Conor Oberst: The Documentry

This is something that is sure to please all diehard Bright Eyes and Oberst fans. …A Mystic Valley Band documentry. The film called ‘One of My Kind’ will debut online Monday, April 15th. The hour long film was recorded by their guitar tech, Paul Schaffart, during the past year and a half. Covering everything from live performances to backstage and touring antics, this film will surely have it all. Actually, I’m surprised Conor never made one sooner.

You will be able to download the documentry at Causecast, IFC, Conor’s Website, Merge Records and Wichita Records (UK). These downloads will also be FREE.

Watch the trailer for ‘One of My Kind’  HERE


Conor and the boys also recently added more dates to their tour:

04-09 Omaha, NE – The Slowdown
04-10 Denver, CO – Ogden Theater
04-11 Aspen, CO – Belly Up
04-12 El Paso, TX – Barnett Harley Davidson
04-13 Albuquerque, NM – The Sunshine Theater
04-14 Tempe, AZ – The Marquee
04-15 Pomona, CA – The Glasshouse
04-17 Indio, CA – Coachella
06-17 Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
06-18 Telluride, CO – Telluride Bluegrass Festival
06-19 Moab, UT – Star Hall
06-20 Salt Lake City, UT – Library Square
06-21 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
06-22 Missoula, MT – Wilma Theater
06-24 Minneapolis, MN – First Ave
06-25 Milwaukee, WI – Summer Fest
06-26 Omaha, NE – Anchor Inn
06-28 Kansas City, MO – Beaumont
06-29 Columbia, MO – Blue Note
06-30 Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall
07-01 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
07-02 Bearsville, NY – Bearsville Theater
07-03 New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place

Phoenix Does 3 Songs on SNL

Saturday Night Live is getting kind of boring, isn’t it? This season is almost unwatchable with the exception of some great musical guests stopping by. Case in point, French rockers Phoenix graced the stage last Saturday night. It seems the current ‘thing’ on SNL is that when there is a lack of good sketches, the band gets to perform three songs that night. Nice. Phoenix charmed the audience with ‘Lisztomania’, ‘1901’ and ‘Too Young’. The band was really the only reason to watch.

Phoenix will release Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix in the US on May 25th.

View the three performances from the night below.

‘Lisztomania’

‘1901’

Video: Datarock “Give it Up”

Datarock is one of the most bizarre acts out there. Dance poses and red suits are the first thing that comes to mind upon hearing their name. Immediatly following that comes the thought of how great of a band they are. Different, yes. Brilliant, totally. Datarock is due to release ‘Red’ on 4/14 and have just released the video for the first single, ‘Give it Up’.  The video involves nothing more than a crazy dance off, for once making dance competitions seem cool.

Watch Datarock’s ‘Give it Up’