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The former singer from southern grunge band Verbena is now a solo artist and has two albums under his belt.

Monsters of Folk started playing before the curtain rose on Friday night at the United Palace, and they were playing when it came down nearly three hours later.

Although many musicians joined the band's rotating lineup, Bright Eyes was primarily the songwriting vehicle of Conor Oberst, a quivery-voiced Nebraska native who first attracted attention in 1994 -- when he was only 14 years old -- as the singer and guitarist for Commander Venus.

A month ago, a few Frequency frequenters and I picked apart Pitchfork's list of the best records of the past decade, and commenter Shannon said she was looking forward to Paste magazine's picks.

Touring with Jim James, M. Ward, and Mike Mogis in the indie super group Monsters of Folk has been like "a fantasy, an erotic dream" for Conor Oberst.

Though the Strokes decision to go on indefinite hiatus disappointed thousands of fans, lead singer and songwriter Julian Casablancas is making a name for himself with his debut solo album "Phrazes for the Young." Deriving the album's title and inspiration from the Oscar Wilde essay, "Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young," Casablancas ...

The Traveling Wilburys, the late 1980s supergroup that featured Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne of ELO, set the blueprint for chummy band projects whose sum often happened to be as good, if not better, than their equal parts.

A supergroup this good has been long overdue. The stars of indie folk craft an album that shifts seamlessly between atmospheric blues, gloomy rock and steady beats.

STOP IN THE NAME OF DRAMA The Walworth Farce begins a five-day run Wednesday at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

No track listing - Outside - Verve Matt Kelly - Hiroshima - 7"- Bully 2tall - Distant Shadows - The Softer Diagram - Content The Baby Namboos - Ancoats2zambia - Ancoats2zambia - Palm The xx - Vcr - The xx - XL Yppah - Playing With Fireworks - The Know What Ghost Know - Ninja Tune Bright Eyes - Hit The Switch - Digital Ash In A Digital Urn Torches ...

Monsters of Folk on tour - played LA's Greek Theatre ++ Beacon & United Palace shows coming soon photos by Graeme Flegenheimer Indie supergroup Monsters of Folk are currently on tour across North America to support their new self-titled debut .

Moving Units is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling albums at South Florida independent record stores.

Images View Larger Image All four members of the indie rock super group - My Morning Jacketfront man Jim James; troubadour Conor Oberst and producer and multi-instrumentalist Mike Mogis, both from Bright Eyes; and M. Ward of six lovingly crafted solo albums and the duo She & Him - are devotees of the elixir that most would consider an acquired ...

My Morning Jacket band members, left to right: Carl Broemel, Two-Tone Tommy, Bo Koster, Jim James and Patrick Hallahan.

I want to like you. And I've really tried. I've read your outrageously positive reviews, glowing with superlatives.

As Hall & Oates say, it's another fall in Philadelphia. And with it, there's a handful of terrific new releases from some of our favorite local bands coming out.

Heard on All Things Considered September 25, 2009 - MADELEINE BRAND, host: Super groups have a long tradition in popular music: The Highwaymen, The Three Tenors, the Wu-Tang Clan.

Let's pretend that Monsters of Folk is, true to its tongue-in-cheek name, actually a supergroup.

Music fans, start saving your cash now. Through the fall, a number of big and small concert tours are stopping through town.

The Monsters of Folk released its self-titled debut on Tuesday. TRIVIA: The indie rock supergroup includes Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes and Portland-based singer M. Ward.