Mac Miller has released a variety of odd musical offerings through his alter-ego Larry Fisherman, but last night he outdid himself with the debut of a Bright Eyes cover that is sure to have indie kids tweeting up a storm in no time. Accompanied by only an acoustic guitar, Miller does his best to croon […]
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WTF: Mac Miller Covers The Bright Eyes Ballad “Lua”
February 6th, 2014 
James Shotwell 
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Conor Oberst Auditioned For ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’
January 2nd, 2014 John Bazley In a conversation with Inside Llewyn Davis star Oscar Isaac in Interview magazine, Bright Eyes mastermind Conor Oberst revealed that he auditioned for the role of the titular character. According to Oberst, he was one of many musicians considered for the role of the folk singer. “I know I told you this when we met, […]
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Saddle Creek To Release Bright Eyes’ Christmas Album Wide For The First Time
October 29th, 2013 James Shotwell In 2002, a young and still relatively under the radar Conor Oberst recorded A Christmas Album to benefit the Nebraska AIDS Project, which was available in limited quantities through Saddle Creek’s website. The album sold out in no time at all, and in the years that followed became a popular set of mp3s shared between […]
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Desaparecidos Announces East Coast Tour, Joyce Manor to Support
November 28th, 2012 Tyler Osborne Folky band Desaparecidos announced a run of East Coast dates today, with support from punks Joyce Manor. Desaparecidos will be hitting up nine different cities around the East Coast, and it’s sure to be a really fun tour in some mid-range sized venues. For those who don’t know, Desaparecidos is another band Conor Oberst of […]
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Conor Oberst Announces Tour of Europe in 2013
September 23rd, 2012 Dan Bogosian Conor Oberst, the man behind Bright Eyes, is on tour this fall in North America. Recently, he has announced a European tour on his website. The North American tour features a variety of interviews, including famed folk singer Daniel Johnston. No word yet on who the openers for the tour of Europe are. The tour […]
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William Beckett Covers Bright Eyes’ “Lua”
September 18th, 2012 Grant Trimboli William Beckett was filmed performing a cover of Bright Eye’s song “Lua” and can be seen right here on Under The Gun Review. Please head through the jump to watch this acoustic rendition and enjoy! If you have not picked up Beckett’s new EP, Winds Will Change, please click here to purchase.
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STREAM: Mac Miller – First Day Of My Life (Bright Eyes Cover)
August 31st, 2012 James Shotwell Mac Miller has spent over a year riding a seemingly endless wave of publicity, and today he’s looking to break into new territory with his first acoustic cover song. Taking advantage of his newly created Soundcloud account, Miller took to the music sharing service to release an acoustic cover of Bright Eyes’ ever-popular love song, […]
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August 14th, 2012 Josh Hammond Artist: Desaparecidos Album: ManiKKKopa/Backsell Genre: Post Hardcore Label: Saddle Creek Records I’m not a strong man. Anyone who has ever met me would support the fact that my weapon of choice is my silver tongue and not my iron fists; the pen is mightier than the sword and whatnot. Yet regardless of this fact, there […]
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REVIEW: Conor Oberst And The Mystic Valley Band – One Of My Kind
May 21st, 2012 Josh Hammond Artist: Conor Oberst And The Mystic Valley Band Album: One Of My Kind Genre: Indie Rock Label: Team Love Being a music nerd at heart, I often waste countless hours pondering unrealistic situations in music and how they might be different if they had taken place in an alternate time period. For example, on multiple […]
Desaparecidos/Conor Oberst Announce Touring Dates
May 1st, 2012 Grant Trimboli Desaparecidos have added a few North American shows onto their latest reunion performance and UTG could not be more excited for this! On top of this news, frontman Conor Oberst will be heading out on his solo tour in early May and continue through late July. These dates will find direct support from Dawes and […]
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Desaparecidos Announce Maha Festival Performance
April 22nd, 2012 James Shotwell Conor Oberst’s angsty side project Desaparecidose have announced plans to make a rare live appearance at this year’s Maha Music Festival. Though they have only released one album to date, Desaparecidos have long been a favorite of any Saddle Creed Records diehard. The last time they shared the stage was in 2010, which was their […]
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My Top Ten: Songs About Death
March 15th, 2012 Josh Hammond About two years ago, I attempted to start My Top Ten as the Editor-In-Chief of Popwreckoning.com. Sadly, burdened by the overwhelming duties of running a site, I was unable to maintain the feature in the manner it deserved. However, in my new role as a staff writer at Under the Gun, I wanted to attempt […]
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