Pitchfork — Monsters of Folk photo by Jennifer Tzar MP3:> The Roots: "Dear God 2.0" [ft. Monsters of Folk] "Dear God" was a slow-burning highlight from the self-titled 2009 LP from Monsters of Folk (aka Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst, My Morning Jacket's Jim James, M... more info

Pitchfork — Earlier this year, My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James (or, as he prefers to be known these days, Yim Yames) produced Dear Companion, a collaborative album from fellow Kentucky singer-songwriters Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore. The album raised ... more info

Pitchfork — Monsters of Folk photo by Jennifer Tzar According to an article in the latest issue of Rolling Stone (which Nah Right has helpfully uploaded), the Roots and Monsters of Folk (aka Conor Oberst, Jim Jim James, M. Ward, and Mike Mogis) are teaming up. T... more info

Pitchfork — Veteran singer-songwriter John Prine gets the tribute-album treatment with Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, out June 22 on Prine's own Oh Boy imprint. It features My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, Bon Iver... more info

Rolling Stone — My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst and Bon Iver will contribute on the 12-track tribute disc Broken Hearts And Dirty Windows: Songs Of John Prine. According to Consequence of Sound, the LP also features the Avett Brothers and Deer Tick. Godspeed You! Bl... more info

KEXP Seattle — That right there is a new music video for The Monsters of Folk’s song, “Dear God,” which was just released. You won’t see the monsters themselves, though. Conor Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward, and Mike Mogis let director and Michel Gondry protege... more info

Pitchfork — Crafts for a Cause is an auction for Haiti relief set up by Little Joy's Binki Shapiro, featuring exclusive items personalized by an all-star list of contributors. Proceeds go to Artists for Peace and Justice. Bid on items from the likes of Daft Pun... more info

NME — Artists donate custom artwork to raise money for the Haiti earthquake victims more info

Pitchfork — Front page photo by Autumn de Wilde MP3:> Bright Eyes and Neva Dinova: "Happy Accident" One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels is the name of a collaborative EP originally released by Bright Eyes and Neva Dinova back in 2004. And on March 23, Saddl... more info

Stereogum — Conor Oberst is all grown up — after listening to Monsters Of Folk you might even think he’s your dad — but Omaha’s favorite indie-rock son still slides into his Bright Eyes angst rather easily. See, for instance, “Happy Accident,” which ... more info