Paste Magazine — Omaha indie darling Conor Oberst and his comrades The Mystic Valley Band are set to release a new album, Outer South, May 5 via Merge Records. more info

Stereogum — A year ago Conor dropped the Bright Eyes for his birth name, ditched Mogis (but not Walcott) for some other dudes, and headed off to Tepoztlán, Morelos, México to make an eponymous LP. It went well, and by November he and his Mystic Valley B... more info

Pitchfork — Looks like this whole Mystic Valley Band thing is the real deal for Conor Oberst-- they even have cool matching windbreakers to prove it (left). The Bright Eyes mastermind's non-Bright Eyes band is already set to drop the follow-up to last year's so... more info

NME — Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band have revealed details of their forthcoming album. more info

Radio Exile — Conor Oberst would be proud. The grandiose mix of stretched-out personal lyrics matched with a crescendoing snare drum is alive and well in the confines of Boris Smile’s new EP, Beartooth. Loosely-wrapped strings and drums are nothing new in i... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: News, Exclusive, Holy HellWith the release this past holiday season of Rivers Cuomo's second annual solo album, 'Alone II,' the Weezer frontman is almost -- almost -- crossing into territory reserved for the Ryan Adams and the Conor Ober... more info

Totally Fuzzy — McKinon said...Podcast 27, Featuring Some Indies and Pop Tunes , mainly new music. Here`s the playlist.1. The Fray - Syndicate (3:32)2. The Rushes - Borderline (2:55)3. Ann West - Ben Nevis (3:56)4. Steve Cradock - Running Away (3:09)5. The Everyday ... more info

JamBase — 36th TELLURIDE BLUEGRASS ADDS DAVID BYRNE, CONOR OBERST, JENNY LEWIS AND MORE Telluride Bluegrass Festival 2008By Benko Photographics Planet Bluegrass has announced some big time additions to the 36th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival, held th... more info

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JamBase — BEATLES AND KILLERS AND LIPSTICK WEARING MIDDLE-AGE MEN! Jack White - The Raconteurs :: Coachella 2008 by F. Reda Headliners Paul McCartney, The Killers and The Cure are among the 130-plus acts set for the tenth Coachella Music Festival at the b... more info