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A blog about music in all its forms, Rock Candy is the work of Kevin Coffey, the music critic and reporter for the Omaha World-Herald.
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Category Archives: Desaparecidos
Desaparecidos to play The Waiting Room in October
Talk about your exclusive shows: Desaparecidos will play at The Waiting Room Lounge on Oct. 22. The Benson music venue only holds a couple hundred people, so tickets will be hard to come by to see the Conor Oberst-fronted punk group. Normally, … Continue reading
Posted in Desaparecidos, Maha Music Festival, The Waiting Room
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Oberst and Mystic Valley Band to play their only two shows in Omaha
Wanna see Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band this year? You get two chances, both in Omaha and both at Slowdown: July 31 and Aug. 1. The band revealed the info via a tweet that also mentioned it would be … Continue reading
Posted in Bright Eyes, Conor Oberst, Desaparecidos, slowdown
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Stream new Desaparecidos tracks: ‘Left is Right’ and ‘Anonymous’
As expected, Desaparecidos has released new songs. “Anonymous” and “Left is Right” follow the release of two other songs last year. (Stream the new songs below.) The two tracks are “new,” but the band has been playing them since its … Continue reading
Posted in Conor Oberst, Desaparecidos
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Desaparecidos announce east coast tour dates
In case you missed one of the very few tour dates that Desaparecidos performed over the summer, you’ll get nine more opportunities coming in February. The Omaha-based indie punk outfit will do a loop of the east coast starting in … Continue reading
Posted in Conor Oberst, Desaparecidos
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I’m not just a fan of music…
I’m also a fan of comic books. I hit up my local store every week, have an ever-growing collection and will engage you in a “who would win in a fight” argument any day of the week. (Hint: The answer … Continue reading
Posted in comic books, Desaparecidos
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Desaparecidos perform on Carson Daly
Desaparecidos took the late, late night music gig last night on “Last Call with Carson Daly.” (I’m only posting it now because someone finally uploaded it online – yay!) The band careens through two of its new tracks: “MariKKKopa” and … Continue reading
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Maha: Desaparecidos and Garbage close out a great day
After a long build-up to Maha Music Festival’s end, the finale was, well, kinda short. It makes sense if you know the band. Desaparecidos isn’t known for long, meandering songs, but short outbursts of punk guitar and political lyrics. The … Continue reading
Posted in Desaparecidos, Garbage, live review, Maha Music Festival
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Rock Candy Interview: Denver Dalley of Desaparecidos
Ten years ago, Desaparecidos disbanded. Frontman Conor Oberst went on and did some Bright Eyes albums and tours. Other members focused on projects including Statistics and Little Brazil. Then two years ago, band members got a call from Oberst: “Would … Continue reading
Posted in Bright Eyes, Concert For Equality, Conor Oberst, Denver Dalley, Desaparecidos, interview, Little Brazil, Maha Music Festival, Statistics
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Desaparecidos to release two new tracks
On Aug. 2 (that’s tomorrow), Desaparecidos will release two new tracks: “MariKKKopa” and “Backsell,” the latter of which was one of two new songs performed at the band’s secret reunion show back in April. Stream “MariKKKopa” here and stream “Backsell” … Continue reading
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Desaparecidos announce more tour dates
No surprise here: Desaparecidos has announced more shows. I thought Maha Music Festival would be their first show, but that honor will go to a concert at the 400 Bar in Minneapolis. The capacity at the small club is only … Continue reading
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