Persona Sauna — NPR listeners came out of the woodwork to cast their votes for the year's best music thus far, and Animal Collective took the top spots in both Best Album and Best Song.Best Singles of 2009 (so far)1. "My Girls" Animal Collective2. "Two Weeks" Grizz... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Image: Sam Barnes, Filter Monsters of Folk is a folk supergroup comprised of Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James and singer/songwriter M.Ward. The group has a self-titled debut album coming out on S... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets are now on presale (password = SAYPLEASE ) for the NYC Monsters of Folk shows. All dates HERE. Video of Conor Oberst, M Ward, Mike Mogis and Yim Yames (pre-MoF MoF) covering Bob Dylan on Austin City Limits, below...... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Kurt Christensen Wilco has wrapped up their most recent run of North Ameican shows in support of Wilco (The Album). One of the final performances took place July 18th at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, NY. Conor Oberst... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - After getting news of their album release back in June, Monsters of Folk ( My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis and singer/songwriter M. Ward) have today announced their autumn tour plans,... more info

Rolling Stone — Monsters of Folk, the indie rock supergroup featuring Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, M.Ward and My Morning Jacket’s Jim James (or “Yim Yames” as he’s calling himself these days) embark on their first tour together in five years. ... more info

NME — Conor Oberst, Jim James side-project will tour together this fall more info

Stereogum — The all-star roots troupe of Conor Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward, and Mike Mogis finally let us sample their Monsters Of Folk project with the not very folky "Say Please" the other day. The self-titled LP is due 9/22 via Shangri-La music, which is go... more info

JamBase — MONSTERS OF FOLK ANNOUNCE FALL TOUR, EXTEND A CHARITABLE HAND Self-Titled Album in Stores September 22 on Shangri-La Music Monsters of Folk Monsters of Folk was born on the road five years ago when My Morning Jacket's Jim James, Bright Eyes'... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Monsters of Folk - Say Please (MP3) Monsters of Folk (Mike Mogis, Conor Oberst, M. Ward, and Yim Yames...or Jim James as most know him) will be heading out on tours of North America and Europe this fall. That... more info