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Desaparecidos Announces East Coast Tour, Joyce Manor to Support

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 […]

Conor Oberst Announces Tour of Europe in 2013

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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REVIEW: Desaparecidos – ManiKKKopa / Backsell

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 […]

Conor Oberst Adds Solo/Desaparecidos Dates To Tour

Conor Oberst is truly on a musical mission this year and UTG is here every step of the way. Oberst has added on more US touring dates to both his solo run as well as his reunited band, Desaparecidos. Please take a look through the jump at all of the added dates and let Under […]

REVIEW: Conor Oberst And The Mystic Valley Band – One Of My Kind

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

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 […]

Desaparacidos Perform Secret Show, Debut New Material

Desaparacidos played two new songs at a secret show last night, which leads us to believe there is more material in the works. The band will also be playing Maha Music Festival in Nebraska, on August 11, so be sure to grab tickets when they become available. Please check out a Facebook update from Desaparacidos […]

Desaparecidos Announce Maha Festival Performance

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 […]

STREAM/DOWNLOAD: The Roots & Monsters Of Folk – Dear God 2.0 (Zeds Dead Remix)

Under The Gun is bringing you quite the treat this morning, a remix of a cover. The Roots decided to cover Monsters of Folk’s (Conor Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward, Mike Mogis) song “Dear God” and now Toronto dubstep duo Zeds Dead have turned the tables by remixing their version. For Zeds’ interpretation they decided […]

Conor Oberst And The Mystic Valley Band Announce “One Of My Kind” Documentary DVD + B-Sides Release

Conor Oberst And The Mystic Valley Band have announced plans to release a full-length documentary entitled One Of My Kind on May 15. The film, which was shot by guitarist Philip Schaffart, covers the group’s early career career, beginning with when they came together for the first time at Valle Místico in Tepoztlán, Mexico in […]

Bright Eyes DENY breakup rumors, hope for 8th album

Many publications, including Under The Gun Review, have spent the majority of 2011 claiming it to be the year Bright Eyes says goodbye. Well, it turns out, we were wrong. NME caught up with the group, fronted by the ever-mysterious Conor Oberst, to discuss future plans and realize they show no signs of slowing down. […]

Music video: Bright Eyes “Shell Games”

Head right here to view Bright Eyes music video for their single “Shell Games.” This song comes from the bands’ latest release The People’s Key.