for chummy band projects whose sum often happened to be as good, if not better, than their equal parts.

A supergroup this good has been long overdue. The stars of indie folk craft an album that shifts seamlessly between atmospheric blues, gloomy rock and steady beats.