Twelve years ago, Conor Oberst’s band Bright Eyes released two albums on top of each other that defined the cultural moment — the bombastic and emo-tinged folk record “I’m Wide Awake It’s Morning” and ...

Following an almost decadelong hiatus, Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott, aka Bright Eyes, revived the popular indie-rock band they formed in the late 1990s. Noted for their melancholy, ...

Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band played the first of two sold-out shows at Slowdown in Oberst’s hometown of Omaha. If you don’t think that Conor Oberst is one of the best (and most versatile) ...

There was a time when Conor Oberst wrote, recorded and released songs compulsively. Starting his first band and founding a record label at age 13, melodies and lyrics came out in a torrent of albums, ...

People have been concerned about Bright Eyes leader Conor Oberst lately. Some of Bright Eyes recent live shows -- like the secret Chicago gig where they debuted a bunch of songs from the forthcoming ...