2009 River To River Festival

2009 River To River Festival The 2009 River to River Festival website launched the other day and despite the plethora of information it contains, there’s really no easy way to get a comprehensive listing of events ordered by date (as far as I can tell). So in lieu of presenting nothing, here’s a partial listing…

New Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band Record, Tour Dates

This just in… Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band will release a brand new album, entitled Outer South, on May 5th on Merge Records. Outer South is a spectacular 16-track album featuring songs written by Oberst, Jason Boesel, Nik Freitas, and Taylor Hollingsworth, some of which were part of the live show from late…

Dark Was The Night Is Coming, Listening Party at Stanton Public

Dark Was The Night is the upcoming stunning new double CD set from the Red Hot Organization and 4AD. Honestly, and I never say this about compilations, let alone double records, but this thing could well be my favorite album of the year. Dark Was The Night was masterfully produced (and that’s not idle flattery,…

Conor Oberst Presale Info, Tour Dates (Terminal 5)

Conor Oberst – “Souled Out” Other than Drake’s review, I don’t think I really mentioned Mr. Oberst’s latest multi-date sold out foray through NYC. Good news though for his (rabid) fans, he just announced a bunch of new dates and a presale starts today (Sep 3) at noon at conoroberst.frontgatetickets.com for the following shows: Conor…

Drake’s Take: New Releases 08.05.08

This week (or like two weeks ago) Drake ponders the future of the “Take” (say it ain’t so) as well as latest releases from a Mike Mogis-less Conor Oberst and Battering Room favorites, Oxford Collapse. -ed. Drake’s Take: New Releases 08.05.08 It’s been a few busy weeks away from the new release racket, and lying…