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Conor Oberst

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    Five Must-See Shows This Weekend (Cinco de Mayo Edition)

    Curious what's going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions as to how to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don't fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend. Saturday May 5: Cinco de Mayo Phoenix Festival in Downtown Phoenix More than 150,000 people are expected to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2011

    Seven Suggested Songs For the Morning Commute

    Kholood EidThe morning commute can be a zen experience with the right playlist.​The morning commute can be a drag. A lack of sleep, caffeine or motivation can take its toll on a person. Luckily, there's music to at least help make the trip to work/school more bearable. Up on the Sun threw togethe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2011

    Six Degrees of The Elected

    Blake Sennett of The Elected: Somehow connected to Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, and Bright Eyes.​The 1993 film Six Degrees of Separation, about how everybody is ultimately connected to everybody else through somebody else, has spawned some spin-offs -- most notably, the game "Six Degrees of Kevin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2011

    Top 40 Songs with Arizona in the Lyrics: Songs 40 through 21

    Wikimedia CommonsArizona: Land of sun and song.​There have been more than 140 songs with lyrics about Arizona in them. Seriously. Some of them have been big hits by huge acts, too ("Get Back" by The Beatles, "Take It Easy" by The Eagles). The lyrics to these songs capture various snapshots of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Happy 70th Birthday Bob Dylan: The Seven Best "New Dylans"

    ​ Bob Dylan turns 70 today. The man who gave us "The Times They Are A-Changin'," the man who wrote "Like a Rolling Stone," "Mr. Tambourine Man," and "With God On Our Side." Over the years, he's influenced and remained busy. He inspired Sam Cook to write "A Change is Gonna Come," and even gave his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    Sound Strike Responds To One-Sided Salon.com Article

    Zack's been coming to AZ long before 1070 was an issueWhen I read the recent Salon.com article "How a boycott meant to save Arizona is hurting it," I wondered to myself how its author, a woman by the name of Drew Grant, ended up writing such an insipid, one-sided piece about the Sound Strike, a piec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    The Sound Strike Suffers Major Defections, Blocks Journalists from Facebook Page

    ​The Sound Strike has hit a rough patch.Yesterday, a federal appeals court again blocked SB 1070, which you can read all about on our Feathered Bastard blog, meaning the extremist Arizona immigration law will likely never take effect. That's great news for people who support the state's migrant co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2011

    Conor Oberst Disses Lady Gaga, Other Acts who Refuse Arizona Boycott

    ​Bright Eyes singer Conor Oberst is not backing down from the boycott of Arizona.In a new interview, Outburst Oberst singled out another musician by name, picking on Lady Gaga, who bravely performed in Phoenix last week for the second time on her current tour. Her first time through town she famou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2011

    The Sound Strike Gets Fancy New Web Site

    ​Would you like to see fewer (possible no) concerts played in the state of Arizona until SB 1070 has been repealed by a state legislature more interested in getting a gun into the hands of every man woman and child and making Obama hop through hoops to get his name on the 2012 ballot? The Sound St ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2011

    River Jones & Friends Music Festival at The Paisley Violin Last Night

    Melissa FossumMichelle Blades playing live at the River Jones Music & Friends Festival at Paisley Violin in Phoenix.​River Jones Music Festival The Paisley Violin Sunday, January 16, 2011 The first images that came to mind when I heard about a folk festival at The Paisley Violin? Tie-dyed col ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2010

    Owl & Penny: Fever Dreams

    ​Artist: Owl & PennyAlbum: Fever DreamsBasics: Ryan Osterman -- the man behind both Sownbones and Owl & Penny -- is one of the more talented players on the River Jones Music roster.Osterman's folk-tinged indie rock smacks of one of his admitted favorite artists, Ryan Adams.There's also a h ... More >>

  • Music

    November 25, 2010

    Atreyu @ Marquee Theatre

    ​Artist: Owl & PennyAlbum: Fever DreamsBasics: Ryan Osterman -- the man behind both Sownbones and Owl & Penny -- is one of the more talented players on the River Jones Music roster.Osterman's folk-tinged indie rock smacks of one of his admitted favorite artists, Ryan Adams.There's also a h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2010

    Painting by Cris Kirkwood, Signed Calexico and DeVotchKa Guitars, and More in Artists For Action Raffle

    ​Artists for Action, those plucky do-gooders counteracting Evil Mastermind Zach de la Rocha's attempts to make our state silent until SB 1070 is "repealed" (despite the fact that California's "eerily similar" Prop 187 was never repealed -- it just got stopped by a judge, the same way SB 1070 did) ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2010

    Top 10 Celebrity Cameos in Indie Rock Videos

    These days, the lines between indie and mainstream music are difficult to pinpoint. With indie artists featured prominently in mainstream media (I'm looking at you, Twilight soundtrack), it's hard to see what makes indie music, well, indie. When you add celebrities to the mix, it becomes even more d ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 19, 2010

    Whoops!

