When last we caught up with the lonesome crowded Conor Oberst and his Mystic Valley Band (TMT News), they were prepping their oddly cheesily-titled sophomore album Outer South for a May 5 release on Merge.
Well, now it seems as though that’s just not enough. Conor Oberst wants to show gratitude to his fans for sticking by him in his latest period of Neil Young Envy, so on April 15, he and his Mystic Valley bros are releasing a free documentary that chronicles the past year or so in the life of the band. Titled One of My Kind, the documentary will give fans a behind-the-scenes look at the band’s journey over the last year and a half. Made by the band’s guitar-tech Phil Schaffart and presented by the internet’s premiere “good cause taste-maker” Causecast, the 60-minute film basically chronicles the hanging-out-and-makin’-bank of Conor and Co., from the recording of their first album in Tepoztlan, Mexico to their worldwide tour in 2008 and the making of Outer South in El Paso, Texas.
This thing will be available as a free stream or HD download exclusively on Causecast IFC.com, conoroberst.com, mergerecords.com, and wichita-recordings.com. Additionally, Causecast.org partner sites IFC.com, The Huffington Post, and MySpace IMPACT will each feature exclusive outtakes, trailers, and live acoustic performances from the film. Meanwhile, you can watch a trailer of the film here.
Outer South is currently available for pre-order at Merge, some U.S. shows are happening in the coming days, and the documentary will be up next week. But in the meantime, you should be plenty busy clicking on all of these links that we threw in here for you...
Well? What are you waiting for? Click on them. ALL of them. We’ll know if you don’t. We’ve got technology over here. You really don't want to make the Wichita Recordings people angry.
Tourdates:
04.09.09 - Omaha, NE - The Slowdown
04.10.09 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theater
04.11.09 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up
04.12.09 - El Paso, TX - Barnett Harley Davidson
04.13.09 - Albuquerque, NM - The Sunshine Theater
04.14.09 - Tempe. AZ - The Marquee
04.15.09 - Pomona, CA - The Glasshouse
04.17.09 - Indio, CA - Coachella
06.17.09 - Colorado Springs, CO - Black Sheep
06.18.09 - Telluride, CO - Telluride BlueGrass Festival
06.19.09 - Moab, UT - Star Hall
06.20.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Library Square
06.21.09 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
06.22.09 - Missoula, MT - Wilma Theater
06.24.09 - Minneapolis, MN - First Ave
06.25.09 - Milwaukee, WI - Summer Fest
06.26.09 - Omaha, NE - Anchor Inn
06.28.09 - Kansas City, MO - Beaumont
06.29.09 - Columbia, MO - Blue Note
06.30.09 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall
07.01.09 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
07.02.09 - Bearsville, NY - Bearsville Theater
07.03.09 - New Haven, CT - Toad's Place