ACL Aftershows

"...Bright Eyes, Kurt Vile & the Violators, Refried Ice Cream,..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Music Feature

Signed, Sealed and Delivered

Stevie Wonder, Arcade Fire, and Kanye West headline ACL 2011

"...Distortion, Elbow, Death From Above 1979, Court Yard Hounds, Bright Eyes, Santigold, Wanda Jackson, Skrillex, the Antlers, Chromeo, Daniel..."

May 17, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Hedda Games

Two productions take a new look at Ibsen's troubled and troubling heroine

"...arrive on the scene, imploring Jane to "turn around, bright eyes" – which, yes, segues into an unexpected and..."

March 4, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Off the Record

Snapshots from Free Week on Red River

"...grid on Wednesday afternoon. While lacking some previous confirmations (Bright Eyes), the list includes Freddie Gibbs, Gayngs, the Jim..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Night Moves

The National’s Aaron Dessner talks Dark Was the Night

"...Projectors’ The Getty Address, the New Pornographers’ Twin Cinema, Bright Eyes’ I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning, and Andrew Bird..."

Oct. 6, 2010 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Off the Record

Austin's Monster of Folk strolls down Mermaid Avenue, inside Woxy's DJ booth, and beating the drum for HAAM Benefit Day

"...taking a backseat to the Monsters of Folk – Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, M. Ward, and..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Danny Malone

"...of leaving town." Unlike the early bedroom bloodletting of Bright Eyes, Malone never takes himself too seriously and has..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Music Review by Austin Powell

1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die: A Listener's Life List

"...or downright infuriating. Green Day over the Big Boys? Bright Eyes over Cat Power and Neutral Milk Hotel? Screaming..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Music Feature by Daniel Mee

ACL Fest Saturday Reviews

"...Conor Oberst reportedly sidestepped his Bright Eyes moniker and homegrown Omaha, Neb., label, Saddle Creek,..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Cue the Lights; Cue the Music

Scripted? The DNC? Naaaaaaah.

"...Bill Clinton's speech yesterday evening, the lights would go bright during applause then slowly dissolve back to a dim...."

Aug. 28, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Steve Rivas

Simon Joyner Pays His Toll in Austin

"...important artists (it's impossible not hear his voice in Bright Eyes' volatile and vulnerable style), Joyner has largely remained..."

July 18, 2008 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Lightspeed Champion

"...Saddle Creek. Recording in Omaha, Neb., with members of Bright Eyes, the Faint, and Tilly & the Wall, Hynes'..."

March 7, 2008 Music Review by Greg Beets

Off the Record

The sound of music at the 2008 SXSW Film Conference, Barack Obama boogies back to Texas with Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel, and Bubble Recording sports a diamond

"...while Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Roger Waters, Neil Young, Bright Eyes, Ben Harper, and Talib Kweli (at Auditorium Shores..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Luv Doc Recommends: Man Fest

Birds Barbershop South Lamar, Saturday, December 1, 2007

"...lead singer Chris “Grizzle” Gregory is a cross between Bright Eyes and Hank Williams Jr. Man enough for you?..."

Nov. 30, 2007 Column by The Luv Doc

Zookeeper

"...as the only constant, Zookeeper invites structural comparisons to Bright Eyes, but a deeper musical touchstone might be found..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Music Review by Greg Beets

ACL Fest Saturday Picks

"...Mason is a folkie in the same vein as Bright Eyes and Beth Orton. His second release, 2007's If..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Music Feature

Venus: Shocking Blue & Cabanel

The Shocking Blue scores Alexandre Cabanel's Birth of Venus

"...the Blanton Museum’s summer event guide opened many a bright eye. According to Small, “The Birth of Venus” hanging..."

July 20, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Anton in Show Business

Jane Martin's Anton in Show Business satirically skewers everything in modern theatre, and the Vestige Group's production will have your cheeks sore from laughing

"...a Broadway-bound actress but also seems to have the bright eyes and glint already built in. As the cowboy..."

April 27, 2007 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

Willy Mason

"...is one such relative newcomer. He's drawn comparisons to Bright Eyes and Beth Orton and has become something of..."

April 27, 2007 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

SXSW Interviews

They said what?

"...working up a Merge debut, they head out with Bright Eyes next month. Oakley's mix of dissonant harmonies, slurred..."

March 9, 2007 Music Feature

Visions Holy and Damned, Innocent and Experienced

The documentary 'The Devil and Daniel Johnston' – as well as this story – are just the latest attempts to make sense of his life and art

"...songs, while the other includes covers from Tom Waits, Bright Eyes, Eels, Gordan Gano, Death Cab for Cutie, Mercury..."

May 5, 2006 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Let There Be Rock

Australia vs. New Zealand in a SXSW rugby death-match

"...fourpiece draw easy comparisons to the post-teen angst of Bright Eyes and Death Cab for Cutie, but older kids..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Windsor for the Derby

Record review

"...Up" begins as a closet recording, which fans of Bright Eyes will drool over, only to become an Up..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

DVDnds

DVDnds

"...fans only. For those folks, the extensive sections on Bright Eyes, Cursive, and the Faint frame the story of..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

TCB

Choosing Darkness, a Chairman, and the much-appreciated new air-conditioning at Emo's

June 10, 2005 Music Column by Christopher Gray

The Perishers

"...genericizing of Kate Bush. As simple and dopey as Bright Eyes' I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, only sleepier, Let..."

May 6, 2005 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Friday Sleepers

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...OF FEMUR1am, Blender Bar @ the Ritz Tours with Bright Eyes, Rilo Kiley, and the Decemberists tell much of..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Spotlight: Daniel Johnston

1am, Maggie Mae's

"...tribute and best-of. Acts such as Tom Waits, Beck, Bright Eyes, and Death Cab for Cutie covered Johnston's songs..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Not Fade Away

The 2004 / 05 Austin Music Awards. In a word, roots.

"...Late Great Daniel Johnston – Discovered Covered, featuring, oh, Bright Eyes, Beck, and Tom Waits covering Johnston's songs of..."

March 11, 2005 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Page Two

SXSW 2005 looms on the horizon

"...a tribute album that came out last year featuring Bright Eyes, Tom Waits, Vic Chesnutt, Sparklehorse with the Flaming..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Column by Louis Black

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