Video: Desaparecidos - Left is Right @ Slowdown 04/23/12

Back in 2002, when I was just discovering this young talent named Conor Oberst and his amazing work as Bright Eyes, Conor was off with some friends producing a raging punk protest album under the moniker Desaparecidos, with a scorching series of songs called Read Music - Speak Spanish .  As the years passed, Bright Eyes joined Modest Mouse as my favorite bands in the world by 2005, when both artists' work began to drop off for various reasons, and while I still admire and exult all of the early work of Modest Mouse, time has not been as [...]

• Desaparecidos - The Happiest Place on Earth

The reunited group perform new material at their secret show in Omaha last night.

Conor Oberst and his ressurected punk/emo project Desaparecidos played a secret show last night in Omaha. ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ desaparecidos-reunion-left-is- right/64623/

Just yesterday, we announced that Desaparecidos were reforming for at least one summer show. We also hazarded a guess that there would be more dates announced and maybe even some new material in the pipeline. Well, a lot of other sources seemed to disagree with us - marking it is unlikely that this would be more than a one special event deal. But I think we can all be happy that we seem to be proven right. Above is a clip from the Conor Oberst -led group's secret show [...]

Just hours after announcing their reunion , the Conor Obsert-led Desaparecidos performed a surprise show in their hometown of Omaha on Monday night. As Rock Candy reports, the band ripped through a 10-song set, which included two brand new songs, "Left is Right" and "Backsell". You can find footage of "Left is Right" below. So far, Desaparecidos only have one upcoming show on the schedule, a headlining performance at Omaha's Maha Music Festival on August 11th. If and when that changes, we'll let you know. [...]