Conor Oberst

Justin Townes Earle Is a Songwriter, First and Foremost

Conor Oberst Releases "MariKKKopa" by Desaparecidos, a Song About Sheriff Joe

See also: The Haymarket Squares Blast Sheriff Joe With New Video; Raise Money For New Record See also: Conor Oberst Disses Lady Gaga, Other Acts who Refuse Arizona Boycott See also: Charlie Levy of Promoter Stateside Presents Pens Open Letter to SB 1070 Boycotters See also: Conor Oberst Pens Totally ... More >>

Blogs Teased in Our 4/7 Issue

​This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts... Why did Bright Eyes singer Conor Oberst diss Lady Gaga's concert in Arizona? What are Phoenix's most obnox ... More >>

David Dondero

Bright Eyes Records Song For Arizona Boycott Group

Bright Eyes has recorded a single for the group of musicians boycotting Arizona. "Coyote Song," can be bought for $2 here if you want to support people boycotting our state. Or you can give money to people actually working in to make a difference on the ground in Arizona by buying our compilation, ... More >>

Bob Corritore, Titus Andronicus, Al Jardine, and More in This Week's Issue

Bob Corritore, local blues extraordinaire​This week's music feature is on Bob Corritore, the supreme blues enthusiast. He discusses how leaving Chicago resulted in a series of fortunate events for him in Phoenix. Between being a disc jockey and co-owning the Rhythm Room, he has plenty to keep hims ... More >>

From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 8/5 Issue

​This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. Who are the most worthlessly obscure artists boycotting AZ over SB 1070? What are the five best remixes of t ... More >>

Conor Oberst Pens Totally Reasonable (Yet Dead Wrong) Open Letter About SB 1070 Boycott

​Remember local promoter Charlie Levy's open letter urging bands not to participate in the Sound Strike boycott of Arizona because of SB 1070?It was, as Chris Farley might say, awesome.Levy has received a response from Conor Oberst (a.k.a. That Guy Who Should Re-Assemble Bright Eyes).Link here.Obe ... More >>

July 2 In Blogs: Barry Wong, First Friday, SB 1070, Venezia's Pizzeria, and DPS

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Kanye West, Sonic Youth, Conor Oberst, Rise Against: The SB1070 Boycott is Officially On, Everyone!

​Pitchfork is reporting that Rage Against The Machine singer Zack de la Rocha has secured commitments to boycott Arizona from Kanye West, Sonic Youth, Conor Oberst, Massive Attack, Rise Against, Tenacious D, Joe Satriani and others.Word comes from his new organization, The Sound Strike which as wh ... More >>

May 26 In Blogs: John McCain, Kanye West, Cat Cora, and Marijuana

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: John McCain, Russell Pearce, Michelle Obama, Jan Brewer Pimp-Slapped in New Dennis ... More >>

Titus Andronicus

Titus Andronicus

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Jersey Shore Parties, Pin-up Girls, T-Pain, and More

www.mtv.comGet a fake bake like Angelina "Jolie" Pivarnick at Sandbar's Jersey Shore party tonight.​Colorful doesn't even begin to describe the eclectic array of inexpensive events on tap for this weekend. There's a candy-themed dance party at Afterlife that's guaranteed to satisfy your sweet to ... More >>

Matt Hires

Arty Girl: Monsters of Folk Mural...No Thanks

Ok, just a warning: I'm going to be mean in this blog. But I assert that anything I say here does not hold a candle to the suffering I feel everyday on my way to work, when I've had to take in a begrudging eyeful of the Monsters of Folk Tour mural.The Monsters of Folk Mural by Joe Pagac.​Yeah, I ... More >>

Are Monsters of Folk Really a Supergroup?

