Conor Oberst's Desaparecidos Announce East Coast Tour Dates
Desaparecidos have announced that they will be heading out on an east coast tour that is set to start in early February.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWatch a Performance from Conor Oberst's Desaparecidos on Carson Daly
Earlier this summer, Conor Oberst and a reunited Desaparecidos released two songs, “MariKKKopa” and “Backsell,” as part of a 7" single that was offered through the band’s website. It was Desaparecidos first release in over 10 years.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsDesaparecidos to Release First New Material in 10 Years
Desaparecidos, the Conor Oberst-fronted Nebraska band, has announced that they will be releasing their first new material in 10 years. Tomorrow, two new tracks, “MariKKKopa” and “Backsell,” will be released digitally and on 7" vinyl through the band’s website.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsConor Oberst’s Desaparecidos Set to Reunite for Maha Music Festival
Conor Oberst’s former emo/punk rock band Desaparecidos will reunite for a one-off gig this summer. The Omaha World Herald reported this weekend that the band is scheduled to perform at the city’s Maha Music Festival, taking place at Stinson Park, Aksarben Village on August 11. read more
Found in: Music, NewsTen '00s Acts That Should Make Music Again
In mid-January, word came from pretty much out of nowhere that Canadian rock duo Death From Above 1979 was reuniting... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayWatch Conor Oberst's Desaparecidos Perform at Nebraska's Concert for Equality
Conor Oberst “was outraged, saddened and embarrassed” when a city ordinance co-written by Kris Kobach, a contributor to Arizona’s controversial SB 1070 immigration bill, recently passed in Fremont, Neb. In an effort to overturn the new law, Oberst helped organize a benefit show, dubbed Concert for Equality, for the American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSwans Join Desaparecidos and Liz Phair in a Week of Comebacks
This week alone, Conor Oberst announced the Desaparecidos are reuniting for an American Civil Liberties Union benefit show in Omaha, Liz Phair emerged from a five-year hiatus with a new album (and a rap song!) and the Swans announced the release of their first studio album in 14 years. Whew! That’s a whole lot of comeback.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsConor Oberst Reunites Desaparecidos for Nebraska Concert for Equality
For good or for ill, Arizona’s controversial anti-illegal immigration bill SB 1070 has gotten a lot of attention from musicians around the country—from the high-profile Chuck D and Rage Against The Machine to more modestly well-known/Paste cover stars like Conor Oberst and My Morning Jacket. Some artists are attempting to raise awareness by canceling tour dates within Arizona in boycott. In a recent letter to promoter Charlie Levy (in response to Levy’s open letter in The Arizona Republic), Oberst mentioned a similar bill in small-town Nebraska, his home state.... read more
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