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HuffPost Reviews: Pearl Jam, Monsters of Folk and More, Plus an Interview with David Gray, and This Week's New Albums

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Conor Oberst, Monsters of Folk, Aimee Mann, Los Lobos, Son Volt, Brendan O'Brien, David Gray, Uncle Tupelo, Matthew Sweet, Ally McBeal, Orba Squara, Don McLean, Best Buy, The Avett Brothers, The Beatles, Wedding Daze, Grateful Dead, Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam, George Thorogood, Johnm Lennon, Entertainment News, Billy Squire, Annie Lennox, Iphone, The Thorns, My Morning Jacket, Cat Stevens, Harry Connick Jr., The Band, Pete Droge, Wilcon, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

So this is what Pearl Jam would sound like after hanging with George Thorogood. It's great to hear the guys trying on old school rock 'n' roll and putting their moniker on it.

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Mew At The Troubadour, John Mellencamp's No Better Than This, and Stephen Schwartz Gets Five For Fighting

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Five for Fighting, Conor Oberst, Wicked, David Roe, John Mellencamp, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Don McLean, Entertainment News, Bo Madsen, The Troubadour, David Lynch, Willie Nelson, Bright Eyes, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

John Mellencamp says his next album was made in part at Sun Studios. "Everything was set up exactly as Cash and Elvis Presley recorded."

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Monday Music Quarterback

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.26.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Guardian, Tori Amos, Conor Oberst, Tyrone Wells, Denison Witmer, Country Joe McDonald, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Comic-Con, Dan Fogler, , Henry Goodman, Sling Blade, Jonathan Groff, Rosa Agostino, Eric Rosse, Porno for Pyros, Matt Hires, John Mayer, Arcade Fire, Vienna Film Festival, Eugene Levy, One Tree Hill, Silver Mt. Zion, Martyn Lenoble, Screaming Trees, Sufjan Stevens, Gossip Girl, Queens of the Stone Age, Guy Picciotto, Elvis Costello, Mike Patton, Cowboy Junkies, Jem Cohen, Asthmatic Kitty Records, Battlestar Galactica, Modest Mouse, Rick Rubin, Dmetri Martin, Beth Ditto, Robert Moses, Brace Paine, P-Vine Records, Entertainment Weekly, Ry Cooder, Laurel Canyon, Marc Broussard, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Gossip, Supernatural, Vic Chestnutt, Townes Van Zandt, Emile Hirsch, Elephant Six, Robert Francis, Constellation Records, Farscape, Speed Racer, Michael Stipe, O.a.R., Danny Elfman, Jefferson Airplane, Arlo Guthrie, Elf Power, Myspace, Melanie, Richard Warren, Imelda Staunton, Steve Earle, Grateful Dead, The BQE, Stephen Halker, Jane's Addiction, Smashing Pumpkins, Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic, World's Fair, Paolo Nutini, Rosie Thomas, Osso Quartet, Janis Joplin, Ang Lee, Atlantic Records, Hannah Billie, Woodstock, Bill Frisell, The Hives, Mark Lanegan, Chinese Zodiac, Love, Richard Hawley, Empires of Tin, Spunk Records, Danielson Famile, Crosby Stills & Nash, Elliot Tiber, My Brightest Diamond, Npr, Liev Schrieber, Canned Heat, Iron Man II, Rough Trade Records, Howard Bilerman, Jason Pierce, Dennis Herring, The Doors, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Red Ghost, Richie Havens, Itunes, The Band, R.E.M., Taking Woodstock, The Observer, Bruce Springsteen, Clash, Mutemath, Fugazi, Lambchop, Sparklehorse, Spiritualized, Viewmaster, 92ytribecca, Japan, Athens-Georgia, Detroit-Michigan, Louisiana, Tampa-Florida, Seattle-Washington, Montreal-Canada, Canada, New York-New York, Los Angeles-California, Salt Lake City-Utah, United Kingdom, Australia, New Orleans-Louisiana, Oxford-Mississippi, San Francisco-California, Chicago-Illinois, Portland-Oregon, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

As you're recovering from the joyful overkill that was this year's Comic-Con, take a few moments to catch-up on a handful of the more interesting new press releases.

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Andrew Bird Tickets: Causecast Reward for Doing Good

Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 08.06.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Causecast, Heartless Bastards, Conor Oberst, Ra Ra Riot, Music, Andrew Bird, Entertainment News
Jonathan Daniel Harris

Causecast wants to reward the people who are committed to doing good and participating in this summer's United We Serve initiatives, so we're giving the tickets away to those who tweet us with their service plans for summer.

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HuffPost Video Premiere: "Last Summer" by Pete Yorn, The Bee Gees Get Stamped

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Australia, Conor Oberst, Rick Rubin, Pete Yorn, Bee Gees, Pete Yorn Video, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Taken from Pete Yorn's latest album Back & Fourth, a live video performance of the single "Last Summer" premieres on HuffPost, its melody rocking somewhere between The Byrds and Gin Blossoms.

