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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.

Halloween is a time for folks dressed as monsters. Friday, the night before Halloween, was an appropriate time for the indie-rock super group Monsters of Folk to haunt the historic Auditorium Theatre.

Anyone curious should know: It was well worth it. Before the Monsters of Folk's Wednesday performance, some would-be concertgoers complained that tickets, $47, were too expensive.

Neil Young performs at the Bridge School Benefit concert at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View,Calif., Saturday, October 25, 2008.

Monsters of Folk is scheduled to perform on Wednesday, October 21. Monsters of Folk Leave it to a folk singer to conjure a folksy-funny name like Monsters of Folk .

What's the Deal : According to Dr. Dog, they're interested in "three-part harmonies, the out-of-doors, hoagies, vegetables and diminished chords." And, that's not a bad way to describe them.

A Image courtesy of Monsters of Folk Some might say members of the so-called "supergroup" Monsters of Folk are trying to flex their muscles with a collaborative album.

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

Monsters of Folk, "Monsters of Folk" The three names above the title in this indie supergroup are songsmith Conor Oberst, guitarist Matt Ward and singer Jim James of My Morning Jacket.

If you're a fan of the indie rock group My Morning Jacket , you will have noticed that lead singer Jim James has started calling himself Yim Yames .

With - 9,' Animation Never Comes to Life On Wednesday, 9/9/09, Focus Features released "9," an animation that, though featuring endearing, tiny sock puppet characters, is about as appropriate for young audiences as the litany of macabre post-apocalyptic films that inspired it.

Two University students have found a way to rub elbows with popular recording artists such as T.I., NeYo and Corey Smith.

Louisville, Ky. native Jim James has been a diehard music lover since before many fans of his band, My Morning Jacket, were born.

Louisville, Ky. native Jim James has been a diehard music lover since before many fans of his band, My Morning Jacket, were born.

Jim James of My Morning Jacket has paid tribute to George Harrison by releasing an EP of Harrison covers called a A Tribute Toa ... and changing his name to Yim Yames.

It all began last fall with a chance encounter between a rocker and an animal-rights advocate in their hometown, Louisville, Ky.

All Songs Considered , July 20, 2009 - They call themselves The Monsters Of Folk : Jim James, frontman for the band My Morning Jacket , Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes , and singer-guitarist M. Ward have joined together to form a kind of folk-rock dream team.

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James is set to release an EP of George Harrison covers, scheduled to come out on August 4. James will release a Tribute Toa under the name of Yim Yames , and reportedly recorded the tracks shortly after Harrison a s death in 2001.

My Morning Jacket singer/guitarist Jim James will release Tribute To , a six-song EP of George Harrison covers under the moniker Yim Yames , through ATO Records on Aug.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Until Isaac Hayes released Hot Buttered Soul in 1969, soul music had been a singles-oriented genre.