Lily Allen and Liam Gallagher's Drunken Flight, Charles Manson Courts Phil Spector, Green Day at the VMAs

Spin:Listen: Scarlett Johansson Duets with Pete Yorn NME: Rejected Britney Spears Song Set for Har Mar Superstar Album NME: Ray Davies: 'The Kray Twins Wanted to Manage The Kinks' NME: Lily Allen and Liam Gallagher Cause Boozy Havoc on 11-Hour Flight NME: Charles Manson Asks Phil Spector to Collabor ... More >>

Monsters of Folk Coming To Phoenix Oct. 21

 Seems like it's been a long time since a any Phoenix promoter felt like shelling out the big bucks it takes to rent the gorgeous Orpheum Theatre downtown for a show. It appears the inaugural tour by Monsters of Folk, an ironically-named side project featuring My Morning Jacket's Jim ... More >>

Radiohead Singer May Make Music For Arizona Author's Movie, Monsters of Folk Free Single Download, Animal Collective Legally Sample Grateful Dead

Pitchfork: Thom Yorke to Contribute Music to Twilight Sequel Soundtrack? Electric Mustache: Weekend Concert Calendar: No Age, Jessica Lea Mayfield and More! Idolator: Miranda Lambert Rages Against The Wind Machine Idolator: Unreleased Michael Jackson Track Has Been Through The Desert NME: Conor Ober ... More >>

M. Ward

Conor Oberst Keeps it Mystical at Marquee

Luke HolwerdaConor Oberst on stage at the Marquee in Tempe on April 14, 2009. Comparing Conor Oberst to Bob Dylan is somewhat old hat. It's easy enough to make a case for grouping the two Midwestern singer-songwriters known for folky instrumentation and unique styles of story-telling, and people hav ... More >>

April 15 In Blogs: Obama, Conor Oberst, Coachella, Kabuki and More

We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever: Obama Scholarship Program at ASU Really a Financial Aid Program; Draws ... More >>

The Sun Sessions: Bright Eyes, "Tourist Trap"

Jonathan McNamaraZachary James Dodds plays the New Times courtyard. Conor Oberst -- who is Bright Eyes in the way that Trent Reznor is Nine Inch Nails -- comes to the Marquee tonight. To mark the occasion we enlisted local singer-songwriter Zachary James Dodds to play a song from Conor's immense ca ... More >>

Conor Oberst’s Chemistry Set

Conor Oberst Is Coming to the Marquee on April 14

Conor Oberst, a.k.a. the guy from Bright Eyes I know my excitement about this show is going to give people a chance to give me shit, but fuck it: Conor Oberst and the Mystique Valley Band are coming to the Marquee on Tuesday, April 14. Already, you can feel the excitement building. Witness this conv ... More >>

Conor Oberst

Conor Oberst
(Merge)

Neva Again

Bright Eyes

But you knew that already

Street to Nowhere

Come and listen to their story

Page France

Pop, not corn

Philanthropy vs. Marketing

Tilly and the Wall

Paradiddle off to Buffalo

Death Pool for Cutie

Everybody's gotta go sometime

Maria Taylor, Statistics

Get Oberst it

Unkind Cut

We'd been enjoying emo for years before self-injury stepped into the spotlight

Bright Eyes, and The Faint

This time with electro

Legal Love

Getting the cream for free

Atmosphere

Something for the ladies

Okkervil River

Indie saviors in waiting

Shorties

EPs are usually ignored by reviewers. Here are a few recent releases worth the attention.

Original Soul

This time, it's personal: Our look back at an intimate year in music.

Road Worrier

Restless singer-songwriter David Dondero seeks out love and mourns the loves he's lost on The Transient

Who Are These Guys?

Saddle Creek bursts forward, which it marks with a new label comp

Letdowns: Bummer, Man

Five artists came with the promise of a new day -- and defused faster than a wet firecracker

Critics VS 2002: Rebuilding From Ash

2002 spent the year in a 9/11 hangover. Through the confusion, notable and amazing works still arose

Breakup Songs

The ironically named The Good Life is a dark detour from Omaha auteur Tim Kasher

Eyes on the Prize

Sensitive indie prodigy Conor Oberst discovers new aggression with Desaparecidos

Kind of Like Spitting

100 Dollar Room (Ganaarecordings/Ohev Records)

Little Boy Blue

Bright Eyes' wunderkind Conor Oberst plunges into a world of adult-size despair with Fevers and Mirrors