It’s funny—the last time I saw Conor Oberst at the 9:30 Club, I swore it would be my last, yet this past Monday, I found myself at the 9:30 yet again and guess who was on the stage? I have to say, the vibe was much better this time: Conor was less confrontational and there seemed to be a lower proportion of tween girls in the audience. This is probably because he’s now trading under his birth name, possibly in an attempt to clarify that no, he’s not going to play any songs that are more than a year old, so stop asking already. Anyway, the show was a little on the boring side—I’m not the biggest fan of the self-titled record and all of the new songs he played seemed pretty weak to me, especially lyrically. Still, he covered the Dylan version of “Corrina, Corrina”—that’s got to be worth something, right? Click this-a-way to see my photos and full review at DCist.

It’s funny—the last time I saw Conor Oberst at the 9:30 Club, I swore it would be my last, yet this past Monday, I found myself at the 9:30 yet again and guess who was on the stage? I have to say, the vibe was much better this time: Conor was less confrontational and there seemed to be a lower proportion of tween girls in the audience. This is probably because he’s now trading under his birth name, possibly in an attempt to clarify that no, he’s not going to play any songs that are more than a year old, so stop asking already. Anyway, the show was a little on the boring side—I’m not the biggest fan of the self-titled record and all of the new songs he played seemed pretty weak to me, especially lyrically. Still, he covered the Dylan version of “Corrina, Corrina”—that’s got to be worth something, right? Click this-a-way to see my photos and full review at DCist.

Nov 12 2008

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