Bright Eyes

Throwing down the word "capitalism" in a song titled after the biggest shopping center in North America conjures up immediate associations. Read More

When Jason Boesel went down to Mexico in 2008 with Conor Oberst , his objective was simple: play drums. Read More

Do you remember the first time you heard Bright Eyes ? Read More

"God bless you, Austin, you never let us down!" Read More

On Monday night, November 9th, a couple thousand eager music fans were stacked in the 19th century orchestra hall, The Academy of Music, in Philadelphia to witness the super group, Monsters of Folk. Super is understated when describing the musicianship of Jim James (My Morning Jacket), Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes), M. Ward (solo and She and Him), and Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes). Read More

Our label, Wichita Recordings, came together in the early months of 2000 so it makes me doubly sad as we all look back to conclude that the "noughties" was probably the worst decade for popular culture in 50 years. Read More

A couple years ago, when Jason Boesel was in Mexico recording tracks with Conor Oberst for what would become the album 'Conor Oberst,' he wore a necklace that bore a hand-shaped pendant. Read More

Off course, the expectations coming into the evening were already astronomical. Read More

Maybe it was a desire to keep pace with Bruce Springsteen , who was performing all 20 tracks of 'The River' a couple of miles downtown, that inspired Monsters of Folk to play such an epic set Sunday night at New York City's Beacon Theatre. Read More

Monsters of Folk is an indie supergroup comprised of Jim James (credited as Yim Yames) from My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis from Bright Eyes, and M. Ward. Read More