Bright Eyes performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Saturday night(September 29) at the Hollywood Bowl. Opening the night Yo La Tengo, M. Ward who reportedly warmed the crowd up with "strong sets," reported NME.The 90-minute set previewed a new protest song called "What Good Are You", on which Sleater-Kinney's Janet Weiss played maracas.Reportedly, Oberst looked casual with a blac...
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Bright Eyes AKA Conor Oberst is releasing the first solo album he's done under his own name in 13 years. The album, Conor Oberst, is due out August 5. Here's the info direct from Merge Records, the label releasing the album:This recording was made in Tepoztlán, Morelos, México during the months of January and February 2008. In Tepoztlán, a place known for Aztec Magic and Extra-Terrestrial Sight
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Bright Eyes have announced that they will perform a one-off show with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl this fall, according to NME.Frontman Conor Oberst will join a full orchestra at the outdoor amphitheater on September 29 to play tunes from their latest album, ??Cassadaga??.Tickets go on sale this Saturday and will be available through TicketmasterAlso,Catch Bright Eyes toni...
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From Zeropaid.comAs we all know, most record labels these days are working overtime to keep their music off of P2P and file-sharing networks. Saddle Creek, on the other hand, is one of the few who has decided to instead embrace the technology. The Omaha-based label is offering up free tracks as part of a Saddle Creek Sampler 2007 that highlights some of last years biggest hits. "The idea is to ...
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Indie rockers Bright Eyes and M. Ward "will headline a rally":http://www.theslowdown.com/2008/01/21/barack-rally-bright-eyes/ for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Obama who is trailing closely behind fellow Democratic presidential candidate Hilary Clinton after Super Tuesday's caucuses, hopes to recruit voters for the Nebraska democratic caucus on February 9th.Joining M.Ward and ...
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The new Bright Eyes ablum will be released next Tuesday, April 10, but you can stream the entire album right now.Check it out:http://www.saddle-creek.com/streaming/lbj-103/index.html
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So I was reading an entry on wikipedia (that ever-reliable source) about M. Ward and came across this snippet of gossip which caused me to splurge my coffee at the computer screen (metaphorically) in shock..."According to the Omaha City Weekly: ...Also with recording plans for the winter is Conor Oberst. Beginning in the new year, Oberst is slated to begin recording two new albums — one a solo .
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Ok, here's your chance to make up for all those illegal downloads. I'm not affiliated in any way with Best Buy, but when they have CDs for this cheap, especially artists I see talked about all the time here, I wanted to share the info. If I knew they were this cheap at your local indie record store, I'd mention that, too. I just want to see the acts we all love get some SoundScan love so they d...
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Bright Eyes is nearly at the end of playing seven nights at New York's Town Hall. And according to Billboard, Lou Reed, Rilo Kiley's Jenny Lewis and Ben Kweller all showed up for guest turns, and on Tuesday (May 29), Norah Jones and the Willies emerged three-quarters through the show to play a short set of their own.Jones and company performed versions of "Love Me" and "I'll Never Get Out of Th...
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Bright Eyes has canceled the remainder of his tour due to illness. No specific illness was assigned to the forced cancellations. The band's MySpace page simply informed:"With regret Bright Eyes has canceled this week's shows and appearance at V Fest (Bristol Aug 15; Liverpool Aug 16; Nottingham Aug 17; V Fest Aug 18 & 19). Illness has forced the cancellation. Bright Eyes would like to express t...
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With two successful solo albums under his belt, as well as the forthcoming Monsters of Folk collaboration with Jim James and M. Ward, it seemed inevitable that Conor Oberst would outgrow the Bright Eyes moniker he used during his 7-album climb to...
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well i love anything by bright eyes but this song especially!listen to it you wont b dissapointed.Id upload it for you but my file is m4a not mp3 sorry. there are many places to download it for free [dogpile.com, limewire, etc...]yah check it out you guys =] and get bright eyes new album cassadaga it is aweeeeeesome =].-sierra.
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Bright Eyes' sixth album, Cassadaga, debuted at #4 on the Billboard Top 200 album charts this week.The album sold 58,000 copies during its first week of release.This is the highest position an album by the acclaimed indie rocker has yet attained.In 2005 Bright Eyes released two albums, 2005's I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning and Digital Ash in a Digital Urn; the first debuted at No. 10, while the s...
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WowWoahThis song.Its amazing.The intelligence of the writer. The irony, The Message.Its the art of music.wow.
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This is a very rare song by Conner. You can only find it on the vinyl version of noise floor, which is a collection of his rare songs. Seems somewhat arbitrary to release a cd of rare songs but leave off certain songs only to be put on vinyl. I think thats what makes it so much better.
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