Rollo & Grady — Insound is offering 50 free downloads from their top selling albums of 2009. Some of the artists include Deerhunter, Bon Iver, Grizzly Bear, M. Ward, Thee Oh Sees, Phoenix, to name a few. Insound downloads (click here). **The downloads are moving at... more info

Stereogum — The last time a video featured Conor Oberst in a public performance period piece, he was getting clobbered by trash and tomatoes. But that was before he and Mogis recruited Yim Yames on drums and M. Ward on piano to form the hydra-headed Paste-rock s... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Monsters of Folk, the supergroup made up of M. Ward, Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes), and Jim James (My Morning Jacket), played two New York-area shows this weekend: Friday at United Palace and Sunday at the Beacon Theatre. I was lucky enou... more info

Stereogum — Your local triple-A format radio station's favorite of this year's supergroup explosion stopped by 30 Rock last night. That's M. Ward, Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, and Yim Yames, singing "Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.)," the minor key harp and soul trac... more info

Chicago Tribune — Monsters of Folk sounds like the name of a Halloween float. The quartet of Jim James, M. Ward, Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis -- taking a collective busmen's holiday from their better-known bands (My Morning Jacket, Bright Eyes) -- clearly didn't sp... more info

Chicago Tribune — Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, M. Ward and Jim James strip down and rock When three songwriters used to calling their own shots get in a room and decide to play in ... more info

Live Daily — Midway through Monster of Folk’s sprawling two-hour-and-45-minute set Sunday (10/18) at the Greek Theatre, singer/guitarist Jim James thanked the crowd for being so respectful during the band’s performance. “Folk... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - Monsters of Folk’s self-titled debut is out now on Shangri-La Music and this collaborative effort of the group’s acclaimed members - Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James and ... more info

Stereogum — Conor Oberst, M. Ward, Jim James, Mike Mogis, and Centro-matic's Will Johnson donned their best late-night suits and played Seattle's Paramount Theatre last night. Photographer Laura Musselman was on hand and delivers this set of shots. ... more info

Live Daily — There's no escaping the aura of The Traveling Wilburys, the power act created by Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, George Harrison, Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne in the the late 1980s. Monsters of Folk [ tickets ], an uber-group of M. Ward, My Morning Jacket's Jim... more info