A beginner’s guide to Conor Oberst: 32 of the best songs by Bright Eyes, Desaparecidos, and more
A year after I moved to Seattle, a long time friend visited me in my new home city. The night he arrived, Bright Eyes and…
Why seeing Desaparecidos this Saturday {8/25} at the Showbox is more than just recommended…
photo: Zach Hollowell It's only in the past few weeks that I've been able to come to grips with the reality that Conor Oberst and…
This Wednesday's Bright Eyes show will make it all better {especially if you win free tickets}
(Please oh please let them play this song at Wednesday's show) This has been a rough week for me. Two of my favorite bands of…
Here we go, Austin! Here we go! *clap!* *clap!*
Yup. There sure are a lot of exclamation points up in that headline, and with good cause: we're heading off for Austin City Limits this…
A mixtape of Imaginary Liz's Best of 2011 {so far)
Rather than thinking of it as 2011 being halfway over, I prefer to see it as we're all halfway to my birthday {December 24th if…
Photoessay: opening day(s) of Sasquatch! at the Gorge, part II
{This is part two of our opening day coverage of this year's Sasquatch! music festival at the Gorge -- click here to take a peek…
The 2011 Sasquatch bill is un-frack-withable
{Sasquatch photo by asclepius6 from the Imaginary Flickr Photo Pool} Do you hear that? It is the sound of folks feverishly tweeting and posting about…
The Bright Eyes news I've been waiting for: new album and shows in 2011
{Photo by Etching A. Sketch from the Imaginary Flickr Photo Pool} It's been a while since the last Conor Oberst release ("a while" by Conor…
imaginary liz’s favorite songs from the last decade that are worthy of recognition
I hope I'm not getting too granular with my listage, but given the empowering nature of turning the page on the decade, I can't help…
imaginary liz’s favorite albums of the last decade
Yesterday I divulged my favorite albums of the year. Today I am ready to let go of my latest obsession: My album recap of how…