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

JamBase — SECOND ALBUM WITH NEW BAND, LIVE DATES IN APRIL How Oberst-ian… Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band will release a brand new album on May 5th on Merge Records. The album, titled Outer South, was recorded at Sonic Ranch Studios in To... more info

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