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 ...

Conor Oberst has had quite the year. Last September, he and his longtime bandmates, Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott, released their 11th studio album as Bright Eyes, Five Dice, All Threes. That marked ...

Maria Taylor and Conor Oberst way, way back together. Taylor is one half of Azure Ray, and that duo's story is deeply intertwined with Oberst's history with Bright Eyes. Bright Eyes took Azure Ray on ...

Conor Oberst got his first record deal when he was 14 and leading the band Commander Venus. While that label, Grass, was bought out and the bands jettisoned and dubbed the new label Wind-Up (which ...

Most artists of note get an opportunity when they have the public ear at their disposal, a moment when the world of music at large wants to hear what they have to offer. If they can rise to the ...

At 24 years old, Conor Oberst and I share a birth year (1980), an appreciation for morbid self-deprecation, and a similar emotional immaturity. I blame these factors for my acceptance of Oberst’s ...

Crane Like the Bird may not be a household name (yet), but you’re likely quite familiar with the work of Kyle Crane, who is behind the project. In addition to touring with KCRW favorites Neko Case and ...

This story was originally published in the January 27, 2005 issue of Rolling Stone. Twenty four year-old Conor Oberst pulls the overlong sleeve of his brown striped sweater over one hand and musses ...

A few years back, prodded by shhh-I-can’t-hear-it acoustic-based recordings of such songwriting-centric performers as Elliot Smith, Low, Cat Power, and Belle and Sebastian on up through Pernice ...

Joanie Faircloth, a woman who accused former Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst of raping her in December of last year, issued a notarized retraction and apology online today. "The statements I made ...

Indie rocker Conor Oberst, best known for his performances in the band Bright Eyes, is suing a woman for claiming he raped her in the comments section of a confessional xoJane article. In three ...