Desaparecidos, the Nebraska-based 5-piece fronted by Conor Oberst, have reunited. The band, who haven’t toured together since 2002, have announced shows in Minneapolis, Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco in addition to a previously announced performance at Omaha’s MAHA Music Festival.
Desaparecidos return as the original line up of Conor Oberst (vocals, guitar) Landon Hedges (bass guitar, vocals), Matt Baum (drums), Denver Dalley – (guitar) and Ian McElroy (keyboards). The band formed in 2001, released one album (2002′s critically lauded Read Music/Speak Spanish), and ceased playing together shortly thereafter.
Prior to the long awaited and much rumored summer dates, Oberst will play several solo shows throughout the northeast.
Additionally, Saddle Creek’s reissues of Fevers & Mirrors and There Is No Beginning To The Story are in stores today. Pick up your copy at the Saddle Creek webstore.
Conor Oberst 
| Date | City | Venue | Tickets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/06/12 | Conor Oberst in Ottawa, ON | Ottawa Blues Fest |  | Buy tickets |
| 07/24/12 | Conor Oberst in Bethlehem, PA | Musikfest Cafe at ArtsQuest Center | | Buy tickets |
| 07/25/12 | Conor Oberst in Albany, NY | Swyer Theater @ The Egg | | Sold Out |
| 07/26/12 | Conor Oberst in Fairfield, CT | StageOne | | Sold Out |
| w/ First Aid Kit | ||||
| 07/27/12 | Conor Oberst in Newport, RI | Jane Pickens Theater | | Sold Out |
| w/ Dawes and First Aid Kit | ||||
| 07/29/12 | Conor Oberst in Newport, RI | Newport Folk Festival | | Sold Out |
| 09/27/12 | Conor Oberst in Los Angeles, CA | Royce Hall | | |
| Tickets on sale May 18th at 10AM. | ||||
| 11/21/12 | Conor Oberst in New York, NY | Carnegie Hall | | |
| Tickets on sale May 21st at 11am | ||||
Desaparecidos
| Date | City | Venue | Tickets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09/12 | Desaparecidos in Minneapolis, MN | 400 Bar | | Sold Out |
| w/ Little Brazil | ||||
| 08/11/12 | Desaparecidos in Omaha, NE | MAHA Fest @ Aksarben Village | | Buy tickets |
| 08/25/12 | Desaparecidos in Seattle, WA | Showbox at The Market | | Buy tickets |
| 08/26/12 | Desaparecidos in Portland, OR | Crystal Ballroom | | Buy tickets |
| 08/29/12 | Desaparecidos in San Francisco, CA | Regency Ballroom | | Buy tickets |
Very excited to announce that we will be playing this year’s @mahafestival on 8/11. We also have a new website: desaparecidosband.com
— Desaparecidos (@desaband) April 23, 2012
Who’d have thought a 77-year-old Canadian singer-songwriter would be hovering near the top of the pop charts? Leonard Cohen was a poet and fiction writer who, in the 1960s, wrote songs like “Suzanne,” “So Long, Marianne” and “Bird on a Wire.” His unmistakable voice lulls you into a hypnotic spell on his new album, so we asked two fellow singers and Cohen fans to talk about what they hear on Old Ideas: Conor Oberst, best known for his band Bright Eyes, and Ron Sexsmith.
Listen to the entire All Things Considered segment at NPR.ORG.
