Conor Oberst – Bandwidth http://bandwidth.wamu.org WAMU 88.5's New Music Site Tue, 02 Oct 2018 15:23:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.2 KEXP Presents: Conor Oberst http://bandwidth.wamu.org/kexp-presents-conor-oberst/ http://bandwidth.wamu.org/kexp-presents-conor-oberst/#respond Mon, 27 Oct 2014 12:34:00 +0000 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/?p=42031 It’s not as if Conor Oberst needs much help sounding great. The Omaha native has been writing and performing with various projects, most notably Bright Eyes, since his early teens, and he’s helped found two important independent labels: Saddle Creek and Team Love. Everything he does is worth hearing.

Now in his 30s, Oberst is recording solely under his own name. To mix things up, he sought help for his latest album from another KEXP favorite, Jonathan Wilson. They’ve created a magical space in Upside Down Mountain and continued the collaboration on tour; Wilson’s band has not only opened up for Oberst, but also served as his backing players. Here, they perform “Zigzagging Toward The Light,” from Upside Down Mountain.

SET LIST

  • “Zigzagging Toward The Light”

Watch Conor Oberst’s full performance on KEXP’s YouTube channel.

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]]> http://bandwidth.wamu.org/kexp-presents-conor-oberst/feed/ 0 Conor Oberst: Tiny Desk Concert http://bandwidth.wamu.org/conor-oberst-tiny-desk-concert/ http://bandwidth.wamu.org/conor-oberst-tiny-desk-concert/#respond Mon, 23 Jun 2014 15:38:00 +0000 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/?p=34605 Upside Down Mountain with help from members of Dawes, recorded live on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in the NPR Music offices.]]> Conor Oberst‘s new album has fast become my favorite of the Bright Eyes singer’s solo projects, so having him come to NPR and perform a few of these songs at the Tiny Desk was especially exciting. The new music on Upside Down Mountain contains the sort of personal songwriting that got me loving him in the first place. His backing band for this tour is the roots-rock group Dawes, which has a huge following in its own right.

At the Tiny Desk, Dawes brothers Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith joined in on beautiful harmonies, guitar and some light percussion. It was an especially sweet day — a rare weekend Tiny Desk Concert that had friends and families present, including Oberst’s wife (Corina Figueroa-Escamilla) and his father Matthew.

Oberst actually began making music on his dad’s four-track cassette machine more than 20 years ago. Now 33, Oberst seems much happier, if his songs are any indication. You may even see that on his face as he performs these stripped-down and soulful songs on a beautiful Saturday afternoon.

Set List
  • “Time Forgot”
  • “Double Life”
  • “Zigzagging Toward The Light”
  • “Artifact #1”
Credits

Producers: Bob Boilen, Denise DeBelius; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Denise DeBelius, Olivia Merrion; Production Assistant: Alex Schelldorf; photo by Olivia Merrion/NPR

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