Conor Oberst in Saxapahaw

Conor Oberst is an American singer-songwriter born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1980, best known as the frontman of Bright Eyes. He plays indie rock, folk and alternative country, and has also performed with Desaparecidos, Monsters of Folk and the Mystic Valley Band. His self-titled solo album, released in 2008, was recorded in Mexico with the Mystic Valley Band. His later solo records include Upside-Down Mountain, Ruminations and Salutations. He performed at San Francisco’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in 2010. On his 2012 tour of North America and Europe, Conor Oberst performed material drawn from his different musical projects.