November 4, 2009 – 2:18 pm
I’m not a Conor Oberst fan. He can write, no question, but over the course of a few records, his developed vocabulary transforms into a beast he can’t quite control, squeezing out feeling and tone. I own “Digital Ash in a Digital Urn” and “I’m Wide Awake It’s Morning,” have heard “Lifted” and “Cassadaga,” his Mystic Valley Band [...]
You weren’t going trick or treating anyway, right?
Monsters of Folk — Jim James, M. Ward, Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis — play Oct. 31 at the Louisville Palace. Given James’ unabashed love for Halloween, the Skeletor costume might come out.
Pre-sale tickets go on sale July 28 and sales to the public start July 31. Details [...]
