Conor Oberst’s labelmate Tim Kasher once sang, “I’m writing songs to entertain/ But these people, they just/ They just want pain.” It’s an apt summation of the lukewarm reaction to last year’s ...
Twelve years ago, Conor Oberst’s band Bright Eyes released two albums on top of each other that defined the cultural moment — the bombastic and emo-tinged folk record “I’m Wide Awake It’s Morning” and ...
When one collaborative project closes, another one opens—or at least that’s what Better Oblivion Community Center fans hope. Yesterday (March 21), members Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers surprised ...
Bright Eyes performed 'I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning' and 'Digital Ash in a Digital Urn' in a politically-charged homage to ...
His heart is always on the line, he’s traveled all kinds of places, and the concierges all meet him with a frown. M.—Matt, if you’re nasty—Ward has done this all before, so have we, and he wants us to ...
Photo by Scott Stewart Mama's Pizza, 8146 S. 96th St., opened its doors on Monday. Conor Oberst performs with Ben Brodin, Orenda Fink, Jake Bellows and Morgan Nagler at the Witherspoon Concert Hall in ...
Bright Eyes' tour, playing two of its biggest albums, stops at the Hollywood Bowl on Saturday. The band's frontman went through some things to get here.