![]() ![]() Since forming in Omaha, Nebraska, sometime around 1995, Oberst, Walcott, and Mike Mogis have toured the world as Bright Eyes and, per Wikipedia, released 10 studio albums, one compilation album, one live album, two box sets, five extended plays (with three on the way), 12 split albums and EPs, 26 singles, and 11 music videos. He’s also done a lot of interviews, evident when bandmate Nate Walcott walks into the room moments later and he immediately goes into intro mode: “Nate, this is Lauren, from NYLON,” he says, pausing mid-thought to allow for pleasantries. It’s a rainy and dreary day, but he’s excited to play at the night’s venue, the Riverside Theater, which he notes “is actually riverside.” Oberst has played a lot of venues, and even more shows - a few minutes later, he’ll admit he’s not even exactly sure which cities this tour has him stopping in. He’s in Milwaukee for Bright Eyes’ second show of their spring U.S. ![]() Conor Oberst is already on the line a minute before our phone interview is set to begin. ![]()
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