Category Archives: Monsters of Folk

Conor Oberst had a big weekend

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Kevin Coffey

On Friday night, Conor Oberst played a little show in advance of the Newport Folk Festival (where every good band seemed to play over the weekend). At that show, Dawes opened and also sat in with Oberst during his solo … Continue reading →

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Listen to Mike Mogis play on the new M. Ward single

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Kevin Coffey

When M. Ward decided it was time to record a new album, he called on old friend and fellow folk monster Mike Mogis for some help. A portion of Ward’s upcoming album, “A Wasteland Companion,” was recorded in Omaha at … Continue reading →

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Watch: Monsters of Folk on Austin City Limits

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Kevin Coffey

Did you catch Monsters of Folk when they were in town? I saw them in Omaha in late 2009. I’ll give you the short version in case you didn’t read my review from two years ago: It was about three … Continue reading →

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M. Ward: New Monsters of Folk record? ‘Absolutely.’

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Kevin Coffey

M. Ward called this afternoon to talk about the upcoming Omaha show featuring She & Him, his indie folk project with actress Zooey Deschanel, and the duo’s latest album, “Volume Two.” That performance will go down Aug. 28 at the … Continue reading →

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Are the Monsters of Folk coming back?

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Kevin Coffey

So, the Monsters of Folk are confirmed as performers for Austin City Limits, the Oct. 5-7 festival in Austin, Texas. It’s run by the same folks that run Lollapalooza and basically has the same format. It begs the question: Will … Continue reading →

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Monsters of Folk ARE NOT working on a new album

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Kevin Coffey

Big news this morning was that the Monsters of Folk are working on a new album. NME.com reported it after reading about it on Conor Oberst’s supposed Twitter account. (UPDATE, 1:32 p.m.: NME has taken down the story, but it … Continue reading →

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My favorite songs of 2009

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Kevin Coffey

Well, it’s the last day of 2009. In the spirit of such things, I’m going to let you know about what I thought about the year in music. If you haven’t seen it yet, The World-Herald ran with my best … Continue reading →

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Monsters of Folk: Unoriginal?

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Kevin Coffey

I got my copy of Paste Magazine in the mail today. It’s always a treat, mostly because of the CD sampler they always send along that, month after month, features awesome music. What caught my eye this time though (aside … Continue reading →

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