Johanna and Klara Soderberg are First Aid Kit, a prodigious sister duo being hailed as the next great addition to the retro Americana movement currently housed by the likes of Foxes">Fleet Foxes and others. They've also drawn comparisons to Joanna Newsom, they sing songs about Emmylou Harris and June Carter, and they've covered Patti Smith. So who are they? The disparate influences fall into place when you hear Conor Oberst's vocals on 'King of the World', and realize the album is produced by his Bright Eyes cohort Mike Mogis. Like Oberst, First Aid Kit effortlessly wear ...

A documentary for Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band titled One of My Kind: The Story of the Mystic Valley Band will get a release on DVD thanks to Team Love, Consequence of Sound points out.

A documentary following the formation and output of Conor Oberst and his Mystic Valley Band is scheduled to be released on DVD on May 15.

Anyone else excited?

On May 15, Team Love will release a new documentary film called One of My Kind: The Story of the Mystic Valley Band . Created by Philip Schaffart, the film follows  Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band as they recorded their 2009 album Outer South and toured.

Conor Oberst And The Mystic Valley Band have announced plans to release a full-length documentary entitled One Of My Kind on May 15. The film, which was shot by guitarist Philip Schaffart, covers the group’s early career career, beginning with when they came together for the first time at Valle Místico in Tepoztlán, Mexico in January of 2008. “When I started filming, none of us had the intentions of turning what was being shot into a film,” says Phil, “but the things we were seeing, feeling and capturing with the music proved to be inspiring in ways we were ...

*Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/brighteyes) will be releasing a b-side and rarities (http://teamlove.myshopify.com/collections/main-page/products/tl050) CD/DVD on May 15th. Submitted by georgedcc

Emanuel and The Fear is an 11-piece band featuring the common staples of most bands but also, other wonderful instruments such as violins, cellos and horns. Emanuel’s members have worked with the likes of Sufjan Stevens, The National and Akron/Family and with such a great pedigree within the ranks you sort of expect greatness before even hitting play – thankfully, they don’t disappoint. Opener, ‘Over and Over’ begins with a homely drum pattern and calm violins dictating its direction, before the rest of the group jump in with a pleasing harmonica and a huggable bassline. The musicianship continues ...

Video: Conor Oberst (Live in Omaha) With Bright Eyes now a marquee act at high-capacity theaters the world over, opportunities to catch Conor Oberst performing an intimate set — like, say, this Halloween 2003  tribute to Elliott Smith in a bookshop — have become increasingly rare. Enter Krug Park , a new Omaha bar owned by an Oberst buddy who recruited his famous friend to anoint the small space last week. Thanks to videographer Jonathan Tvrdik (via NJ Underground ), we have a fine multi-camera peek at two songs from the show. Watch above as vibraphones, violins, and ultimately the crowd join in for ...

First Aid Kit The Lion's Roar Wichita Recordings [2012] Fire Note Says: Sophomore album from Americana duo First Aid Kit delivers with complete warmth and depth. Album Review: Swedish sisters, Klara and Johanna Söderberg make up First Aid Kit and The Lion's Roar is the young pair's sophomore record which represents their first US-recorded album. If you heard the album first you might be surprised to hear that the duo were not American born from their honest and solid style of folk Americana presented here on the album's ten tracks. Regardless of their origin, right from ...

The Bright Eyes mastermind performs an acoustic set at Krug Park.

A video of a couple songs from Conor Oberst's solo performance at Krug Park last weekend went online today. You can watch it here (it's a vimeocast). The tunes are "Lenders in the Temple" and "Laura Laurent." It's dark. It's black & white. But the sound ain't bad. I would have embedded it, but Vimeo doesn't play nice with WordPress (or at least I can't get it to).

Filed under: News , New Releases Tim Mosenfelder, Getty Images Bright Eyes ' Conor Oberst and other Omaha musicians signed a Jan. 23 letter demanding Nebraska lawmakers stop a law that would prevent the city and other towns from passing anti-discrimination legislation. The musicians feel the law would send a "message to the world that Nebraska is not forward thinking or welcoming." According to The Omaha World-Herald , Oberst and the other artists said it was "deplorable and unacceptable" to try to stop Omaha City Councilman Ben Gray from moving forward on an ordinance to ban discrimination against homosexual and transgender people. The ...

Your tween-loving heart will be glad to hear that Icky Blossoms, the band composed of Tilly and The Wall’s Derek Pressnall, vocalist Sarah Bohling, and filmmaker/musician Nik Fackler, have signed to Saddle Creek. Signing with Saddle Creek means more than just a legally binding contract to clean Conor Obert’s teardrop-shaped pool and look after Rilo Kiley’s pet Gila monster — it means you’ve made it ! Icky Blossoms may sound like a rude attack on Mayim Bialik’s appearance and cool hats, but the name also represents a group of friends from Omaha, Nebraska that possibly make ...

Country music has become a free-trade zone Witness "Emmylou" a love song about Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris sung by two Swedes with old-school sibling-act harmonies Johanna and Klara Söderberg are indie rockers at heart They recorded this set in Omaha with Bright Eyes' Mike Mogis; Conor Oberst does his...