Monsters of Folk + more

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Conor Oberst has announced a series of new solo shows leading up to his headlining slot at the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island. The East Coast-centered run of shows happens to include a date in Fairfield, Connecticut… Does anyone know who’s putting this on? I kind of want to see if I can open for it…

In other Oberst news, his recently reunited punk band Desaparecidos has announced some more dates as well, mostly centered around their performance at Omaha’s Maha Festival in August. It’s good to see that he’s not resting on his laurels after finishing Bright Eyes’ The People’s Key tour last year. Check out both sets of dates below.

Conor Oberst 2012 Tour Dates:
05/09 – New York, NY @ Sweet Relief Musician Fund Benefit
06/06 – Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Bluesfest
07/24 - Bethlehem, PA @ Musikfest Cafe at ArtsQuest Center 
07/25 – Albany, NY @ Swyer Theatre at The Egg
07/26 – Fairfield, CT @ StageOne
07/27 – Newport, RI @ Jane Pickens Theater
07/29 – Newport, RI @ Newport Folk Fest

Desaparecidos Tour Dates:
08/09 - Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar
08/11 - Omaha, NE @ Maha Music Festival
08/25 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox at The Market   
08/26 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
08/29 - San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom

Desaparecidos will play this years Maha festival and by the looks of it (their new Twitter and website) they will likely be doing more than just that.

After being out of print for several years, Desaparecidos’ classic album ‘Read Music / Speak Spanish’ is now available again! The new re-issue includes the songs from ‘The Happiest Place on Earth’ single on a bonus 7”.

Desaparecidos are working on a Read Music/Speak Spanish vinyl re-issue. According to the band’s Facebook page it looks like they will be ready in October.

Denver Dalley, when asked if the Concert for Equality might spark a full Desaparecidos reunion tour.

July 2010

Bright Eyes, Desaparecidos, Cursive and more to perform at ACLU Benefit Concert in Omaha, Nebraska

On Saturday July 31^st, 2010 in Omaha, NE, several bands including Bright Eyes, Cursive, Desaparecidos (their first live performance since 2002), and Lullaby For The Working Class will gather together to fight for equality by playing a benefit show for the ACLU Nebraska. There will be two shows, an outdoor day time show commencing at 5pm at Downtown Benson, as well as a late night show at the Waiting Room in Omaha, NE. Tickets to the daytime show are $20. Additionally there are a limited number of Deluxe Packages available for $50 which allows access to both shows.

All proceeds from the concerts go to the ACLU Nebraska who are currently preparing a law suit against the town of Fremont, Nebraska, the latest in a series of U.S. towns that have decided to take immigration law into their own hands. ACLU Nebraska will file a lawsuit challenging the law which attempts to ban undocumented immigrants from renting, residing or being employed in the Nebraska town.

ACLU Nebraska Executive Director Laurel Marsh says, “If this law goes into effect, it will cause discrimination and racial profiling against Latinos and others who appear to be foreign born, including U.S. citizens. The ACLU Nebraska has no option but to turn to the courts to stop this un-American and unconstitutional ordinance before the law goes into effect. Not only do local ordinances such as this violate federal law, they are also completely out of step with American values of fairness and equality. We will be working with concerned citizens in Fremont who want to stop Arizona-like laws from getting on the books in their city.”

Please join these activists and musicians in fighting against the Fremont Law.
For ticketing information: www.onepercentproductions.com
For more information on ACLU Nebraska: http://www.aclunebraska.org/

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- Mañana, Desaparecidos

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You waste no time deciding
You grab your credit card and call, start ordering
But what’s new for fall, by spring means nothing

I want to undress you
In your walk-in closet
After you try on
One of your new outfits
I know that six months later
You won’t be caught dead in it
But for a moment there your shape hangs everywhere
And it looks perfect, just perfect

I don’t think she likes me, not with this new haircut
I don’t think she likes me, I shouldn’t eat so much

- What’s New for Fall, Desaparecidos

In the computer’s blue glare, the bombs burst in the air
There was a city once, now nothing is there
Our freedom comes at their expense
It makes sense, doesn’t it?
Dollars and cents

- The Happiest Place on Earth, Desaparecidos

Conor Oberst plans a video

They say it’s murder on your folk career
To make a rock record with the disappeared
Well let the police helicopters pull stereos out of the lake

- Mall of America, Desaparecidos

About Desaparecidos and the Saddle Creek’s celebration of the first 100,000 albums sold.

But if you want to make a run for it
My love, I’d cover you
And if you need money for bills
My lover, I could cover you

- Man and wife, the former, Desaparecidos