Culture Bully — Far from being a Conor Oberst apologist, I was actually one of the people who was frustrated by his maddeningly inconsistent early work, especially on his third and fourth albums under his Bright Eyes moniker. more info

JamBase — Outside Lands Announces String Of Late Night Shows & The Barbary Tent Come see ALO late night at the Gramble San Francisco's Outside Lands has announced a round of night shows during the weekend and days leading up to the festival. Some of San... more info

Rolling Stone — Monsters of Folk, the indie rock supergroup featuring My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, M. Ward and Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, posted three songs from their upcoming self-titled debut album on their MySpace page, showcasing the varyin... more info

Persona Sauna — NPR listeners came out of the woodwork to cast their votes for the year's best music thus far, and Animal Collective took the top spots in both Best Album and Best Song.Best Singles of 2009 (so far)1. "My Girls" Animal Collective2. "Two Weeks" Grizz... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Image: Sam Barnes, Filter Monsters of Folk is a folk supergroup comprised of Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James and singer/songwriter M.Ward. The group has a self-titled debut album coming out on S... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets are now on presale (password = SAYPLEASE ) for the NYC Monsters of Folk shows. All dates HERE. Video of Conor Oberst, M Ward, Mike Mogis and Yim Yames (pre-MoF MoF) covering Bob Dylan on Austin City Limits, below...... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Kurt Christensen Wilco has wrapped up their most recent run of North Ameican shows in support of Wilco (The Album). One of the final performances took place July 18th at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, NY. Conor Oberst... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - After getting news of their album release back in June, Monsters of Folk ( My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis and singer/songwriter M. Ward) have today announced their autumn tour plans,... more info

Rolling Stone — Monsters of Folk, the indie rock supergroup featuring Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, M.Ward and My Morning Jacket’s Jim James (or “Yim Yames” as he’s calling himself these days) embark on their first tour together in five years. ... more info

NME — Conor Oberst, Jim James side-project will tour together this fall more info