bright eyes

Bright Eyes' "I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning" Goes Gold | Open Letter

Posted by HN staff on Tue, 05/07/2013 - 11:54am in bright eyes, i'm wide awake it's morning, music, nebraska, open letter, robb nansel, saddle creek, saddle creek records

"Bright Eyes album 'I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning' has been certified Gold, meaning it has sold more than 500,000 copies." Read Saddle Creek owner Robb Nansel's letter marking the occasion.

What Cheer's John Henry Müller | Nebraska Mixtapes

Posted by katrbuchanan on Mon, 03/18/2013 - 6:40pm in bright eyes, Conor Oberst, John Henry Müller, music, music monday, nebraska, nebraska mixtapes, son ambulance, the faint, what cheer

In light of his upcoming move, John Henry Müller of Omaha's What Cheer looks back on the Nebraska music that represents his longtime state well in our first Nebraska Mixtape.

Roger L. Lewis' Top 12 Albums of All Time | The List

Posted by katrbuchanan on Mon, 03/04/2013 - 11:13am in bright eyes, broadcast, Conduits, cursive, earth wind and fire, fleetwood mac, led zeppelin, lullaby for the working class, music, nebraska, omaha, opium taylor, pj harvey, roger l. lewis, slowdive, the faint, the list, top 10, top 12

Roger L. Lewis of Omaha band Conduits lets the music and the artists do the talking in this top 12 list of the musician's favorite albums of all time.

Back When's Top Albums of All Time | The List

Posted by katrbuchanan on Mon, 02/25/2013 - 1:36pm in 90 day men, avail, back when, bright eyes, chris kelley, commander venus, cursive, fromanhole, hum, Joe Mickeliunas, liars, mayday, music, nebraska, neurosis, nine inch nails, sunny day real estate, the faint, the list, top 10, wilco

This week's Music Monday brings you more than a top 10: Omaha band Back When members Joe Mickeliunas and Chris Kelley gave us two lists with 16 total favorite albums of all time.

Conor Oberst at Witherspoon Hall | Concert Review

Posted by HN staff on Thu, 01/03/2013 - 3:48pm in bright eyes, concert review, jane smith, music, nebraska

Conor Oberst turned Witherspoon Hall into a house party on the night of the end of the world. Read Jane Smith's review of the concert here.

Andrew Norman's 2012 | The List

Posted by HN staff on Mon, 12/31/2012 - 10:32am in 2012, andrew norman, best of, black cohosh, brendan kelly, bright eyes, cheap girls, cory branan, cursive, future islands, Icky Blossoms, japandroids, kill county, laura burhenn, lloyd mccarter, mccarthy trenching, mint wad willy, music, nebraska, Simon Joyner, the list, the menzingers, the mynabirds, two gallants, universe contest, worried mothers

Hear Nebraska's editor-in-chief reflects upon the best (sometimes worst) year of his life: "Light and dark, slow and fast, beautiful and ugly, it was all surrounded by music."

Husker Football Fans on Nebraska Music | Street Talk

Posted by HN staff on Tue, 11/20/2012 - 9:47am in 311, bright eyes, cornhuskers, football, Huskers, kat buchanan, lincoln, nebraska, photos, saint christopher, street talk, the seen, university of nebraska-lincoln

On the final home gameday of the season, one question emblazoned itself on our minds: What do Husker fans think of Nebraska music? Looks like we have a lot of work to do.

Bright Eyes' Most Frequently Used Words | Music Exam

Posted by HN staff on Wed, 10/17/2012 - 9:28pm in bright eyes, interactive, lyrics, michael todd, music, nebraska

How often does "love" appear in Bright Eyes lyrics? How about "heart"? These and 46 other words ranked by their frequency in songs find themselves on a chart we've made. Dig in.

MVB, Big Harp and Blues | News Roundup

Posted by HN staff on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 12:00pm in album release, big harp, bright eyes, Conor Oberst, international blues festival, lil slim blues band, music, mystic valley band, nebraska

It's an end-of-the-week news roll call: The Lil Slim Blues Band reaches the semifinals of an international blues contest. Plus, a Mystic Valley documentary and more.

Saddle Creek Re-Issues Bright Eyes | Lazy-i

Posted by Andrew Norman on Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:27am in bright eyes, column, lazy-i, saddle creek, tim mcmahan

Saddle Creek Records announced today that it’s re-releasing six early Bright Eyes albums on vinyl.