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HuffPost Review: Pete Yorn -- Back & Fourth

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Dustin Hoffman, Conor Oberst, John Travolta, Rick Rubin, Columbia Records, Mike Mogis, Saddle Creek, Gin Blossoms, Grease, Pete Yorn, Katherine Ross, Nudie Cohn, Olivia Newton-John, Billboard Magazine, Jonny Polonsky, Orenda Fink, The Byrds, Nate Wolcott, Bright Eyes, Bruce Springsteen, Nudie Suit, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Back & Fourth is on course as one of the best albums of 2009.

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New Tunes On Monday: Yusuf (Cat Stevens), Ben Harper and Relentless7, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, New York Dolls, and Paul Potts

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Conor Oberst, Mick Jagger, Steve Miller, A&M Records, Hayley Westerna, Dave Matthews, Briatain's Got Talent, James Morrison, Josh Groban, Bobby Ewing, David Johansen, ZZ Top, Lumberjack Records, Ewan McColl, Elvis Costello, Glam, Simon Cowell, Classic Rock, Cats, Saddle Creek Records, Jason Boesel, Roberta Flack, J. Geils, Terry Sylvester, Punk, Johnny Thunder, Cat Stevens, Nina Rota, The Hollies, Pam Ewing, Sylvain Mizrahi, Omaha Beach, Justin Oberst, Pop, Steve Conte, Sarah Brightman, Classical, Nebraska, Procol Harum, Neil Young, Rock, Yusuf, Franco Zefferelli, Matthew Sweet, Dallas, Nik Freitas, Macey Taylor, Teaser and the Firecat, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, Brian Delaney, Chris Cornell, Taylor Hollingsworth, Sami Yaffa, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Gunnar Nelson, Bright Eyes, Paul Potts, Tracy Chapman, Ernest Hemingway, Ben Harper and Relentless7, Hunter S. Thompson, Todd Rundgren, Ben Harper, Nelson, The Animals, Indie, New York Dolls, Ennio Morricone, The Rascals, Bob Dylan, Nathaniel Walcott, Tea for the Tillerman, Romeo & Juliet, Sylvain Sylvain, Buddha and the Chocolate Box, The Band, The Wallflowers, Album Reviews, Huffpost Review, Music Review, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Ever since Cat Stevens embraced Islam, the West has been clueless when it comes to accepting the former superstar. His latest release, Roadsinger, is a good start in rebuilding that emotional bridge to Stevens.

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Tax Day, Conor Oberst Style - Give to Charity, Give Away a Film

Marissa Moss | Posted 05.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Mystic Valley Band, Donating to Charity, Taxes, Causecast, Conor Oberst, Breaking Entertainment News, Merge Records, Obama Election Day, Conor -Oberst -Outer- South, Outer South, Conor-Oberst-Obama, Conor Oberst Mexico, Entertainment News
Marissa Moss

Conor and I had a conversation back before the election about his activism, politics, and, of course, the music.

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'Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band' Donate New Documentary To Benefit Nonprofits on Causecast

Levi Felix | Posted 05.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Causes, Mystic Valley Band, Documentary, Causecast, Film, Conor Oberst, Entertainment News
Levi Felix

Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band are making history as they use technology, music and film to not only entertain their fans, but to raise money for numerous causes on Causecast.

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Dog Ears Music: Volume Forty-Four

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 10.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: mp3s, Conor Oberst, Martha Wainwright, Phil Ramone, Robert Randolph, Danielle Evin, Music, John Prine, Good Old War, Dog Ears, Derek Trucks, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week's column features Martha Wainwright, Robert Randolph, Derek Trucks, John Prine, Gold Old War, and Conor Oberst.

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What Is Hip? I Say It's Maria Muldaur, Irma Thomas, and Taj Mahal

Sal Nunziato | Posted 09.09.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: New Orleans, Ellis Marsalis, Brooklyn Vegan, Los Lobos, Norah Jones, Bon Iver, Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, New Releases, Heads Up, Los Obos, Rounder Records, Conor Oberst, Iron & Wine, Telarc, Dinah Washingotn, Plain White T's, Entertainment News
Sal Nunziato

So while we get excited about Conor Oberst and Iron & Wine, can't we make a little room for Maria Muldaur, Irma Thomas, and Taj Mahal without losing street cred? I say "YES!"

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Conor Oberst on Politics, the Presidency, and Purple States

Marissa Moss | Posted 07.25.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, Bright Eyes, Conor Oberst, Breaking Entertainment News, Merge Records, Bob Dylan, Mac Mccaughan, Nebraska, Protest Song, Entertainment News
Marissa Moss

One of Obama's most ardent supporters is Conor Oberst, the singer/songwriter best known for his band, Bright Eyes.

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I Vote for Losers, Baby (So Why Don't You Kill Me)

Marissa Moss | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, Conor Oberst, Michael Stipe, Protest, Democrats, John Kerry, National Organization of Hillary Clinton Supporters for John McCain, Iraq War, Mark Green, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News
Marissa Moss

I'm starting to think that I'm a bad luck charm. In my almost ten years as a voting citizen, I think I've replaced the rabbit's foot on the key chains of Republicans across the country.

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