Conor Oberst

Will Johnson Looks Inward with a New Solo Album

Will Johnson Looks Inward with a New Solo Album

On September 11, Will Johnson will release Scorpion, his first solo full-length record since 2005. It comes after a four-year stretch in which Johnson has seen his profile heightened by collaborations with Monsters of Folk (Jim James, M.Ward, Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis), New Multitudes (Jay Farrar, An ... More >>

10 Big Show Announcements: M83 at Palladium Ballroom, One Direction at American Airlines Center and More

M83Thursday, October 11, at Palladium BallroomThis must be some kind of record. The three most anticipated shows coming to town in the next year belong to M83. The two taking place at the Granada Theater later this month are sold out already. I wonder how long it will take for these tickets to disap ... More >>

Last Night: Bright Eyes at the Palladium Ballroom

Bright Eyes with First Aid Kit Palladium Ballroom Thursday, September 15, 2011 Better than: what everyone around the office predicted, including the gent who penned our preview in this week's paper. Conor Oberst, in Denver in June. (Photo by Aaron Thackery via Westword.com)​Not long into Bright ... More >>

Bright Eyes, First Aid Kit

Thursday, September 15, at the Palladium Ballroom

Tim Kasher, Aficionado, SeaLion

Death Cab For Cutie, Frightened Rabbit

Saturday, August 13, at Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie

Scattered Trees, The Alternate Routes, Valise

Tuesday, August 9, at the Prophet Bar

Bright Eyes, Cults, Twin Sister and a Pretty Darn Good List of Other Show Announcements

Bright Eyes​Bright Eyes is the biggest band to come out of Omaha ever. Fronted by indie-rock icon Conor Oberst, around whom the entire city's scene more or less revolves, they're one of the most revered acts of the last decade. But that hasn't stopped them from trying their hands at some outside m ... More >>

Felice Brothers

Sunday, April 10, at The Loft

SXSW 2011 Buzz Power Rankings: Odd Future Slips Just Past Kanye, Mostly Because People Are Sick of Talking About Kanye.

Swag!​Well, mercifully, the last night of SXSW 2011 is finally upon us. And, on this final day, in which luminaries such as Kanye West, Perez Hilton and Rachel Ray are finally letting their presence be known, we finally have a new act sitting atop our buzz power rankings.That's right: Later Kanye; ... More >>

Watch: Ben Kweller Collaborates With Conor Oberst in Brooklyn

​ Greenville's Own Ben Kweller has had his fair share of collaborators over the years -- and, in this coming week's paper, we'll meet one of them, John David Kent, his former Radish bandmate, who is starting to make waves on his own thanks to his new outfit, John David Kent and the Dumb Angels. Th ... More >>

Staff Trax: The Philistines Jr., Typhoon, Kylesa, Amy Cook and Fences

Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we've been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to get some more insight into ... More >>

Titus Andronicus, Soft Environmental Collapse, Bizarro Kids

Tuesday, August 31, at Sons of Hermann Hall

Will Johnson Joins Monsters of Folk, Preps Other Collaborations...

​Some interesting Will Johnson news pouring in this week, as the Centro-matic frontman's keeping  himself quite busy these days. Just a couple nights ago, in fact, a little birdie told me that Johnson, always the busy touring musician, is the newest addition to the Monsters of Folk lineup, jo ... More >>

Today In Music News: Bright Eyes Retires, Sufjan Gets His Movie On and RZA Get Philosophical

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, July 23, 2009... Conor Oberst is allegedly retiring his Bright Eyes moniker. I would like to suggest a new name: George Taylor. Sufjan Stevens is set to release a CD/DVD set for his movie The BQE. No word yet on a set of wings coming w ... More >>

Ben Kweller, Jones St. Station

Friday, June 26, at the Granada Theater

Today In Music News: Prince Is In Pain, Trent Reznor's Done With Twitter, and Monsters of Folk Are Coming...

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, June 12, 2009... Prince is apparently refusing to get a double hip replacement because of his religious beliefs. So, instead of having the surgery, he's "popping pain killers and hoping it will all go away." I think that's the same thing my un ... More >>

Today In Music News: iTunes Launches Tiered Pricing, Conor Oberst Releases Free Doc, Weezy Joins Ross Against Fitty, And Don't Hassle The Hoff Tween Band.

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 8, 2009... Good news if you're a fan of iTunes: Apple launched a tiered pricing system yesterday and discontinued the DRM on all downloads. Which is great news for people who don't read music blogs and get their songs for free. Free doc ... More >>

Top Ten Americana Albums of 2008

In next week's paper, we'll unveil our national package on the best music of the year (the following week, we'll tackle the best in DFWd music). But, as a teaser, here's our paper's contribution to the national package: Noah W. Bailey's picks for the best Americana/folk releases of '08. Picking the ... More >>

It's Not Americana; It's Dress-Up

Don't be fooled by the faded denim and snap-button cowboy shirts

Conor Oberst

Conor Oberst (Merge)

Still Wildly Childlike

Tilly and the Wall singer talks gossip, trippy kids' shows

Austin City Limits Music Festival Announces Lineup

Bright Eyes, Oakley Hall, McCarthy Trenching

Friday, May 11, at the Palladium Ballroom

On the Download

Linking you to the best in legitimate, artist-approved exclusives

Straylight Run, Matt Pond PA, Kevin Devine

Tilly and the Wall

Saturday, November 11, at Hailey's, Denton

Into the Dark

Weirded out by Thursday's Journey/Def Leppard bill? The future is worse.

Maria Taylor, Zykos

Saturday, April 15, at Hailey's

Death Pool For Cutie

Check the Vegas odds-- it's time to predict this year's rock star deaths

iPeep

With the season's biggest video player, music lovers can watch good videos again

Live and Well

Just because bands are cashing in on live albums this Christmas season doesn't mean they can't get it right

Odds & Ends

Get in on The Rocket Summer's next music video before his major label deal kicks in

Maria Taylor, Statistics, Zykos

Thursday, July 7, at Gypsy Tea Room's "Tea Room"

Bright Eyes

Sunday, June 5, at Nokia Theatre

Turn Around, Bright Eyes

If Conor Oberst overcomes his disdain for his president, his audience and himself, he'll rule the world

The Legend of Billy Hicks

Or, why sax player is no longer a viable occupation in rock and roll

Little Brazil

Monday, March 21, at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios

Bright Eyes

I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning/ Digital Ash in a Digital Urn (Saddle Creek)

Bright Eyes, Jim James, M. Ward

Friday, October 8

Return of the Chipmunk

Harpist Joanna Newsom: strange, hypnotic, dark, bizarre and absolutelygodawful

Kind of Like Spitting

September 27

Rilo Kiley, M. Ward and A Band of 4

August 8

Spring Fling

Concert series to bring more folks downtown--we hope, anyway

Bright Eyes

April 16

Western Keys

January 28

Prodigy Son

Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst gets Lifted

The Faint

May 10

Bleed American

Desaparecidos want to return to a simple kind of life