Stereogum — My Morning Jacket leader Jim James has always maintained a healthy side-project life, whether it's with Monsters Of Folk or with his own various solo endeavors. And on a new album, James joins a different sort of band. Last week, James released The ... more info

JamBase — It was 2009 all over again at the first day of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass when Jim James reunited with Monsters Of Folk mates M. Ward and Conor Oberst. more info

Uncut — Conor Oberst, Jim James, Mike Mogis and M Ward discuss their folk-rock supergroup Conor Oberst, Jim James, Mike Mogis and M Ward discuss their folk-rock supergroup The post Monsters Of Folk: “We all have My Morning Jacket envy” appeared firs... more info

Stereogum — On Sunday night, M. Ward opened for Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson at the Hollywood Bowl, and he made a big night of it, reuniting with Monsters Of Folk bandmates Conor Oberst and Jim James and She & Him bandmate Zooey Deschanel onstage. And last nig... more info

Uncut — The three played together M. Ward’s set opening for Brian Wilson at the Hollywood Bowl The three played together M. Ward’s set opening for Brian Wilson at the Hollywood Bowl The post Watch Conor Oberst, Jim James and M. Ward reunite Monsters... more info

Stereogum — M. Ward sort of gave us a little Monsters Of Folk reunion last month with his “Slow Driving Man” video featuring Conor Oberst, and now he’s given us an actual Monsters Of Folk reunion. The supergroup, which also includes Jim James and Mike Mogi... more info

JamBase — Three of the four members of supergroup Monsters Of Folk shared the stage together yesterday during M. Ward’s set at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. more info

Stereogum — Before launching high-profile collaborations She & Him (with Zooey Deschanel) and Monsters Of Folk (with Conor Oberst, Jim James, and Mike Mogis), Matthew Steven “M.” Ward stayed cranking out drowsy, dignified folk-rock LPs with retro sensibility... more info

Stereogum — Klara and Johanna Söderberg, the Swedish sisters who make up the duo First Aid Kit, learned to love American-heartland alt-roots music when they first heard Bright Eyes. In making their new album Stay Gold, the duo went to the source, traveling to O... more info

Stereogum — Conor Oberst’s new album Upside Down Mountain is his first in a few years, and part of the reason he’s taken so long between records is that he was working on a sci-fi screenplay for his Monsters Of Folk project. Oberst doesn’t think that anyth... more info