    How Phoenix's Smokus Pocus Accidentally Joined the Sound Strike Boycott

  • Music

    August 12, 2010

    How Phoenix's Smokus Pocus Accidentally Joined the Sound Strike Boycott

    How Phoenix's Smokus Pocus Accidentally Joined the Sound Strike Boycott

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    The Most Worthlessly Obscure Bands on The Soundstrike's Arizona Boycott List

    ​Well, Thursday is finally upon us -- however, what could have been an entirely shitty day was made less so by the wonderful foresight of U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton and her injunctions on SB 1070. Gov. Brewer's evil army of mercenaries will have to wait until a decision is made on the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    An Open Letter To Conor Oberst: What Will You Do If Nebraska Passes an SB 1070 Clone?

    Charlie Janssen: The man who may make Conor Oberst boycott his own state.​Dear Conor,Open letters about SB 1070 are all the rage right now, so I'm writing you one. I enjoyed the letters you and Arizona promoter Charlie Levy exchanged a few weeks ago and I thought your essay on the topic was though ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    Rage Against the Machine, Conor Oberst To Headline Anti-SB 1070 Concert

    Zack de la Rocha, back when all we had to worry about was ArpaioTrue to its June 29th promise, the Zack de la Rocha-led, anti-SB 1070 musicians' movement Sound Strike has announced a benefit concert for Friday, July 23 at the Hollywood Palladium to benefit organizations fighting SB 1070 on the groun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2010

    The Dan Band, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"

    ​Song: The Dan Band, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"Context: Conor Oberst SB 1070 boycott letter ---> Bright Eyes ---> Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" -----> Hilarious scene from Old School where The Dan Band plays the song. The Dan Band - Total Eclipse of the Heart

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2009

    Incoming: Yo La Tengo, Mars Volta, Monsters of Folk, The Voodoo Organist, Marcy Playground, Sevendust

    We've already hit a lot of the highlights of this week's concert announcements earlier in the week (Yo La Tengo, Mars Volta, Monsters of Folk, The Voodoo Organist) but somehow a big one slipped through the cracks.Yes, Marcy Playground (pictured) is making their long-awaited return to Club Red o ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 23, 2009

    Folk You

    We've already hit a lot of the highlights of this week's concert announcements earlier in the week (Yo La Tengo, Mars Volta, Monsters of Folk, The Voodoo Organist) but somehow a big one slipped through the cracks.Yes, Marcy Playground (pictured) is making their long-awaited return to Club Red o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2009

    Franz Ferdinand (Eventually) Resurrects The Dead at Marquee

    Martin CizmarSorry folks, this iPhone setlist shot is the best photo we got, as our photographer's credentials were lost.I know it's probably unfair to compare a crowd at the Marquee to a crowd at Coachella -- where the music-obsessed kids even greeted the white reggae band who came o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2009

    Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson and a Bunch 'o' Buddhists in Chandler

    Charles GabreanLaurie Anderson's backing guitarist. Lou something."Have you ever been given meditation instructions at a concert before?" the emcee asked as the crowd sat down at Chandler Center for the Arts to witness a benefit concert by Velvet Underground legend Lou Reed, his wife, performance ar ... More >>

  • Music

    April 2, 2009

    Matthew Reveles

    We'll Meet Halfway
    (self-released)

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2009

    You Asked For It: Matthew Reveles

    One of the things I love best about Bright Eyes (and yes, I unapologetically love Bright Eyes) is the way the band mingles so many rootsy sounds in songs that end up being totally contemporary. It's for that reason, and not just Matthew Reveles' vulnerable, emotive vocals, that I compare the Tempe s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2008

    Top Ten Americana Albums of 2008

    By Noah W. Bailey Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2008

    Concert Review: The Faint at Marquee Theatre on Nov. 1

    By Noah W. Bailey Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2008

    Future Shock: Horns up, Metallica is coming

    By Noah W. Bailey Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen ... More >>

  • Music

    May 22, 2008

    Neva Dinova

    By Noah W. Bailey Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2007

    Bright Spots

    By Noah W. Bailey Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen ... More >>

  • Music

    March 29, 2007

    Maria Taylor

    Good, angsty fun

  • News

    July 6, 2006

    Format Busters

    Songwriting duo Nate Ruess and Sam Means had enough of major-label drama, so now they're calling the shots

  • Music

    October 27, 2005

    Sage Francis

    Not even Gandhi is safe

  • Calendar

    June 9, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-day Picks

    Not even Gandhi is safe

  • Music

    April 28, 2005

    Damien Jurado

    Low-key does not equal boring

  • Music

    April 21, 2005

    The Good Life

    Wry chapters of doomed love

  • Music

    February 10, 2005

    Conor's Cult

    Rising star stays true blue

  • Music

    August 19, 2004

    The Ultimate Rock Fantasy

    Rising star stays true blue

  • Music

    February 19, 2004

    Phoenix Falling

    Want to see a good band? Go to Tucson.

  • Music

    April 24, 2003

    Hardest Art

    Tim Kasher of Cursive plays Ugly Organist. The rest is up to the listener.

  • Music

    April 17, 2003

    Iron Will

    Will Oldham writes lovely, sad folk songs. Just don't let the stage name throw you off.

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