LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band: "Nikorette" [mp3] from the Outer South (out May 5th) other Conor Oberst posts at Largehearted Boy Crystal Stilts: "Love Is a Wave" from Love Is a Wave... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - With their second album, Outer South on its way May 5, 2009, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band are also set to release “One of My Kind” on April 15th, a documentary (see trailer below) that... more info

NME — 'One Of My Kind' is hoping to raise money for charity more info

JamBase — Merge XX: 5 Days of Live Music and Mayhem In celebration of Merge's 20th anniversary, Merge bands of the past and present will converge for five days of live music, July 22-26 in the heat of the sunny North Carolina summer. It's being dubbed "5 d... more info

Buzzgrinder — Turns out that I actually like Conor Oberst. Or at least his songs. When someone else plays them. I never would've guessed. Bright Eyes - Four Winds more info

JamBase — NOT MUCH OF A RETIREMENT, EH? Throwin' the horns… Despite announcing her withdrawal from live performance, M.I.A. will be joining the ever-growing lineup at this year's Coachella Music Festival. Maybe one of the side effects of Slumdog ... more info

JamBase — 36th TELLURIDE BLUEGRASS LINEUP ANNOUNCED INCLUDING DAVID BYRNE, ELVIS COSTELLO, CONOR OBERST Telluride Bluegrass 2008 by Benko Photographics Planet Bluegrass announces the complete single-day lineup for the 36th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Fes... more info

JamBase — THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS, DEVENDRA BANHART, ETIENNE DE CRECY THE ORB, MURDER CITY DEVILS, BUSY P AND PLUMP DJs ADDED TO THE COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL 2009 APRIL 17, 18 AND 19 Coachella 2008 by Dave Vann The Chemical Brothers (DJ ... more info

Guardian Music — It might not be the one you think. Johnny Black tells how virtual labels, games and 'synchronisation' are changing the measure of pop successIt used to be easy to tell who the big acts were. If an artist appeared regularly on Top of the Pops or lodge... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: News Today, Oh Boy!Bright Eye's Conor Oberst has once again hit the studio with the Mystic Valley Band, completing their second album, 'Outer South,' for a May 5 street date.St. Vincent is releasing a new album 'Actor' out May 5 on 4AD. ... more info