“Conor and a tight-knit group of fellow musicians, who aptly call themselves The Mystic Valley Band, crafted a lush and beautiful record that evokes the deep sense of harmony in which they lived and worked during that month of recording at Tepoztlán, Morales, Mexico.” (conoroberst.com)
This quote from Conor Oberst' website is formulated very accurately.
The singer of the Bright Eyes, a Folk-Rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, has just started a new project to express himself: Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band.
Oberst wanted to start a solo project apart from the brand "Bright Eyes".
Only Nate Walcott plays with Conor Oberst in the Mystic Valley Band and Bright Eyes. The trumpet and piano player supported Oberst to "cast" other musicians for the project.
Nik Freitag joined the band. He's a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Visalia, California. He met Conor Oberst through one of those chance encounters on one of his many nationwide tours. Their meeting resulted in Oberst releasing Nik’s fourth album “Sun Down” on his Team Love Records imprint and supporting Bright Eyes on the “Cassadaga” tour.
Macey Taylor was asked to record the album because Oberst knows him from different projects and jam sessions with musicians of the Saddle Creek label.
Jason Boesel, born in Hawaii, was cast as the MVB drummer. During the last 15 years he played with Saddle Creek bands like Rilo Kiley and Bright Eyes.
Last but not least, Taylor Hollingsworth joined the band, who is a great guitar player and was picked by Conor Oberst after he played a short session with him after a show.
The album "Conor Oberst" was recorded in a studio in Mexico where the band rented a house, where they lived together and could record the record within a month.
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band started touring in June 2008 and has played in South America, North America and Europe.
Tonight we will see their show at the Warfield in San Francisco. We are very excited.
You can read my concert review on Monday.
This quote from Conor Oberst' website is formulated very accurately.
The singer of the Bright Eyes, a Folk-Rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, has just started a new project to express himself: Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band.
Oberst wanted to start a solo project apart from the brand "Bright Eyes".
Only Nate Walcott plays with Conor Oberst in the Mystic Valley Band and Bright Eyes. The trumpet and piano player supported Oberst to "cast" other musicians for the project.
Nik Freitag joined the band. He's a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Visalia, California. He met Conor Oberst through one of those chance encounters on one of his many nationwide tours. Their meeting resulted in Oberst releasing Nik’s fourth album “Sun Down” on his Team Love Records imprint and supporting Bright Eyes on the “Cassadaga” tour.
Macey Taylor was asked to record the album because Oberst knows him from different projects and jam sessions with musicians of the Saddle Creek label.
Jason Boesel, born in Hawaii, was cast as the MVB drummer. During the last 15 years he played with Saddle Creek bands like Rilo Kiley and Bright Eyes.
Last but not least, Taylor Hollingsworth joined the band, who is a great guitar player and was picked by Conor Oberst after he played a short session with him after a show.
The album "Conor Oberst" was recorded in a studio in Mexico where the band rented a house, where they lived together and could record the record within a month.
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band started touring in June 2008 and has played in South America, North America and Europe.
Tonight we will see their show at the Warfield in San Francisco. We are very excited.
You can read my concert review on Monday.
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