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 — Over the past few months, Desparecidos have been on tour in support of their new album, Payola — their first in 13 years — but they’ve been forced to cancel the rest of their dates after frontman Conor Oberst was hospitalized after a bad case o... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Desaparecidos at Coachella 2015 (more by Samantha Saturday) Desaparecidos have been forced to cancel the remainder of their US tour dates, as well as Conor Oberst's appearance at the Ground Control Touring 15th anniversary show at NYC's Webste... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for The Cure and The Twilight Sad's third show at MSG go on sale at 9 AM. Tickets for the Muse show at Barclays Center go on sale at 10 AM. Tickets for the Grace Potter shows at... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for The Cure and The Twilight Sad's third MSG show go on local and Chase presale today at 9 AM (anyone know the password?) Tickets for the Kendrick Lamar show at Webster Hall with his band The Wesley... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Superchunk at Riot Fest Chicago 2014 (more by James Richards IV) Booking agency Ground Control Touring turns 15 this year, and they'll be celebrating that anniversary with a seriously stacked NYC show on December 2 at Webster Hall. The... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin Desaparecidos at Rough Trade - 6/26/15 Conor Oberst's punk band Desaparecidos brought their tour to NYC to celebrate their great new Payola LP with two release shows: Shea Stadium on 6/25 and Rough Trade on... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield, words by Andrew Sacher The last time I saw Conor Oberst in a live setting was at Radio City in 2011. Conor and his band (Bright Eyes) were in semi-formal attire, and the lavish venue was... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Desaparecidos just put out their great new album, Payola, this week, and they're currently in NYC supporting it. Last night, Conor Oberst and co. played "City on the Hill" from the new album on Late Night with Seth Meyers.... more info

Stereogum — Desaparecidos, Conor Oberst’s leftist punk band, just released Payola, their second album overall but their first in 13 years. It absolutely rules. And while it doesn’t seem that weird to see Oberst on late-night TV, it does seem slightly weird t... more info