In a couple of days, Bright Eyes' tremulous, heart-wrecked landmark sophomore album Fevers And Mirrors will celebrate its 20th anniversary. (More on that one later.) Conor Oberst was a 20-year-old kid when he made that record. Over the years, his band has gone through a bunch of different permutations, triumphs, and stretches of inactivity. Brig...

Bright Eyes were supposed to be playing their first comeback show last night in Japan. Thanks to the pandemic that has essentially ground live music to a halt worldwide, that didn't happen. The good news is that the band's reunion is progressing nonetheless today with the release of their first new song since 2011's The…

Conor Oberst has been plenty of busy in recent years, but it's been a long time since we've heard from Bright Eyes, the project that made Oberst famous in the first place. That's about to change. Last month, after a bit of teasing, Bright Eyes announced a full-on revival. They unveiled their first live dates…

Earlier this year, the great Omaha indie rock institution Bright Eyes started teasing a comeback on social media. This is a bit different from the standard band-reunion teaser, since Bright Eyes has always just been Conor Oberst and whoever else is around. But Oberst has been working under his own name for years now. He's…

Earlier this year, the great Omaha indie rock institution Bright Eyes started teasing a comeback on social media. This is a bit different from the standard band-reunion teaser, since Bright Eyes has always just been Conor Oberst and whoever else is around. But Oberst has been working under his own name for years now. He's…