Consequence Of Sound — Bright Eyes, Sunny Day Real Estate, Cap'n Jazz, The Jesus Lizard, Unwound, The Dismemberment Plan, Built to Spill, and American Football will play the inaugural festival. Best Friends Forever Festival Bringing All The Best Emo Bands to Las Vegas Jo... more info

JamBase — Bright Eyes released a cover of John Prine’s “Christmas In Prison" with proceeds benefiting the Prine family-founded Hello In There Foundation. more info

Chorus.fm — Listen to Bright Eyes cover John Prine. more info

Consequence Of Sound — The new recording also features a sample from the late singer-songwriter's 1993 album A John Prine Christmas. Bright Eyes Cover John Prine’s “Christmas in Prison”: Stream Abby Jones more info

Stereogum — In 2002, Bright Eyes shared A Christmas Album, containing eleven haunting songs for the holiday season. Today, they’re releasing a cover of John Prine’s “Christmas In Prison” from his 1973 record Sweet Revenge. more info

Consequence Of Sound — The Bright Eyes frontman will be playing career-spanning sets in Los Angeles and New York City. Conor Oberst Announces “Conor Oberst and Friends” 2024 Residency Dates Abby Jones more info

Stereogum — Yeah man, I’m not into that emo shit anymore, it’s all whiny songs about girls. I’m into Death Cab and Bright Eyes and Okkervil River and the Wrens and the Decemberists and the Shins now. more info

Chorus.fm — Bright Eyes performed “Dance and Sing” on Colbert. more info

Tuneage — musicforants:Well, it’s been quite a year. I have to admit with the pandemic + election, I spent most of the year retreating to my musical comfort zone, listening to the familiar instead of seeking out new music (with a few exceptions for long-time... more info

Stereogum — About ten years ago, Lisa Loeb performed a cover of Bright Eyes‘ "First Day of My Life" at her friend’s wedding. She recorded it a year later for their anniversary, but has only now shared the studio-recorded cover with the world. Back in April, ... more info